small, pepper and salt to taste, oatmeal to thicken.
_Mode_.--Prepare the head, either by skinning or cleaning the skin very
nicely; split it in two; take out the brains, and put it into boiling
water; add the leeks and seasoning, and simmer very gently for 4 hours.
Mix smoothly, with cold water, as much oatmeal as will make the soup
tolerably thick; pour it into the soup; continue stirring till the whole
is blended and well done, and serve.
_Time_.--4-1/2 hours. _Average cost_, 4d. per quart.
_Seasonable_ in winter.
_Sufficient_ for 10 persons.
II.
COMMONLY CALLED COCK-A-LEEKIE.