gar boiling hot
again, and add the following spices, etc., to every hundred: 1
tablespoonful cloves, 1 of coriander seed, 1 of ginger root, 2 of
cinnamon, 2 of celery seed, 2 of mustard seed, 2 of whole pepper seed, 1
cup sugar, 1 of horse radish root, sliced fine. Put a layer of oak
leaves in the bottom of your firkin, or jar, then a layer of pickles and
spices, then leaves again, and so on until full, covering the top with
the leaves, and pouring the boiling vinegar over all. They will be ready
to use in two weeks, and will keep two years. The oak leaves are very
essential for their astringent qualities.

=Tomato Soy.=

Cut green tomatoes in slices, and to every 16 pounds add 4 quarts
vinegar, 5 pounds sugar, 1/2 pound white mustard seed, a teacup of flour
of mustard, mixed with a little vinegar, 1-1/2 pound onions, cut very
fine, 1/2 ounce of mace, 2 of cinnamon, 1 of allspice, 1/2 ounce of
cloves, 5 of salt, 1/4 pound of black pepper, 1/4 pound of celery seed.
Grind up all the spices except the celery and white mustard. Put all in
a kettle and boil for one hour and a half.

=Peach Chutney.=

6 pounds peaches, 2 of sugar, 1 of raisins, 1/2 of salt, 1/2 of green
ginger, 1/4 of mustard seed, 1/4 of red chilies, 2 quarts vinegar. Pare
and slice peaches; stew until soft in 1 quart vinegar. Boil sugar and
the other quart of vinegar into a syrup; add the seedless raisins
chopped fine; mustard seed washed, dried and crushed; when dry, chopped
chilies without the seeds, chopped ginger, salt and a little garlic.
Boil all together twenty minutes. A very fine sauce.

=Cucumber Sauce.=

Wash 3 medium-sized cucumbers; grate peel and all and pour off some of
the extra liquid. Add 1 tablespoon each of white pepper, salt and horse
radish; lastly add 1/2 pint of vinegar. This is very nice, and will keep
any length of time.

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GENTLEMEN'S CORNER.

=Champagne Punch.=

To the juice of 20 lemons add 1 pound powdered sugar. To every quart of
this solution add 1 quart rum, 1 of brandy, 1 of champagne. Dilute with
ice to suit the taste. This is extra fine.

=A Delicious Punch.=

1 bottle XXX brandy, 1 bottle port wine, 1 bottle Jamaica rum, 1 bottle
tea (oolong the best), juice of 8 lemons, rinds of 2, 1/2 bottle
curacao, 3 cups fine sugar, put lemons, rinds, sugar and tea together,
and strain; add to the liquor; bottle. The above is called the stock. To
each bottle of the stock add 3 bottles o