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Thick steaks or cutlets of beef, boiled in this man- 

 ner, and made perfectly tender throughout, and then 

 broiled on a gridiron, and served up in their own 

 gravy, with or without additions, would, I imagine, be 

 an excellent dish, and very wholesome. But it must be 

 left to cooks and to professed judges of good eating 

 to determine whether these hints (which are thrown 

 out with all becoming humility and deference) are 

 deserving of attention. For, although I have written 

 a whole chapter on the pleasure of eating, I must 

 acknowledge, what all my acquaintances will certify, 

 that few persons are less attached to the pleasures of 

 the table than myself. If, in treating the subject, I 

 sometimes appear to do it con amore, this warmth of 

 expression ought, in justice, to be ascribed solely to 

 the sense I entertain of its infinite importance to the 

 health, happiness, and innocent enjoyments of man- 

 kind. 



CHAPTER IX. 



Description of a UNIVERSAL KITCHEN BOILER, for the 

 Use of a small Family, to answer all the Purposes 

 of Cookery ; and also for boiling Water for Washing, 

 etc. Description of a PORTABLE FIRE-PLACE for a 

 universal Kitchen Boiler. Account of a Contriv- 

 ance for warming a Room by Means of this Fire- 

 place and Boiler. Of STEAM STOVES for warming 

 Rooms. They are probably the best Contrivance 

 for that Purpose that can be made Use of, 

 they warm the Air without spoiling it, they econo- 

 mize Fuel, and may be made very ornamental. 



