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FOREST AND STREAM. 
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(Tony 81, 1884. 
phere are also a very large number of cruisers 14x28 in diniensions 
but the eraft we have outlined are the ones hound to become most 
popular, while in addition, the 14x25 boats do not come as closely into 
competition with the extreme Canoes as the 14x30 do. There will still 
be places for all, from 18x24 to the 14x33 boats, but the inducements 
will be to build boats capable of cruising everywhere, 
Of the construction of the ideal boat, and the minor details much is 
fo be said. Toattain the maximum lightness and ample strength, she 
must be Japstreak and copper rivetted, as no other mode can equal it, 
Her planking and decks, if she is to receive ordinary care, can be a 
trifle yoder Lan. thick, timbers of oak or elm, and gunwales, coam- 
jug and deck frame as light as possible, or much lighter in some parts 
than is now customary, Superfluous material must be avoided, 
every part being so chosen as to material, quality and shape, as 
to give the greatest strength without weight, The perfection of con- 
struction seems to have been reached in the modern bicycle, every 
part, no matter how small, being carefully selected and proportioned. 
to the work it must do, and we may hope some day to see a canoe 
that shall compare almost as favorably with our best boat of to-day 
as the newest Columbia does with a “boneshaker” of *68. 
In continuing the series of articles on canoe building, we shall 
offer some plans of new cruisers for the criticism of canoeists and 
shall beviad of amy hints or ideas that may aid in the evolution 
of the perfet cruising canoe. 
THE LAKE GEORGE MEET. 
AHIS purely local affad: occurred on the Canoe Islands, Lake 
George, July 24, 25 and 26, and, like “true canoéists,** Sunday 
the 27th still fonnd us there, It was to be a joint meet of the White- 
hall and Lake George Canoe Clubs, but unfortunately the former club 
for various reasons could only turn ont one man, Six of the latter 
were present. Messrs. Fowler, K. GC. C,, Proctor and Webster, 
Howard C, 0.and Mr, Puyanna added pleasure to the occasion by 
their presence. : 
Saturday was selected as race day, and soon after dinner merry 
boating parties commenced to arrive from the neighboring hotels, 
The course was off the north end of Lorna Island. Firstrace was 16 
mile paddling, any canoe, Following are the entries and first three 
in order in which they finished: 
Name. Canoe, Club. 
SUAS PUSHIN Geb late ccstite cs a Uneas,’__., LG, Go & 
pa apt CS fe dicta asriereed stats Tent SGA fe as Fee L. G, G, C 
Edwin Fowler...... ANSEL Oat AMEE sos be Pinca Ooh K Cu: 
wey EO 'f 2 oto 3) ee PATTI SITIO s4 5 . etl snake ae net Harvard ©. C. 
PAT: EV OOBGI. i 5 yb swe eter ass tce Harvard C. C, 
UN SEU YADA GL 4: 0. due ao 0 th Flying Dutchman..........-- 
John Clendon... .. ...... Hawkeye... cerns eeee ey -ns G&. CVC, 
Diggs bee an yn ee ee ee Eee HGHATG: ces wae thes oth LS GSore? 
SECOND—TANDEM PADDLING. ; 
Knight & West... -.e2-: BLEND ores. Wa an ae dee 2 as Gi CG. CG. 
Webster & Puyanna....... (QBEDIRING. glen ase ee eee eee o Ht. C, C. & —— 
THIRD.—1 MILE SAILING—CLASS B. 
PVs WV RU wait a cieng ess Subs “ee PEEP CAN ORE OF 
Edwin Fowler............0 Sly ORO? 
Frank §, Proctor Harvard ©. C. 
OBS, Homie ht cca ess L. G, C..C, 
A, @. Webster... occ... (FOETUS OM ole wet alee aes Harvard C, C. 
GY EP WiHkOlA se. 3 0 ote TG REN AFAGET cohen sans eee L, G. G&G 
Fourth—Special paddling between Puyanna and ‘‘Tug’’ Wilson; 
eourse around Lorna Island. Therace was called, and only Puyanna 
appearing at the starting point the referee deciared him the winner 
and awarded the prize, atin horn. *‘Tug’s" trainer soon after called 
upon the representative of Forest AND STREAM and implored him to 
omit the facts from his account, for fear that his reputation would 
become worse than Courtney’s. but *twas finally ascertained that 
“Tue” was “knocked out’ in the ‘‘first round’ and was minus the 
necessary “sand.” A noticeable feature about the meet was the at- 
tention which the men gave to the cooking, 
At Canoe Islands, Lake George, there have registered since July 3 
Newman and Neide, Dr. Parmele and wife, Messrs, Stevensons 
Hands, Webster and Prector, all cruising north en rowfe for Thousand 
Islands. HAWEEYE. 
A SIMPLE CANOE OUTFIT. 
M AKE a box 128x154 of Lin, pine, fit a rim lin. indepthto cover, 
no hinges are needed, procure a waist belt. cut in two pieces, 
buckle and lay across cover of box, nailing each end to sides and bot- 
tom of same. This gives you a fastening to hold coyer on, and a 
handie to lift with: shellac inside and out. 
Now make some little bags of heavy stuff, stout drilling will do; 
these will hold flour, hominy, corn meal, etc,, the bags may be 4xSin. 
or5™é10in. Some tin boxes for tea, coffee. and sugar,asmall, deep 
frying pan, two tin plates, tin cup, knives, forks and spoons. A piece 
of enamel cloth to roll bacon and pork in, is very convenient, The 
box will hold all that is necessary for a short trip and can be replen- 
ished when empty, * ‘ ‘ 
For cooking kit, in addition to the frying pan mentioned aboye, two 
tin pails of one and two quarts respectively, to boil potatoes, eggs, 
make stew, soup, cook hominy, grits or rice, Graham, oatmeal, etc. 
To prepare the last five, put in small pail, add equal quantity water, 
a pinch of salt, put on cover, and put small pail inside of the large 
one, fill large one half full of water, and put oyer fire, then you will 
not be annoyed by your mess burning, sticking to the kettle, etc, 
For stores much will depend on personal tastes, trip and means at 
disposal. One thing, ‘Don’t forget the pork.” Callit bacon if you 
like, but don’t forget it, Many enes might be ealled Juxuries and 
dispensed with, but pork is essential to awell regulated canoe cruise 
—is can be used in an endless variety of ways, and many dishes 
would be a failure without it. : , 
You will need a tool chest, and the following is as good as any: 
ake a piece of light canvas 24in.x13in., turn up one end bin., stitch 
up sides. This makes a pocket which will hold beeswax, nails, 
screws, brads, coil of copper wire, ball of twine, spare cleats, mast 
rings, a small block or two, ete. Now make small pockets for each 
of the following: Hammer, compass saw, brad awl, screw driver, 
vimlet and pliers. Sew a piece of strong tape on the top end and it is 
done. When packed and tied snugly it takes but little room. Can 
be opened in 4 moment and everything is at hand, 
For a clothes bag, a piece of rubber or enameled cloth dx4ft,, and 
a shawl strap makes a very good one. Holl tightly, fold the ends 
snuglv—it is as near waterproof as anything you can geb—and it is 
just the size of your wardrobe, whatever that may he, 
For bedding, one good heavy woollen blanket and a light rubber 
blanket will fill the bill; folded properly they make a good seat 
through the day; placed on top of your camp chest, you will know 
that you have two articles that are ont of the way, and where they 
will do the most good, besides you ean paddle easier if your seat 1s 
moderately high, ; 
A rubber air cushion makes an excellent pillow, but not much good 
for a seat; no man can sit on one for an hour without breaking his 
back One word more, don’t try to canoe by a recipe; strike ouf on 
your own hook; if you make a failure once, try and see where you 
made it, and you will do betternext time. Canoeing is a noble sport, 
butit can't be taught like bookkeeping, still a hint or so may be of 
use 1o a novice, and if so you are welcome to the Ee age of 
ARPON, 
A BAD DAY FOR THE DOG. 
aks warmth of a July afternoon was tempered by a light, uncer- 
tain breeze from the south, At the time when offices are being 
locked up and a little relaxation before supper is in the minds of 
most properly constituted men, some seven or eight canoes slid one 
after another off the Hoat in the Albany basin and glided out into the 
river. Next day there was to be a rave, and the proposed course was 
4 new one, Naturally, the fleet made for the scene of the anticipated 
contest and ran and beat oyer the ground, some trying fragmentary 
bits of racing, others drifting with only little blue curls of smoke to 
afford comparisons of speed, and when a fellow smokes he can atford 
to Jet the little clouds roll on ahead. Some big portentous clouds of 
another kind were piled up in soft-looking masses away in the south, 
but they might mean nothing, and they were very handsome. 
The river was charming, and the smart wing-like sails just filled 
and curved with the wind and looked as pretty as pictures, The 
Marion was there and the Thetis with their new single lateen sails, 
and the ex-commodore's lateen-rigged Annie O, too; and the Snake 
with jib drawing finely, and the new champion Lasca with her nickel 
fittings flashing in the sun, and the whitest of white jibs, challenging 
the Snake's. And the other new boats were afloat, the Uneas and the 
Arno, uot quite so new as they were once, but none the worse for 
their age yet; and—but this is not a catalogue. . 
The big cloud rolled over a bit and squirmed tmeasily, bub no one 
watched it, for a splendid little breeze fresbened up and turned the 
tipples into wavelets. There was more movement and quicker. The 
e@anoes beating down close hauled, pissed and repassed at close 
uarters with many a hail. Thenewly hatched club dog came out 
yom beoeath his hatch, and with forepaws on the coaming recognizd 
hhis several patrons as they skipped past, Hewas aboard the Snake 
and he saw something happen, She was close hauled on the star- 
poard tack, heéling a little and going grandly when he peeped under 
the boom and saw the Annie O. coming on with the wind aport. Then 
a hail “Ihave the right of way” and the Annie sheered off, but two 
seconds later a big shout introduced a bow inscribed '\Thetis” right 
ahead at a distance of one yard, and before the poor dog could tnder- 
Stand it the Snake's bowsprit was thrust into a contusion of rigging and 
summarily thrown overboard, and a hard stem charged into a not 
quite so hard gunwale with a dreadful jolt. Then there was trouble, 
the floor was less léyel than ever, the dog was first strangled ina 
tunning sheet and then squeezed flat upon a cushion that seemed 
harder than it ever did before, and finally disappeared temporarily 
under the hatch. When order was restored the jib and dandy were 
both foiled and the canoe was rustling through a good deal of spray 
uncer reefed main, 
Then Sob, the pup before mentioned, put his paws on the coaming 
again and took a look over the lee bulwarks, The flect was all at a 
little distance. He saw a strange vanishing of sails and the appear- 
ance of two or three paddles, and looking ta where they steered with 
business-like purpose, he saw a canoe prostrate, lying most ignobly 
on her side. and on her upper side a man, and at one end a gleam of 
nickel plate revealed the rudder of the Lasea, it was all the nickel 
plate she showed just then but it was very wet and bright, She was 
soon up, sail and all, mad asawet hen,no doubt, but her captain 
was stilldry from the waist up and was able to inform the inquiring 
crowd that he had capsized, They seemed to believe him and made 
certain suggestions; one was that he should sail 10 shore and bailout 
but it appeared to be the opinion of the person most directly inter- 
ested that sails were undesirable things. He divested the craft of all 
such damp and draggled superfinities as quickly as possible; he was 
ao wet except a little way up, and had litle sympathy with the wet 
sails. 
But the waterlogged Lasca seemed to be more unsteady without 
them, or perhaps the squall culminated, for some reason the canor 
heeled oyer and the crew tooka plunge which settled once for all 
how much of him was to remain dry. Sob withdrew with a shudder 
and a SURADE he fell overboard once quite recently, and knew whatit 
meant. 
_ There was much ‘‘chinning” and splashing and bajling and spong- 
ing, and some sailed home and some could not, and the carpenter is 
at work on a broken spar, and the new Mohican champion is bap- 
tised, and does not seem to mind it, 
“WHERE'S FRIDAY?” 
7 HEN all are gathered round the camp-ire at Grindstone Island 
next week at least one familiar face will be missed by those 
present last year at Stony Lake, and more than one from Canada and 
other distant places will ask of the New York men, “Where’s Pri- 
day? a question best answered by the following letter from Birney 
P. 0., Guster county. Montana: 
There are only two of us on the ranch now, as the boss and three 
men have gone to drive the cattle np here. My companion is a Ger- 
man called John, a carpenter by trade, a jack-ofall-trades by prac- 
tice, and a rifle shot by nature. Our cabin, or “shack,’is built like 
al) others in this country, in the true log style, with a heavy dirt roof. 
The cracks between the logs forming the walls are filled or ‘‘chinked”’ 
with mud, strengthened by strips of wood nailed in the chink where 
the aperture has been too large for the mud filling to be packed 
easily. The shack is 16%14<10ft, In this we eat, sleep, cook, work 
and lounge, besides keeping our provisions stowed away somewhere 
le of the four walls. It faces the creek, which is about 75 yards 
istant. 
On the right-hand side (facing the front from within) is the door, 
behind whieh tools, chains, ropes; etc., are piled up. The door itself 
is made of hewn timber, with “sunny sacking” stretched across the 
outside, On the back of the door hang bridles, ‘‘schapps’’ (leather 
riding pantaloons), *‘slickers** (waterproof coats), lariettas, etc. The 
cook stove or range occupies the front left-hand corner of our man- 
sion. On one side of the stove, ranging along the front of the house, 
hang the cooking utensils, dish-rags, etc., while on the ground is the 
firewood and water-pails. 
Back of the stove along the left hand side of the house are three 
shelves each about five feet long. On these shelves are piled the 
miscellaneous small articles belonging to the cook's department. <A 
box standing on end on the top shelf serves us for a cupboard. Then 
comes the window which is supposed to be in the middle of the wall. 
Under the window is the table of unpainted pine, three feet long, by 
two feet wide. The two bunks or beds stretch aleng the back of the 
shack, They are made of Saplings Supported about two feet from 
the ground and covered over with hay. Over the bunks is a shelf 
upon which are heaped clothes, hats, papers, cartridges, etc. Just 
about where my pillow would be, if I had one, hangs my revolver and 
cartridge belt, while beside the same place stands a repeating rifle. 
Over against John’s end of the bunk stands his trusty rifle in com- 
pany with his double-barreled shotgun. 
There is a confused pile of things under the bunk, John’s clothes 
bag, or war bag, as he calls it, my saddle, a pair of boots, and a wash 
tub, occupying the most prominent positions. The right-hand side 
of the shack is almost entirely given up to the provisions, consisting 
of flour, bacon, tea, coffee, sugar, salt, rice. oat and corn meal, beans, 
dried apples, ditto peaches, and molasses. Some canvas is stretched 
across the top of the roof to preyent the dirt from falling on us. 
The inkabitants of the shack are: mosquitoes, flies, ants, rats, mice, 
John and myself, the order of the supremacy beginning with the 
first-mentioned and ending with FRIDAY, 
CHICAGO C. C. ANNUAL REGATTA. 
Hditor Forest and Stream; 
The first annual regatta of the Chicago C. C. took place on Lake 
Michigan off Douglas Monument Park last Saturday afternoon, the 
19th, and was quite a success. The day was a beatitiful one, and a 
fine §. B. wind was blowing up white caps in’a way that promised 
exciting sport in the sailing races, but which made a postponement 
of the paddling races a possible necessity. 
The races were to have been first class, A, sailing; second class, B, 
sailing: third class, 2, paddling; fourth class, 8 and 4, paddling; fifth 
class, tandem, paddling, free for all, and were to have started sepa- 
rately, commencing at 2:30, but owing to delay, im setting out the 
buoys. the class A sailing and tandem paddling races had to be post- 
poned until next Saturday. j 
The sailing course was triangular, about 3}4 miles, being S. BE. 144 
miles, thence 8S. W. 1 mile, and back to starting plage, 1 mile, It was 
4 o'clock before the opening race, class B, commenced, but all] the 
boats got off nicely in the following order: 
Ve lee en ene NOON SING’. 5 Sctecteslelele me ory Ed N. B. Cook. 
Q. Se Se rrr ett a WsyChen. esse pareye ee eet aed H. B. Cook 
3. Sandy Hook. ..........: SPriyeece cece ces | soeaee ye ne J. W. Keogh 
4. ShadOW..... cece. ec. ee eet sAvtful Dodger -.....:2+611.5 J. H. Ware 
5, Racine model............ Sarande; hoo 2e arises = I. ¥, West. 
6. Racine Shadow..........@§—evcscece cece eevee teens A, H. Havens. 
vi F.S. Waters. 
. Racine Saranac 
The Psyche and No Name were built by Mr. N. B. Cook, and are 
perfect in every detail, and this taken in connection with the sailing 
experience of both father and son, gave weight to the general opinion 
that it would lie between them as to who would capture the prize, 
This opinion proved fo. be correct. for the Psyche took the lead, 
closely followed by the No Naine, with the Spray and Artful Dodger 
cloge together im the rear. The Spray soon shook off the Dodger and 
took third place, and these positions were not changed until the 
homestretch, when the No Name passed the Psyche and took the 
first place and therace. ‘Time, covrected—No Name, 1:13:15; Psyche, 
1:18:41; Spray, 1:18:30. The others were distanced and did not round 
the second buoy. The Psyche and No Name being outside the limit 
had to allow the other canoes one and ahali and three minutes re- 
spectively. The prize in this race wasa beautifully engrayed gold 
medal yalued at $45, presented by the club. ‘ 
Tt was now almost a dead calm, and as the wayes had subsided, 
the class 2 canoes were called ont for the paddling race. Three mem- 
bers of the elub, viz: Com. G, M. Munger, Thos, Kane. and Ff. S, 
Waters, had presented three very beautiful gold medals to be con- 
tested for at this regatta, and as the finest one, valued at about #50, 
had been designated as the prize for this race, the greatest interest of 
the regatta seemed to center upon it. There wereeleyen entries, bub 
when the signal to starh was given, the number had diminished to 
fonr, viz.: Canvas boat, W. A. Phillips; canyas boat, Hd Sherman; 
Racine Rob Roy, J. B, Keogh: Racine Birdie Kane, A. W. Kitchen, 
She course was oue mile with a turn, and 4 splendid start having 
been made, the boats held pretty well together until the half mile 
was reached, when the extreme light weight of the canvas boats be- 
gan to have its effect and they drew steadily to the fronv. They had 
a close race between them, however, Phillips winning b. about two 
lengths in 10.50, with Sherman second, and Kitchen third and Keogh 
bringing up the rear, ann 
The next event on the programme was the paddling race for classes 
3 and 4, and the starters were: Psyche, H. B. Cook; Ariful Dodger, 
J. H, Ware; Racine Shadow, G. Hessert; Spray, J. W. Keogh, Cook 
took the lead from the start and maintained il to the finish, with 
Ware a close second and Hessert and Keogh finishing third and 
fourth respectively, Time, 11,50; prize, gold medal, 
The lateness of the hour compelled the postponement of the tan- 
dem. But for the annoying délay in getting the sailing race started, 
everything would hayé been satisfactory, but the wait of an hour 
and 2 half rather took the enthusiasm out of the spectators, about 
500 of whom had assembled in the park, and many of them left be- 
fore the start was made. aking into consideration, however, the 
fact that it was our first attempt at a regatta, and that the partici- 
pants came from points on the lake extending from Hyde Park on 
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sland 
the south to Hyanston on the north, a distance of twenty miles, I 
think we did yery well. We will endeavor to start next Saturiagts 
races on Lime. SPRAY, 
Cutoaco, July 22, 
MOHICAN C:. C, RACES. 
Liditoy Forest and Stream: 
The summer of 1884 will be remembered by the Mohicans in later 
years as the period during which they evolved their racing propensi- 
ties, Their first race for the Gibson champion badge has already 
been reported. Their next race was held on che idth inst,, it was & 
friendly paddling contest from the upper railroad bridge to the lower, 
half amile, between the Thetis, Wackerhagen II, and the Annie O,, 
Lloyd Thomas, and was won by several lengths by the Thetis, whose 
skipper thereby became the owner of a yaluable Waterbury watch 
presented by F. L. Mix. : 
After the race.allthe Mohicans present putin time to wind the 
valuable Waterbury. Wind and water were both unfayorable, and 
on that account the race was quite interesling, The strong west wind 
blew across the course and ruffled the water considerably. The other 
canoeists out had to exercise their paddles also, to prevent their 
cratts from going ashore in the strong breeze, 
The next day, Tuesday, 15th, brought the same squally west wind, 
which, however, did not prevent the sailing of the race for the taste- 
ful Oliver cup. Sail limited to 60ft., no ballast, triangular course, 
above the upper railroad bridge, about 114 miles, to be sailed over 
twice, At 5:19 P. M, the captain of the club, R. W. Gibson, acting: as 
starter, gave the word, 20 seconds later the Thetis, Wackerhagen 
Ii., crossed the line, followed within 15 seconds by the Lasca, G. A. 
Thacher, Jr., and 20 seconds later by the Annie O., L. Thomas, The 
latter made such a beautiful start that her captain's friends predicted 
the victory for him. She was closely followed by the Uncas, H. R 
Pierson, Jr., and the last to cross the line was the Marion; R. S. Oliver. 
at 5:21. Something in her rigging had refused to work smoothly, 
hence her delay, 
The Thetis turned the starting buoy on her second round at 5736, 
Lasca at 6:36:56, and Annie O. ab 5:37:25, the latter haying lost the 
wind while turning the third buoy close to the dackin the lumber dis- 
trict. They crossed the line at the finish in the same order, Thetis at 
5:54:40, Lasea at 5:54:48, Annie O, at 6:58:50, and Maricn at 6:00. ‘The 
Uneas, having broken a rudder chain, had dropped out of the race on 
the homestretch, In making her last furn the Marion yery nearly 
came to grief for the same reason which made it late at the start. 
The race, onthe whole, was an exciting one both for participants and 
spectators. The wind was strong and squaily, and the course, unfor- 
tunately the only one possible for Albany canoeists, is a part ofthe 
river much infested by tugboats, tows, and the passenger boats to 
and from Troy. . 
_Next Tuesday, the 22d, the Mohicans will haye a genuine race, no 
limits as to sail or ballast, each skipper entejing has to pay $1 to buy 
ene as prize for the winner, and eight entries haye been made so 
r, 
The Tuesday following, the 29th, Geo. H, Thacher, Jr., Lasea, wiil 
have to defend his championship insignia, won June 19, as reported 
In FOREST AND STREAM Of July 2. 
W. B. Wackerhagen, who first floated a North River canoe, of the 
Smith build, has sworn allegiance to Rushton and purchased a new 
Henrietta, of a modified ENard pattern, which he is now trying to 
turu into a ‘‘dude” boat. Two canoes of the same pattern made their 
appearance on the Albany waters the same day, but they are not 
owned by Mohicans, bad luck to them may happen, if they do uot 
join the turtle tribe as apprentices, FioR DA Lice, , 
THE GALLEY FIRE. 
CANOE AND CAMP COOKERY. 
VI.—VEGETABLES, 
AX vegetables must be carefully looked over, the unripe or de- 
cayed parts removed, and then they must be washed in cold 
water. When to be boiled they should be put in boiling salted water, 
and if the water has to be replenished before the cooking is complete, 
boiling water should always be used. Keep the yess] coveréd, and 
drain the vegetables as soon as done. Do not let the water boil long 
before the vegetables are putin. Old and strong vegetables some- 
times require boiling in two or more waters, 
The following is atime table for cooking yegetables that I have 
found reliable. It is not eee and I do not know its authorship; 
so, for lack of better knowledge I will credit it to my serap book: 
Potatoes, old; boiled...2 1... cls. Week 30 minutes, 
Potatoes, new, baked. ..... 22.21.0000. 5 45 minutes. 
Potatoes, new, boiled-:.....,....04-..2--..5. 20 minutes, 
Sweet potatoes, boiled. ..,.),.........--2.... 45 minutes. 
Sweet potatoes, baked....... Lee Poreoee 1 hour. 
Squash, boiled,.,,..... meters Ses 2 EL ent eitcie 25 minutes. 
Squash, baked... .-.............1.-...-.....45 minutes. 
Shell beans, boiled...,,-..-.. ..--. Be cy vat Ag 1 hour. 
Green peas, boiled... ..:.5<.20.225.-esetiss- 20 to 40 min. 
String beans, boiled,,-.. 2. -..s.-..-.2.-7 +.1 to 2 hours, 
Crean gon: freee rene aa cote oe Ae eee 25 min. to 1 hr. 
ASPALAR EG hers baka a schats oaces te ier eee 15 to 30 min, 
SPAS yas rsh tee hepa ete eee ito 2 hours, 
Totaptoed, Tieshi. ipl a ee ,.1 hour, 
Tomatoes, canned, 30 minutes.* 
Mab aPe Ay icc itpitceiy ee bape tae tee .45 min, to 2hrs, 
Canliflower..... beh nees e ace) Pee eee 1 to 2 hours, 
DamMlelions Seppe eer pes bream s iain pono 2to3 hours, 
RGSTHRUCONAL Yo const cits og.atnt pow kdl oe ees 1 hour. 
COWMIOTS et 2 terice Melanie rea aoa nr are 1to 2 hours. 
Beets 3. sade heey ee Mentesskietiss. Peta! 1to 5 hours. 
SEMPMIPS Wiens of vee dceatre chs ee cree eee tee 45 min. to 1 hr, 
MINES ACLU Wesabe mes eed eo lit batcdenets U4 to 2 hours, 
Parsnips ... .. Ait doth atlas cicktesiclomealy oy ean mia 1 to 2 hours, 
SPNDCVOLD I wales sd wctel tek street rhe ete 1 to 2 hours. 
* Tf the unopened can is put in boiling water, only about ten min- 
utes are necessary. 
Tf a piece of lean salt pork is boiled with some of the above, they 
will be sufficiently seasoned. If not. season with salt, pepper and 
butter, 
Boiled Potatoes.—Small or medium-sized potatoes are preferable 
to large ones. Choose those with small eyes, as those with large eyes 
are generally about to sprout.and are of poor quality. Do not pare 
unless they are very old, and then lay in cold water half an hour be- 
fore cooking, or putin cold water and allow it to boil. If they are of 
unequal size cut the large ones, so that they will boil evenly; wash, 
cut out bad places, and eyes, and slice off a piece of skin at cach 
pointed end. Put into enough boiling salted water to cover them, 
and simmer steadily till a sliver will easily pierce the largest. Strain 
when done, and set the pot near the fire. shaking them occasionally 
to dry them, ’ 
Mashed Potatoes.—After boiling, peeland mash thoroughly with 
the bottom of a large bottle, working in pepper, salt, butter, 
and sufficient hot milk to make them into the consistency of soft 
dough. Lf mashed in an iron pot they will be discolored, but will 
taste just as good as if mashed in tin or earthenware. 
Baked Potatoes.—Wash and wipe them dry, and cut oif the ends. 
Bury them in the ashes and hot coals tilla sliver will easily pierce 
hem. 
Fried Cooked Potatoes,—Peel and slice cold cooked potatoes, and 
put them into enough “screeching hot” lard or pork fat to cover the 
bottom of the pan, Stir frequently and fry slowly, seasoning: with 
pepper ana salt, , 
ried Rau Potatoes.—Wash, peel, and slice very thin, Put few ab 
a time into enough boiling fatto foat the slices, If too many are put 
in at one time they will chill the fat and will not fry evenly. Turn 
and fry a light brown on both sides. Whendone remove with a fork, 
leaving as much grease as possible, and shake them up ina covered 
dish to eliminate the grease still further. ; 
Stewed Potatoes.—Cut cold boiled potatoes into pieces the size of a 
hickory nut, put them into enough boiling milk to cover them, and 
let them simmer slowly till the milk is nearly exhausted, stirring 
frequently to prevent burning. Season with pepper, salt and butter. 
Sweet Potatoes are cooked the samé as nish potatoes, but require 
longer time, (See time table. : 
Boiled Cabbage.—Remove the outer and all bad leaves, examining 
carefully for insects, and halve or quarter the cabbage, accordimg 1¢ 
size, Wash, soakashort time in cold water, and putin a covered 
ot of boiling salted water, When itis tender and ‘*smeélis good” it 
is done. Drain, and press out the water, seasoning with salt, pepper 
and butter. ‘he latter should be omitted if it is boiled with pork. 
Cabbage aux Legumes.—Cut ont the center of a large cabbage, and 
fill the hole with small potatoes, onions, parsnips, beets, ete. Cover 
with a cloth and hoil till tender. vs 
Fyied Cooked Cabbage.—Haye enough lard in the pan to just cover 
the bottom when melted. Chop the cabbage, put into the melted 
lard and stir frequently till the cabbage is piping hot, when itis ready 
fo serve, 
Vegetables” will be continued in the next paper. SENECA. 
THAT SNHAKBOX AGAIN.—Mr. Rushton writes us that he will — 
have a 12x4 sneakbox, with a balance lug sail of 105[¢,, at Grindstone 
jand, An apportunity will thus be given for the test gre the 
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