a dust of pepper. They are also good thrown
when drained into the frying pan with some dripping, pepper and salt,
and heated a few minutes over the fire. The only attention they require
in cooking is lest they melt into soup when nearly cooked.

FRIED BEETS.

MRS. DUNCAN LAURIE.

Boil until tender, slice and put in stewpan with a teaspoon of vinegar,
half the juice of a lemon, one half teaspoonful each sugar and salt, a
grate of nutmeg and a dash of pepper. Add two tablespoonfuls of stock, a
teaspoon butter, and let simmer one half hour.

CREAMED CABBAGE.

MISS J. E. FRASER.

Cut a medium sized cabbage in quarters. Take out the stem, put into a
kettle of boiling water, cook for ten minutes, drain and cover with cold
water. This will destroy the odor so unpleasant. When cold, chop fine,
season with salt and pepper. Make a sauce of two tablespoons of butter,
one tablespoon flour, mix smooth, add one pint of milk; cook in this
sauce slowly for three quarters of an hour.

STEWED CUCUMBERS.

MRS. DAVID BELL.

Peel a nice straight cucumber, cut in four lengthwise, scoop out all
seeds, and cut it in pieces about three inches long; throw these into a
saucepan of boiling water with a little salt. When they bend under the
touch, they are done, drain in a sieve, then put in a stewpan with a
good sized piece of butter, finely chopped parsley salt and pepper. Toss
over the fire till thoroughly heated through and serve in a hot dish.

OYSTER CABBAGE.

MRS. D. M. COOK.

Mince fine one half a cabbage, boil for ten minutes and strain off
water. Then cover cabbage with milk and let come to a boil, add rolled
cracker crumbs, butter size of a walnut, salt and pepper to taste.

CORN OMELET.

Boil one half dozen ears of corn, cut corn from the cob; beat four eggs
separately, add to the corn the beaten yolks, salt and pepper, put in
the whites last, fry in a pan with plenty of butter.

MACARONI AND CHEESE.

MISS H. BARCLAY.

Boil quarter of a pound of macaroni in water, for half an hour, cool and
chop. Make a sauce of one tablespoonful butter, one dessertspoon of
flour, half pint milk, one teaspoonful of mustard. Boil one minute; mix
all together with three ounces of grated cheese. Put in a shallow dish
sprinkling top with cheese. Bake a golden brown and garnish with toast.

MACARONI.

MRS. THOM.

One half pound macaroni, one half pound cheese, one quarter pound of
butter, pint of milk, mustard and c