Asparagus

Cut off the white part, wash and tie in small bunches, and put into a sauce-pan with boiling water enough to cover it, and a handful of* salt When young it will boil in twenty minutes; if not tender, boil thirty. Dish on toast, and season with a little butter.

Spillage

Pick carefully and see that there are no weeds or grass in it; then wash in several waters. Put on to boil in boiling water, and boil an hour and a half. When about half done, throw into the water a spoonful of salt. When done, drain and put in a dish with a little butter, and cut it several times with a knife. Dish and garnish with slices of hard-boiled egg. You can boil it with a piece of salt pork, and then you will not require the butter and eggs.

Cabbage

Cut the stalk and all the loose leaves from the cabbage; then cut the cabbage into four parts, and wash clean Examine it carefully, as there are worms in it sometimes. Put it in a deep pan, and pour boiling water over H, and let it stand in the shed (that it may not scent the house) half an hour. Boil with a small piece of salt pork two hours, or you can boil it with corned beef, as many persons do; but it has not the white appearance that it has when boiled with pork When cold, it is nice warmed with a little of the drippings of corned beef.

Cauliflower

Cut off the loose leaves and the stock; wash clean, and let it stand in cold water one hour; then put on to boil in boiling water, and if very large, boil one hour and a half; but if small, one hour will answer. When nearly done, stir in a spoonful of salt and half a pint of milk. Serve whole in a deep dish, and spread over it a little butter. The milk can be omitted, as its only use is to whiten the cauliflower.

Dandelions

Pick over carefully, and wash in several waters; cut off all the roots, then put into boiling water, and boil one hour; then drain off this water, and again put them into boiling water, and boil two hours longer. Put a spoonful of salt into the second water. When done, turn into a cullender and drain; then season with butter and more salt if necessary, and cut them with a knife. Serve in a deep vegetable dish. They may be boiled with a piece of salt pork, but in that case omit the butter.

Beet Greens

Scrape the roots and wash in several waters; then let them stand in cold water a few hours. Boil a small piece of salt pork three hours, then put the beet greens into the kettle with it, and boil one hour longer.

Macaroni Boiled

Break up and wash a pint bowl full of macaroni, and put in a shallow basin, and cover with cold water. Set this basin into another of warm water, and place on the fire; after fifteen minutes, add a pint of milk and a teaspoonful of salt; let it cook ten minutes longer, then add a spoonful of butter, and cook five minutes more, and dish. Be careful not to break the macaroni in dishing. The boiled macaroni which remains from one dinner can be used for the next, by preparing it in the following manner: Butter a shallow dish, and turn the macaroni into it; then grate over it old cheese, and brown.