Peel and boil potatoes well seasoned; then mash thoroughly with a lump
of butter. Add some milk and 2 eggs; beat well until very light. Then
fry in deep hot lard by the tablespoonful until a light brown. Serve
hot with broiled steak.


29.--Belgian Eggs.

Take 4 eggs, 2 cups of milk, 4 tablespoonfuls of sugar, 1 teaspoonful
of flour. Beat whites separate; add flour to the yolks and sugar; beat
until stiff. Beat the whites and scald in milk; strain from the milk,
and set aside. Take the yolk, and stir gently in the milk until thick.
Remove from the fire. Place in a dish to cool. Flavor with vanilla and
then put the whites on top and serve.


30.--Irish Cucumber Salad.

Peel the cucumbers and slice thin; add 1 onion sliced. Sprinkle well
with salt; let stand half an hour on ice; press out all the water;
sprinkle with white pepper and chopped parsley. Add vinegar mixed with
sugar, to taste, and salad oil. Serve at once.


31.--German Iced Beer Soup.

Take one quart of fresh beer. Sweeten to taste and flavor with a pinch
of cinnamon and nutmeg. Slice a lemon very thin and put in the beer.
Let get very cold on ice and serve with sponge-cake.