Graham rolls (No. 596; 30 rolls, 12 cents.) Raspberry shortcake with cream, (No. 595 ; 2 dinner plate size ; paste 27 ; berries and sugar 30; 24 cuts 57 cents.) Cream 40, milk 18. coffee, tea, sugar 14, butter 15. Total, $1 77 ; 25 persons; over 7 centsa plate. 595— Raspberry Shortcake. Boys made a bargain with me that I should make raspberry shortcake for the crowd if they would go and pick the ber- ries. Imposed the condition that they should bring a gallon. Said they would if they could, but it v/as a week too early 3'et for berries to be plenty, 'ihey came home at four o'clock in disorder. Had been in old Barnacle's woods anii the old chap and his hired man came up with switches and wanted to take the berries away from them. Boys called up their big dog to defend them and ran home. I am under solemn promise "not to tell pa." Sorry, for they will be afraid to go to Barnacle's to buy eggs, now. They brought nearly two quarts red raspberries (25 cents.) After looking them over I shook a large cup powdered sugar (5 cents) into them. For the short paste : 8 level cups flour— 2 pounds. 2 cups butter — i pound. Rub the butter into the flour, after first slicing it thin. When well mingled, wet with two small cups waler✪ Raspberry Shortcake. Knead the paste smooth, roll out and^ bake on two jelly cake pans or large pie pans if the others arc not at hand. Split the short- cakes when done and spread \Yith berries both inside and on top. Cut in 8. Cost 47 COOKING FOR PROFIT, 2^ cents a cut. dividual creamers. Serve cream in in- 596— Graham Pocket Book rtolls. Graham rolls are a novelty in most places and very nice if made like French rolls, that is, folded over with a touch of butter between, so that they pull open when baked. It requires more practice, however, to make them of good shape, as Graham dough rises faster than white and the shapes run out flat if kept too warm. Of course the more difficult it is to make' such an article the more merit and the more of a specialty it is for the one who can. Some white flour must be mixed with the Graham. The addi- tion of the white of an egg to the liquor the dough is mixed with, is an improve- ment—Section No. 261. Use^ com- pressed yeast. Make half in split rolls, the rest a loaf oi Graham bread. Breakfast. July II. Oatmeal {3 cents.) ^ .. , , Salmon trout, breaded and fried (15 orders, ^V^ lbs, gross, 36; 2 eggs to bread 3 ; cracker meal 2 ; lard to fry equal to ^ lb, loss, 6—47 cents.) Beefsteak (8 orders, i lb, net, 20 cents.) Breakfast bacon (4 orders, >^ lb,6 cents.) Potatoes German fried (6 cents.) Corn bread (No. 599; " cents.) Biscuits (24, IS cents.) Batter cakes [cheapest, iqt, 7 cents.] Syrup 10, butter 15, milk, cream 22, coffee, tea 7. Total, $1 69; 25 persons; nearly 7 cents a plate. _ 597— Salmon Trout Fried.

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Graham rolls (No. 596; 30 rolls, 12 cents.) Raspberry shortcake with cream, (No. 595 ; 2 dinner plate size ; paste 27 ; berries and sugar 30; 24 cuts 57 cents.) Cream 40, milk 18. coffee, tea, sugar 14, butter 15. Total, $1 77 ; 25 persons; over 7 centsa plate. 595— Raspberry Shortcake. Boys made a bargain with me that I should make raspberry shortcake for the crowd if they would go and pick the ber- ries. Imposed the condition that they should bring a gallon. Said they would if they could, but it v/as a week too early 3'et for berries to be plenty, 'ihey came home at four o'clock in disorder. Had been in old Barnacle's woods anii the old chap and his hired man came up with switches and wanted to take the berries away from them. Boys called up their big dog to defend them and ran home. I am under solemn promise "not to tell pa." Sorry, for they will be afraid to go to Barnacle's to buy eggs, now. They brought nearly two quarts red raspberries (25 cents.) After looking them over I shook a large cup powdered sugar (5 cents) into them. For the short paste : 8 level cups flour— 2 pounds. 2 cups butter — i pound. Rub the butter into the flour, after first slicing it thin. When well mingled, wet with two small cups waler. Knead the paste smooth, roll out and^ bake on two jelly cake pans or large pie pans if the others arc not at hand. Split the short- cakes when done and spread \Yith berries both inside and on top. Cut in 8. Cost 47 COOKING FOR PROFIT, 2^ cents a cut. dividual creamers. Serve cream in in- 596— Graham Pocket Book rtolls. Graham rolls are a novelty in most places and very nice if made like French rolls, that is, folded over with a touch of butter between, so that they pull open when baked. It requires more practice, however, to make them of good shape, as Graham dough rises faster than white and the shapes run out flat if kept too warm. Of course the more difficult it is to make' such an article the more merit and the more of a specialty it is for the one who can. Some white flour must be mixed with the Graham. The addi- tion of the white of an egg to the liquor the dough is mixed with, is an improve- ment—Section No. 261. Use^ com- pressed yeast. Make half in split rolls, the rest a loaf oi Graham bread. Breakfast. July II. Oatmeal {3 cents.) ^ .. , , Salmon trout, breaded and fried (15 orders, ^V^ lbs, gross, 36; 2 eggs to bread 3 ; cracker meal 2 ; lard to fry equal to ^ lb, loss, 6—47 cents.) Beefsteak (8 orders, i lb, net, 20 cents.) Breakfast bacon (4 orders, >^ lb,6 cents.) Potatoes German fried (6 cents.) Corn bread (No. 599; " cents.) Biscuits (24, IS cents.) Batter cakes [cheapest, iqt, 7 cents.] Syrup 10, butter 15, milk, cream 22, coffee, tea 7. Total, $1 69; 25 persons; nearly 7 cents a plate. _ 597— Salmon Trout Fried.

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