Enquire within upon everything by Robert Kemp Philp

Cooks should be cautioned against the use of charcoal in any quantity, except whore there is a free _current of air;_ for charcoal is highly prejudicial in a state of ignition, although it may be rendered even actively beneficial when boiled, as a small quantity of it, if boiled with _meat on the turn,_ will effectually cure the unpleasant taint. [AN ILL-FIXED BLIND NO ONE CAN WIND.] 1O88. Preparation of Vegetables. There is nothing in which the difference between an elegant and an ordinary table is more seen, than in the dressing of vegetables, more especially of greens; they may be equally as fine at first, at one place as at another, but their look and taste are afterwards very different, entirely from the careless way in which they have been cooked. They are in greatest perfection when in greatest plenty, i.e., when in full season. By season, we do not mean those early days, when luxury in the buyers, and avarice in the sellers about London, force the various vegetables, but the time of the year in which, by nature and common culture, and the mere operation of the sun and climate, they are most plenteous and in perfection.