vegetables, such as onions, beets, carrots, &c.

There is no way of preparing salt fish for breakfast, so nice as to
roll it up in little balls, after it is mixed with mashed potatoes;
dip it into an egg, and fry it brown.

A female lobster is not considered so good as a male. In the female,
the sides of the head, or what look like cheeks, are much larger,
and jut out more than those of the male. The end of a lobster is
surrounded with what children call 'purses,' edged with a little
fringe. If you put your hand under these to raise it, and find it
springs back hard and firm, it is a sign the lobster is fresh; if
they move flabbily, it is not a good omen.

Fried salt pork and apples is a favorite dish in the country; but it
is seldom seen in the city. After the pork is fried, some of the
fat should be taken out, lest the apples should be oily. Acid apples
should be chosen, because they cook more easily; they should be cut in
slices, across the whole apple, about twice or three times as thick as
a new dollar. Fried till tender, and brown on both sides--laid around
the pork. If you have cold potatoes, slice them and brown them in the
same way.

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