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Show Homo nnrl Meitllh. I Of course, it is very important to j bear in mind the principle at ! stake. In the old days of Vork-I Vork-I shire schools, si graphically describ-led describ-led by Dickens indeed, at tiie ! present day in many parts of the north of England it way customary custom-ary to serve the pudding before the meat. A heavy,greasy suet pudding with gravy first, and the meat followed fol-lowed Throughout the greater part of Francs the ordinary dinner consists of a piece of beef boiled. The li'pior in which the b.-ef was boiled, with the vgetablea and a quantity of crusts of bread soaked in it, is served first; the piece of boiled beef is served afterwards. We can carry out this idea, only in ! a more elegant and artistic manner. , What we require is something savory to accompany a larger quantity quan-tity of plain, cheap, and wholesome food. If wc study true economy, and if we wish to have really cheap dishes, we muHt remember that it is a great mistake, if we have healthy appetites, to start at once on butcher's meat. The meat should follow some kind of lighter food. This mode of living is better both for brain and body. Great meat-eaters meat-eaters are too often men who indulge in-dulge in alcoholic stimulants; and in the opinion of many medical me. of the present day, a large consumption of meat gives rise to a craving for stimulants, whileon the other hand taking stimulants gives rise to a craving for meat. To a cerlain extent one is the antidote of the other; hut what a terrible waste to pay for a poison and an antidote -whin we can do without both! |