rice will be sufficiently cooked; set it where it will keep hot, until
you are ready to dish it.


To Keep Vegetables in Winter.

Beets, parsnips, carrots and salsify should he dug up before the frost
is severe; those wanted for use in the winter should be put in barrels,
and covered with sand; what you do not want till spring should be buried
in the garden, with sods on the top. Celery may be dug in November, and
set in a large box covered with sand, in the cellar, with the roots
down; it will keep till the frost is out of the ground. Or it may be
left in the ground all winter, and dug as you want it for use.





BREAD, &c.


As bread is the most important article of food, great care is necessary
in making it, and much judgment, as the weather changes so often.

In warm weather, the rising should be mixed with water nearly cold; if
there should be a spell of damp weather in the summer, have it slightly
warm and set it to rise on a table in the kitchen.

In winter it should be mixed with warm water, and left on the warm
hearth all night. If the yeast is fresh, a small quantity will do; if