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A pleasant dish may be made of macaroni, by 
boiling it in water until soft, either with or without 
salt, drawing off the water, and then stewing it 
with a little butter, cream, and grated cheese, after 
which it may be made into a form, and browned in 
an oven or before a fire. 
RURAL ARCHITECTURE. 
I hail ihe periodical visits of your journal, with 
great pleasure, as it is always to me a feast of fat 
things. Indeed, 1 know of no work of its kind extant, 
(and I take nearly half a score,) wherein is so per- 
fectly combined the utile dulce, as the American 
Agriculturist, so eminently practical and common 
sense is it, in its details, that it must commend itself 
to every intelligent house keeper throughout the 
length and breadth of the land, as well as those 
who feel any interest in the foundation of the pros- 
perity of the American people. 
Holding opinions like these, and in consideration 
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No. 51. — Perspective View. 
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No. 52. — Ground Plan. 
of the pleasure I have derived from perusing the 
efforts of your pens and those of your numerous 
correspondents, I will, in turn, endeavor to recipro- 
eate the favor, and add my quota to interest them. 
How far I shall succeed, I leave for you and them 
to decide. 
Enclosed, I send you a sketch of an ornamental 
cottage, the first of a series of designs, which I will 
furnish from time to time as my few leisure moments 
will allow. 
Fig. 51, is a perspective view of a cottage, con- 
taining three rooms on the lower floor, and two of 
