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would consider it an idle habit to become every day 

 absorbed in what might be thought an agreeable stu- 

 pefaction only by a few jolly fellows, who, if I may 

 speak in their own style, glory in being able to drink 

 like a fish sit like a hen and smoke like a chimney. 

 The old sportsman then retires to his well-aired bed, 

 where he is provided with the best of counterpanes, a 

 good box- or gunning-coat, or a cloak ; and, after pass- 

 ing a good night, he rises to breakfast. If he has 

 brought no tea with him, he makes palatable that of 

 the place, by beating up the yolk of an egg (first with 

 a little cold water to prevent its curdling) as a good 

 substitute for milk or cream, a little powdered ginger, 

 and a teaspoonful of rum. He then, previously to taking 

 the field, desires a man to prepare some greaves, which 

 he might carry for his dogs, or get, for them, some 

 meat ; and deputes a person to the cooking of that in- 

 tended for himself; which, if bad in quality, as will 

 most likely be the case, there is but one good and easy 

 way of dressing. This I shall now translate from my 

 French recipe : viz. Let your servant take 



Three pounds of meat, a large carrot, two onions, and two turnips. 

 [The Frenchman adds also a cabbage : here John Bull may please 

 himself.] Put them into two quarts of water, to simmer away till 

 reduced to three pints. Let him season the soup to the taste, with 

 pepper, salt, herbs, &c. &c. He must then cut off square about a 

 pound of the fattest part of the meat, and put it aside, letting the 

 rest boil completely to pieces. After he has well skimmed off the 

 fat, and strained the soup, let him put it by till wanted. 



On your return, while seeing your dogs fed, which 

 every sportsman ought to do, 



Let the soup be put on the fire for twenty minutes, with some fresh 

 vegetables (if you like to have them), and, for the last ten minutes, 



