"Beginning with a critique of my own limbs, which she said, justly enough, were nothing to write home about, this girl went on to dissect my manners, morals, intellect, general physique, and method of eating asparagus with such acerbity that by the time she had finished the best you could say of Bertram was that, so far as was known, he had never actually committed murder or set fire to an orphan asylum.

ASPARAGUS WITH EGG SAUCE.Prepare and cook asparagus as directed above.

Wild asparagus (from which you may cultivate garden asparagus) should also be set out in such a place because the same kind of cultivation is suitable for it as for reeds.

I think I have said enough to cause my lady readers to wish that the time may not be far distant when they may, like ourselves,for we did all sorts of "odd jobs" in our garden,cut their own asparagus, and assist in gathering their own peas.

* Asparagus Cream is prepared in the same way, putting tender cooked asparagus in place of the celery.

In appearance and flavor it greatly resembles asparagus, and the suggestions for cooking and recipes given for that vegetable are applicable to sea-kale.

ASPARAGUS SALAD Boil the asparagus in salted water, being very careful not to break the caps; drain, and pour over it when cold a mayonnaise dressing, with some chopped parsley.

Carefully scrape the asparagus, cut it into pieces of an equal size, avoiding that which is in the least hard or tough, and throw them into cold water.

per lb.; or stringy tough asparagus, at 5s.

Then boil the asparagus in salt and water until three-parts done; take it out, drain, and place it on a cloth to dry the moisture away from it.

Moisten nicely browned zwieback in the liquor and lay in a hot dish; unbind the asparagus, heap it upon the toast, and serve.

"Do you think it would cast asparagus on my character if I should reside in a houseboat unchaperoned.