Soups, Appetizers, First Courses, One-Dish Meals

This is by far the largest recipe section, and its boundaries still seem rather uncertain. More and more dishes have slipped into it, and it was often a question whether the newest addition should settle here or be sent on its way to one of the other parts of the book. But that’s how it is with rice; whatever you make with it is so versatile that it can do duty at many different times of day and at various points in a meal.

I have tried, at least, to organize this motley collection into the subdivisions mentioned in the title. But in amongst them you will find several breakfasts, snacks for elevenses and teatime, a lot of canapés for your drinks party, a refreshing chilled soup, lots of picnic food and some splendidly ethnic dishes from several picturesque parts of the world.