The Art of Living in Australia: Together with Three Hundred Australian Cookery Recipes and Accessory Kitchen Information by Mrs. H. Wicken

sugar; turn into a pie dish and bake till firm. Spread a spoonful of jam on the top; whip the whites of the eggs to a stiff froth and spread them over, sprinkle with sugar, and put back in the oven to set. Serve cold. IMITATION OMELET * 1 Egg--1d. * * 1/2 gill Milk--1/2d. * * 1 teaspoonful Sugar * * 1 teaspoonful Jam * * 1 teaspoonful Flour--1d. * * Total Cost--21/2 d. * * Time--5 Minutes. * Beat the yolk and white of egg separately; beat the flour and milk together, and mix in the sugar and yolk of egg. Stir in the white, butter a saucer, put the jam at the bottom. Pour in the mixture, bake in the oven for five minutes, sprinkle with sugar, and serve. OXFORDSHIRE PUDDING * 1 pint Milk--2d. * * 1 1/2 oz. Rice--1/2d. * * 1 oz. Sugar * * Rind of Half a Lemon--1/2d. * * Total Cost--3d. * * Time--Two Hours. * Wash the rice well, strain off the water and put it into a pie-dish. Mix in the sugar and the rind of the lemon; pour over the milk, and let it sand for half an hour. Put it into a very slow oven, and bake till firm. This is a very delicious pudding if properly made; it should be firm, but not dry. MILK BISCUITS * 1/2 lb. Flour--1d. * * 1 gill Milk--1/2d. * * 1 oz. Butter * * 1/4 saltspoonful Salt--1d. * * Total Cost--21/2 d. * * Time--10 Minutes. * Rub the butter into the flour, sprinkle in the salt, and make into a dough with the milk; knead till smooth, roll out very thin. Cut into small rounds, prick well with a fork, put on to a floured tin and bake for about ten minutes. They should not get brown. SODA CAKE * 1 lb. Flour--2d. * * 1/2 lb. Currants--2d. * * 1/2 lb. Sugar--1d. * * 6 oz. Dripping * * 1 1/2 teaspoonsful Carbonate of Soda * * 1/2 pint Milk--2d. * * Total Cost--7d. * *