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RECIPE FOR COOKING 

 Tomatoes Farcies 



Take six tomatoes, cut a circle off the top of each, scoop 

 out the insides, mince some shallots very fine, and toss them 

 in butter with some finely minced parsley and a little grated 

 Parmesan cheese ; add the tomato pulp to this, and then 

 fill the tomatoes; put on the tops again, and bake in a 

 moderate oven. 



There are so many delicious recipes for cooking tomatoes 

 that it is difficult to select any in particular here, but I have 

 a very large collection of many ways of cooking them, some 

 of which will be found in my ' Savouries a la Mode ' and 

 ' Dressed Vegetables a la Mode,' from which tomato lovers 

 can choose for themselves, and a great many in my nuuiu- 

 script collection of vegetable cookery, foreign and English, 

 any of which I will send to my readers if they like to send a 

 shilling, which will be devoted to help young gentlewomen 

 in perfecting themselves to endeavour to gain their own live- 

 lihood. 



TURNIPS 



Turnips are not very easy to grow, especially 

 during a dry season. The principal things are 

 deep digging and liberal manuring, keeping the soil 

 moist, and encouraging a rapid growth by means of 

 frequent top dressings of wood ashes, soot, salt, and 

 lime. The seeds should be sown in March and 

 April, and on a plot of ground that has been deeply 

 dug and heavily manured, and occupying a lightly 

 shaded position ; but although deep and rich below, 

 the bed must be quite sweet on the surface. 



The seed is generally sown broadcast, and the 



