There were vines about the windows, sunshine on the floor, and order everywhere; but it was haunted by a cooking-stove, that family altar whence such varied incense rises to appease the appetite of household gods, before which such dire incantations are pronounced to ease the wrath and woe of the priestess of the fire, and about which often linger saddest memories of wasted temper, time, and toil.

As there may be a danger of not meeting with a canteen, exactly suited to the wants of the traveller, for sale at Alexandria, it is advisable to procure one previously to leaving Europe; those fitted up with tin saucepans are necessary, for it is not easy to carry cooking apparatus in any other form.

Two or three horses picketed under the trees with their grooms, cowering over fires made upon the ground, looked very like unearthly chargers, just emerged with their grim attendants from some subterranean kingdom; while the red glare from the cooking tents, and the dusky figures moving about, could scarcely be recognised as belonging to human and every-day lifethe whole scene having a supernatural air.

"Well," she announced, "we use olive oil in our cooking, so we must be dagoes.

Matt stepped to the food shelf behind the two-burner kerosene cooking stove.

" Matt grunted a laugh and went on with his cooking.

Pare about half a peck of cooking pears and cut in halves, leaving the stems on.

While this is cooking another measure may be prepared and put in the second preserving kettle.

The success of canning depends upon absolute sterilization and not upon the amount of sugar or cooking.

The three easiest and best methods are: Cooking the fruit in jars in an oven; cooking the fruit in jars in boiling water; and stewing the fruit before it is put in the jars.

The three easiest and best methods are: Cooking the fruit in jars in an oven; cooking the fruit in jars in boiling water; and stewing the fruit before it is put in the jars.

Make the syrup; prepare the fruit the same as for cooking.

Prepare fruit and syrup as for cooking in a preserving kettle and cook the syrup ten minutes.

(This cooking is called sterilizing.)

Use glass jars and the best white sugar, and do not have any other cooking going on while preserving, as the steam or grease will be apt to injure your preserves.

While the juice is cooking put the sugar in pans in a moderate oven and let heat.

During the time the syrup is cooking it must be frequently stirred and skimmed.

MARMALADES Marmalades require great care while cooking because no moisture is added to the fruit and sugar.

Use one peck of juicy cooking apples and two quarts of sugar.

A peach kernel in the cooking syrup will improve the flavor.

In this case the rind will require long and steady cooking; say 3/4 of an hour or longer.

It requires no cooking at all, and is therefore easily made.

When cooking the beans, take out as many as may be required for a meal and soak them in cold water overnight.

Place in a large cooking-vessel with plenty of water and add a split carrot and onion, a head of celery, a little parsley root, pepper and salt to taste, and a pinch of saffron.

MATZOTH KLEIS, No. 2 Take six matzoth, three eggs, two cooking-spoons of chicken fat, parsley, onion, salt, pepper and ginger.