58 . GARDENING 



RECIPES FOR COOKING 

 Dutched Lettuces 



Wash a couple of lettuces, separate the leaves, and tear 

 each leaf into two or three pieces ; cut a quarter of a pound 

 of bacon into dice, and fry till brown ; whilst hot add two 

 tablespoonfuls of vinegar. Beat an ^gg till light, and put to 

 it two tablespoonfuls of sour cream, mix it with the bacon, 

 stir over the fire for one minute till it thickens, and pour 

 boiling hot over the lettuce ; mix well, and serve quickly. 



Lettuce a la Milano 



Take some lettuces — the Cabbage, Spotted, or Italian 

 Incappacciato are best — boil as for spinach, run through a 

 tammy, and finish with flour, butter, a little milk and sugar, 

 the same as for spinach. 



MARJORAM 



There are four kinds of this herb, the 

 Common, the Pot, the Sweet, and the Winter 

 variety. 



The first and last are hardy, and should be in- 

 creased by dividing the roots in spring. 



Sweet Marjoram is grown as an annual by 

 sowing the seed in April on a warm border, and 

 subsequently transplanting the seedlings about six 

 inches apart. 



