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Second day, some of the joint is eaten cold, with perhaps a suet 

 pudding or a tart. This sort of diet may be continued for tico or 



three days. 



On the fifth day, if any meat is left, it is made into a "resurrection " 

 hash, which is one of the most tasteless preparations that can be made 

 out of tasteless frozen meat. This hash is followed by boiled rice and 

 treacle. 



These are specimens of cookery without much trouble. A Continental 

 person would, however, probably say they look very much like prison 

 diet ! Yet, with a little trouble, and even an elementary knowledge of 

 cookery, the same tasteless meat and tasteless boiled vegetables might be 

 transformed into palatable and appetising dishes, that would cheer and 

 comfort anybody who partook of them. 



There are many vegetarian restaurants in London, and several vege- 

 tarian cookery books have been published, so that there can be little 

 difficulty in acquiring sufficient knowledge to enable one to cook an 

 appetising dish of vegetables. " Yes, but it requires so much trouble ! " 



In conclusion, it is well known that an appetising dish is very con- 

 ducive to easy digestion, and, considering the tastelessness and therefore 

 uninviting features of these imported meats, it becomes of some import- 

 ance, in the cooking of vegetables, to present them to the palate in a 

 more inviting way than those which accompany prison diet. 



