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PLAIN AXD PLEASANT TALK 



.WEIGHT AND MEASURE. 



Wheat flour 

 Indian meal 

 Butter, when soft 

 Loaf-sugar, broken, 

 White sugar, powdered, 

 Best brown sugar 



one pound 



one pound two ounces, 



one pound one ounce, 



one pound 



one pound one ounce, 



one pound two ounces, 



ten eggs 



is one quark 

 is one quart 

 is one quart, 

 is one qiurt. 

 is one quart. 

 is one quart, 

 are one pound. 



LIQUID MEASURE 



Sixteen large tablespoonfuls are 



Eight large tablespoonfuls are 



Four large tablespoonfuls are 

 A common sized lumber holds 

 A common sized wine glass holds 



half a pint 

 one gill, 

 half a gill, 

 half a pint. 

 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 relish ful 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 arc numer- 

 ous; we merely mention the following: sprouts of turnip 



