will be thicker and firmer, and the flavour more
delicious, than those planted in the usual manner, where the runners are
suffered to trail upon the ground. Melons may also be treated in the
same manner, and the quality of both will be greatly improved.--When
cucumbers are to be prepared for the table, pare and score them in
several rows, that they may appear as if slightly chopped. Add some
young onions, pepper and salt, a glass of white wine, the juice of a
lemon, and some vinegar. Or cut them in thin slices, with pepper, salt,
vinegar, and sliced onions. Or send them to table whole, with a sliced
onion in a saucer.

CUCUMBER KETCHUP. Pare some large old cucumbers, cut them in slices, and
mash them; add some salt, and let them stand till the next day. Drain
off the liquor, boil it with lemon peel, mace, cloves, horse-radish,
shalots, white pepper, and ginger. Strain it; and when cold put it into
bottles, with the mace, cloves and peppercorns, but not the rest. A
little of this ketchup will give an agreeable taste to almost any kind
of gravy sauce.

CUCUMBER VINEGAR. Pare and slice fifteen large cucumbers, and put them
into a stone jar, with three pints of vinegar, four large onions sliced,
two or three shalots, a little garlic, two large spoonfuls of salt,
three tea-spoonfuls of pepper, and half a tea-spoonful of cayenne. Keep
the vinegar in small bottles, to add to sallad, or to eat with meat.

CULLIS. To make cullis for ragouts, cut in pieces two pounds of lean
veal, and two ounces of ham. Add two cloves, a little nutmeg and mace,
some parsley roots, two carrots sliced, some shalots, and two bay
leaves. Put them into an earthen jar on a hot hearth, or in a kettle of
boiling water. Cover them close, let them simmer for half an hour,
observing that they do not burn; then put in beef broth, stew it, and
strain it off.

CUMBERLAND PUDDING. To make what is called the Duke of Cumberland's
pudding, mix six ounces of grated bread, the same quantity of currants
well cleaned and picked, the same of beef suet finely shred, the same of
chopped apples, and also of lump sugar. Add six eggs, half a grated
nutmeg, a dust of salt, and the rind of a lemon minced as fine as
possible; also a large spoonful each of citron, orange, and lemon cut
thin. Mix them thoroughly together, put the whole into a basin, cover it
close with a floured cloth, and boil it three hours. Serve it with
pudding sauce, add the juice of half a lemo