he chopped oyster for a family of five). Put 
on to cook with only enough water to keep 
from Van ning. When tender, add three pints 
of new milk, a piece of butter, salt and pepper. 
Thicken with a little rolled cracker. Serve 
with crackers and cold, chopped cabbage same 
as oyster soup. Mary 13. 
BAKKD PARSNIPS. 
Put two or three thin slices of salt pork into 
a kettle with about three pints of water. Wash 
and scrape enough parsnips for your family, 
and, if large, halve and qua iter, As soon as 
the water boils, put in the parsnips and cook 
about 130 minutes. Then put meat, parsnips 
and liquor into a dripping-pan, sprinkle over 
a little sugar, if you like, and bake until the 
parsnips are nicely browned ami the water 
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DANDELION GREENS. 
Cut before they bloom. Look over carefully, 
wash in several waters, boil an hour, drain 
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hours longer. Draiu, season with butter and 
pepper, and cut with u knife before sending to 
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FRIED LETTUCE. 
Take crisp lettuce, chop quite line with the 
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beaten eggs, pepper ami salt. Put a little 
butter into a frying pan; when hot pour in 
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Salmon Salad. 
Place a can of salmon in a kettle of hot 
water and boil half an hour. Open, drain off 
all the juice, turn into a deep dish, sprinkle 
over a few cloves, season with pepper and salt 
and cover with a cup of weak viuegar. Do 
this the day before wonted, -lust before meal 
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half of the mixture, cut up the inside leaves of 
lettuce, mix with the dressing, pour over the 
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