_Fillets of Beef with Mushrooms._—These should be cut from the undercut or fillet of beef, and be neatly shaped. Fry them quickly on both sides, but only enough to slightly brown them, then place in a stewpan and cover with peeled mushrooms, one or two shallots, some pepper and a glassful of red wine with also a small lump of butter. Stew these for quite an hour in a rather slow oven, then lift out the meat and the mushrooms, and thicken the gravy with fécule, also add salt and a tablespoonful of sharp sauce, then pour boiling hot over the dish. _Quince Jelly_ and _Damson Cheese_ are both preserves that should be found in readiness in the store cupboard. For the first, take a quart of quince juice obtained by boiling the fruit with a very little water and then straining it through a bag; add a pound of lump sugar to every quart, and then an ounce of gum arabic previously soaked in water. Boil well for quite half an hour, then put into moulds. _Damson Cheese._—Put several pounds of freshly-gathered damsons into a stone jar with a very little water. Stand this on the top of the stove to stew gently for some hours, or until the fruit is perfectly soft. While still warm turn out the damsons into a wide-meshed sieve or colander, rub until nothing but skins and stones are left. Put half a pound of loaf sugar to every pound of pulp, and boil together into a stiff paste. Some of the stones should be cracked and the kernels taken out, as these give a very pleasant flavour to the cheese. Put into shallow dishes or moulds, and cover with brandied papers. This cheese is usually cut into fancy shapes and put into glass dishes to serve at dessert. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. STUDY AND STUDIO. IRENE FOY, 32, Osborne Terrace, Clapham Road, wishes to sell “ONYX” a Greek grammar, written by IRENE’S father in English and Greek. Will “ONYX” please write? LEM.—You will find the poem from which you quote an extract in _Ezekiel and Other Poems_, by B. M. (Nelson and Sons). It is there entitled “The Sea of Sorrow.” CONSTANCE.—1. “Auf Wiedersehn,” means “till we meet again,” like the French “Au revoir.”—2. We always recommend Dr. Lemmi’s Italian Grammar, published at 5s. by Messrs. Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh; and Messrs. Simpkin, Marshall & Co., London. It is quite simple enough to be studied alone. SOROR.—We are sorry you have had to wait so long for a reply, but owing to the time at which we go to press, we cannot promise an answer speedily. NURSE PETRA.—_The Jugend-Gartenlaube_, 5s. a year, might suit you; but we advise you to write for a full list of German periodicals to Hachette & Co., 18, King William Street, Charing Cross, London. F. E. BARTRAM.—Books on entomology appear rather costly; but you might begin with _British Butterflies, Moths and Beetles_, by W. F. Kirby, published at 1s.; or Sir John Lubbock’s _Origin and Metamorphoses of Insects_, 3s. 6d. Order at any bookseller’s.