Their dinner consisted of several dishes of vegetables, variously served up; of roots, stalks, seeds, flowers, and fruits, some of which resembled the productions of the earth; and in particular, I saw a dish of what I at first took to be very fine asparagus, but supposed I was mistaken, when I saw them eat the coarse fibrous part alone.

Make a rich pie-dough; then line a pie-dish with the dough.

"I wonder if there are dishes in all of them?" "We haven't time to look now," said Mrs. Gilligan, stopping her as she was about to peep inside a closet.

The frog's hind legs make an excellent dish for those who like it, as well as a joke for those who don't.

There were a few of his city acquaintances present, besides ourselves: but whether it was owing to the effect of the steam from the dishes on our stomachs, or that this scientific cookery was not suited to our unpractised palates, I know not, but we all made an indifferent repast, except our host, who tasted every dish, and seemed to relish them all.

This is proper for a side-dish at noon, or a bottom-dish at night.

"Besides, what we want we want in a hurry," said Laura, taking the dishes from Violet and setting them decidedly on the table.

When done, place them on a dish before the fire; put a small piece of butter in the pan, dredge in a little flour, add 1/4 pint of water, 2 tablespoonfuls of lemon-juice, a seasoning of salt, pepper, and pounded mace; let the whole boil up, and pour it over the collops.

WHITEBAIT.This highly-esteemed little fish appears in innumerable multitudes in the river Thames, near Greenwich and Blackwall, during the month of July, when it forms, served with lemon and brown bread and butter, a tempting dish to vast numbers of Londoners, who flock to the various taverns of these places, in order to gratify their appetites.

Garnish your dish as before.

Now boil the cod, take out the middle bone, and skin it; put it on the dish without breaking, and pour the sauce over it.

It's a poor place here for yer bright oies and soft hands, me lads; but I'm not the wan to throw the dish after th' milk when it's spilt!" He stroked the bared heads of the blushing lads, and, turning to their unhappy sponsor, he added with official brevity: "I will put Twiggs's son at me papers in the adjutant's office.

" "A wife," pronounced Abe, carrying his own dishes into the kitchen, "is dretful handy, onct yew git used to her.

The remains of the fowls cut up into joints and fricasseed; joint of roast pork and apple sauce, and, if liked, sage-and-onion, served on a dish by itself; turnips and potatoes.

This was all very well for the prince de Soubise; but as we do not write for princes and nobles alone, but that our British sisters may make the best dishes out of the least expensive ingredients, we will also pass the hams, and give a few general directions concerning Sauces, &c. 355.

A prettier dish than the above may be made by serving the kidneys each on a piece of buttered toast out in any fanciful shape.

Stir in 1 cup of milk and bake in a well-buttered pudding-dish until brown.

Take your beef-steaks and beat them with the back of a knife, strow them over with a little pepper and salt, lay them on a grid-iron over a clear fire, turning 'em whilst enough; set your dish over a chafing-dish of coals, with a little brown gravy; chop an onion or Shalot as small as pulp, and put it amongst the gravy; (if your steaks be not over much done, gravy will come therefrom;) put it on a dish and shake it all together.

The Chinaman who kept it did an exceptionally good business; for chop-suey was a favorite dish among the frequenters of the place.

Stew gently, until the vegetables are tender, and serve on a flat dish within walls of mashed potatoes.

Procure some nice sprigs of holly; pick the leaves from the stalks, and wipe them with a clean cloth free from all moisture; then place them on a dish near the fire, to get thoroughly dry, but not too near to shrivel the leaves; dip them into oiled butter, sprinkle over them some coarsely-powdered sugar, and dry them before the fire.

No wonder the devil gets into the kitchen, where a dish like that is waiting him.

SMALL DISHES OF PASTRY FOR ENTREMETS, SUPPER-DISHES, &c. FANCHONNETTES, or CUSTARD TARTLETS.

The horses started up again, and after struggling along another quarter of a mile a wheel of the surrey dished between two stones, and with a bump the axle struck the ground and the journey was promptly arrested.

And she moved a glittering dish toward him.