Onions.

Onions bring sleep and are especially valuable in war-time when nerve tension is apt to disturb the habit of sound sleep. The following is a simple supper dish:—

Thickly slice a pound of onions. Put them in a saucepan with a pint of water, a pinch of salt and a little butter. Let boil gently for rather more than half an hour. Serve with toasted wholemeal bread.

Fried onions on toast, besprinkled with grated cheese, is an appetising dish.

Mix four tablespoonsful of onions with a pound of mashed potatoes, stir in one egg and a cup of wholemeal breadcrumbs, add seasoning, shape the mixture into oval cakes, roll in crumbs and fry in hot fat.