same quantity
of pepper, four spoonfuls of water, and two or three ounces of
clarified butter. Simmer them together two hours, add a little cayenne
if approved, and serve in the middle of a dish of boiled dry rice.

CHINE OF BACON. One that has been salted and dried requires to be soaked
several hours in cold water, and scraped clean. Then take a handful of
beech, half as much parsley, a few sprigs of thyme, and a little sage,
finely chopped together. Make some holes in the chine with the point of
a knife, fill them with the herbs, skewer the meat up in a cloth, and
boil it slowly about three hours. A dried pig's face is cooked in the
same manner, adding a little salt, pepper, and bread crumbs to the
stuffing.

CHOCOLATE. Those who use much of this article, will find the following
mode of preparing it both useful and economical. Cut a cake of chocolate
into very small pieces, and put a pint of water into the pot; when it
boils, put in the chocolate. Mill it off the fire till quite melted,
then on a gentle fire till it boil; pour it into a bason, and it will
keep in a cool place eight or ten days or more. When wanted, put a
spoonful or two into some milk; boil it with sugar, and mill it well. If
not made too thick, this will form a very good breakfast or supper.

CHOCOLATE CREAM. Scrape into one quart of thick cream, an ounce of the
best chocolate, and a quarter of a pound of sugar. Boil and mill it:
when quite smooth, take it off the fire, and leave it to be cold. Then
add the whites of nine eggs; whisk it, and take up the froth on sieves,
as other creams are done. Serve up the froth in glasses, to rise above
some of the cream.

CHOLIC. Young children are often afflicted with griping pains in the
bowels; and if attended with costiveness, it will be necessary to give
them very small doses of manna and rhubarb every half hour, till they
produce the desired effect. When the stools are green, a few drams of
magnesia, with one or two of rhubarb, according to the age of the
patient, may be given with advantage; but the greatest benefit will be
derived from clysters made of milk, oil and sugar, or a solution of
white soap and water. A poultice of bread, milk and oil, may likewise be
applied to the lower part of the belly, and frequently renewed with a
little warm milk to give it a proper consistence. The cholic in adults
arises from a variety of causes, not easily distinguished except by
professional persons; and