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of what was causing the sickness. The truth dawned upon us at last, and then I banished concentrated lye from the place entirely and drove a wooden plug into the faucet so that Slim could not drain the steam chest dry any more. ^ The cause once understood and removed, we soon recovered from the ailment. But Slim was all broke up, .The floors lost their white- ness. He took to looking out of the windows and whistling lo himself, and soon left me, to find some other place where the water was all soft and where they made in unUmited abundance their own soft soap. Five arrivals this evening. They have come for the season. They are either from Paris or Peoria, Pekin or Pewaukee — it's a P, but I did not quite catch the name. Goods arrived from Lakeport at last- Open them to-morrow. Suppsr. Broiled Mackinaw trout (4 lbs, gross 30, butter to baste 5 — 35 cents.) Broiled tenderloin steak (No. 40-7- steaks, itb. 25 cents.) Beefsteak common (8 steaks, iB). 16, butter gravy 5-21 cents.) Eggs (4 orders, 14 cents.) Potatoes baked (5 cents.) French rolls (35 and loaf bread, 19 cents.) Rhubarb sauce do cents.) Cake, frosted (i^ lbs, 18 cents.) Butter, (average count 15 cents.) Milk and cream, (average count 28 cents \ Coffee and tea, (10 cents.) Twenty-five persons ; 8 cents a plate. 570— B; oiled Tvlackinaw Trout. If the fish is of small size, split it lengthwise in halves and remove the bone entirely, by cutting along both sides of it. Dry the halves on a clean kitchen towel, dredge with pepper and salt, dip both sides in flour, place them in the hinged wire broiler and cook over clear coals. When partly cooked, brush over with melted butter and keep it moist until well done throuf^h. To serve, turn out of the broiler en to a little board on the table, kept for the purpose and divide each side in four by a sudden chop with a large sharp knife. For a plain family supper like this, no sauce is needed, but have the fish freshly cooked and hot. May also be served like No. 58. Note,— It is not necessary to cook broiled fish entirely on the broiler, but, when the place is wanted to broil the beefsteaks the fish may be finished in a pan in the oven. Very large fishes are sometimes broiled whole ostensibly, when they are in reality baked except for sufficient broiling at first to give them the marks and appearance. A very nice broil can also be effected over the top of the stove, by beginning a little earlier. Breakfast. July 8. Meats all cut and laid ready in a pan are to be broiled as ordered. Where there are so many kinds offered it is sufficient to prepare two or three orders of each. Beefsteak (6, 12 ozs, net, and seasonnings, 16 cents.) Liver (4 slices, 8 ozs, 7 cents.) Bacon (4 slices, 6 ozs, net, 6 cents.) Ham (4 slices, 8 ozs, net, 12 cents.) Mutton chops (6 lb, gross, 10 cents.) Eggs (2 dozen, and butter to fry, 35 cents.) Potatoes baked and fried (8 cents,) Rolls and bread (15 cents ) Batter cakes (2 qts, 13 cents.) Syrup (of i^ lbs, sugar, 12 cents.) Butter (i lb, 20 cents.) Milk and cream (25 cents.) Coffee and tea (10 cents.) Total, $1 89; 25 persons; 7^2 a plate. Dinner. Not having soup regularly as yet, for no reason of expense but because it makes more work waiting on table, washing plates, and prolonging the meal.