"O, 'tis eggs are a treat When so while and so sweet From under the manger they're taken; And by fair Margery, Och! 'tis she's full of glee, They are fried with fat rashers of bacon.

'What is it?' asked the bookbinder, who was eating his fourth large rasher, and spoke with his mouth full.

Fried rashers of bacon, curled, serve as a pretty garnish to many dishes; and, for small families, answer very well as a substitute for boiled bacon, to serve with a small dish of poultry, &c. BROILED RASHERS OF BACON (a Breakfast Dish).

Broiled fish, such as mackerel, whiting, herrings, dried haddocks, &c.; mutton chops and rump-steaks, broiled sheep's kidneys, kidneys à la maître d'hôtel, sausages, plain rashers of bacon, bacon and poached eggs, ham and poached eggs, omelets, plain boiled eggs, oeufs-au-plat, poached eggs on toast, muffins, toast, marmalade, butter, &c. &c. 2146.

He awoke before it was dawn, but when he dragged himself from his tepee, moving quietly not to awaken his boy, he found John Aldous on his knees before a small fire, slicing thin rashers of bacon into a frying-pan.