178 PLAIN AND PLEASANT TALK 



WEIGHT AND MEASURE. 



Wheat flour one pound is one quart 



Indian meal one pound two ounces, is one quart. 



Butter, when soft one pound one ounce, is one quart. 



Loaf-sugar, broken, one pound is one quart. 



White sugar, powdered, one pound one ounce, is one quart. 



Best brown sugar one pound two ounces, is one quart. 



Eggs ten eggs are one pound. 



LIQUID MEASURE. 



Sixteen large tablespoonfuls are half a pint 



Eight large tablespoonfuls are one gill. 



Four large tablespoonfuls are half a gill. 



A common sized tumber holds half a pint. 



A common sized wine glass holds half a gill. 



Allowing for accidental differences in the quality, fresh- 

 ness, dryness, and moisture of the articles, we believe this 

 comparison between weight and measure to be as nearly 

 correct as possible. 



COOKING VEGETABLES 



While we believe meat to be necessary to laboring men, 

 we are equally sure that it is used to excess ; for persons of 

 a sedentary habit, vegetable diet is supposed to be much 

 more wholesome, because much less stimulating than meat. 

 Whatever shall make vegetables more relishful will 

 extend their popular use, and therefore any simple recipe 

 for cooking them is a public good. The following are 

 taken fresh from the kitchen, and we will vouch for their 

 being good, although there may be other ways still better. 



1. Greens. — ^The articles employed for greens are numer- 

 ous ; we merely mention the following : — sprouts of turnip 



