Anthony Blair, like all the boys at St. Stephen's College, relies on jam puffs from Signor Berlusconi's tuck shop to supplement the school diet. The purchase of a jam puff marks the start of his conflict with the Scargillites. For special occasions and midnight feasts in the dormitory, the boys patronise Thatcher's grocery, noted for its veal and ham pies. The delivery of a veal and ham pie to the police cell where Blair is incarcerated enables him to make his escape.

INGREDIENTS. -- 2 lbs of veal cutlets, 1/2 lb. of boiled ham, 2 tablespoonfuls of minced savoury herbs, 1/4 teaspoonful of grated nutmeg, 2 blades of pounded mace, pepper and salt to taste, a strip of lemon-peel finely minced, the yolks of two hard-boiled eggs, 1/2 pint of water, nearly 1/2 pint of good strong gravy, puff-crust.

Mode. -- Cut the veal into nice square pieces, and put a layer of them at the bottom of a pie-dish; sprinkle over these a portion of the herbs, spices, seasoning, lemon-peel, and the yolks of the eggs cut in slices; cut the ham very thin, and put a layer of this in.  Proceed in this manner until the dish is full, so arranging it that the ham comes at the top. Lay a puff-paste on the edge of the dish, and pour in about 1/2 pint of water; cover with crust, ornament it with leaves, brush it over with the yolk of an egg, and bake in a well-heated oven for 1 to 1-1/2 hour, or longer, should the pie be very large. When it is taken out of the oven, pour in at the top, through a funnel, nearly 1/2 pint of strong gravy: This should be made sufficiently good that, when cold, it may cut in a firm jelly.  This pie may be very much enriched by adding a few mushrooms, oysters or sweetbreads; but it will be found very good without any of hte last-named additions.

Time. -- 1-1/2 hour, or longer, should the pie be very large.

Average cost. -- 3s.

Sufficient for 5 or 6 persons.

Seasonable from March to October

INGREDIENTS. -- 2 teaspoonfuls of flour, 1 teaspoonful of arrowroot, 1 pint of milk, 2 oz. of butter, sugar to taste, the rind of 1/2 lemon, 4 eggs, 3 tablespoonfuls of brandy.

Mode. -- Make some puff-paste; roll it out to the thickness of about 1/4 inch, and cut it out in pieces of a circular form; pile the fruit on half of the paste, sprinkle over some sugar, wet the edges and turn the paste over.  Press the edges together, ornament them, and brush the turnovers over with the white of an egg; sprinkle over sifted sugar, and bake on tins, in a brisk oven, for about 20 minutes.  Instead of putting the fruit in raw, it may be boiled down with a little sugar first, and then inclosed in the crust; or jam, of any kind, may be substituted for fresh fruit.

Time. 20 minutes.

Sufficient -- 1/2 lb of puff-paste will make a dozen turnovers.

Seasonable at any time.