Mother Hubbard's cupboard

Put stale bread in oven to dry ; roll fine, then put in dish a layer of crumbs, layer of clams, cut in small pieces ; season with butter and pepper ; so on until dish is full. Pour over the clam juice; bake one-half hour. Cracker crumbs may be used in the place of bread. PICKLED OYSTERS. One quart oysters, drain off the liquid ; add one cup of vinegar, one cup of water ; let it boil, and skim off the top while boiling. One teaspoon of white pepper, one-half teaspoon of allspice, one teaspoon of salt, little stick cinnamon. Let the spices boil with the liquid ; when cool' pour this over the oysters. Mrs. C. F. Paine. PICKLED OYSTERS. Two gallons of large oysters, drain and rinse them ; put one pint of the oyster juice and one quart of vinegar over the fire, scald and skim until clear; add one tablespoonful of whole pepper, one tablespoonful of cloves, one teaspoonful of mace and one even tablespoonful of salt ; scald a minute, then throw in the oysters, and let them just come to a boil. The oysters should be pickled the day before they are wanted, as they grow tough after standing a few days in the vinegar. Mrs. W. N. S. FRIED OYSTERS. Take large sized oysters, drain and dry ; dip in egg and bread or cracker crumbs. Fry in hot butter or lard. SUNDRIES. HAM COOKED IN CIDER. Put a pint of cider and a cup of brown sugar into enough water to cover the ham ; boil three hours, or until the skin will peel off easily. Remove the skin, cover the ham with a crust of sugar, and bake in a slow oven three hours. Dissolve a cup of sugar in a pint of cider and baste the ham frequently while baking. If the cider is very sweet, use less sugar. Mrs. W. N. Sage. STEWED BEEF. Have a steak weighing two pounds, and an inch and a half thick. Put two ounces of butter in a . stew pan ; when melted, put in the steak with one-quarter pound of lean bacon, cut in small pieces. Place the stew pan over the fire ; turn the steak occasionally until a little brown, then lay it off into a dish. Add one tablespoon of flour to the butter in the pan, and continue stirring until brown ; then again lay in the steak. Add one pint of water, one glass sherry, a little pepper and salt; let simmer slowly one hour. Skim off all the fat, and add twenty button onions ; simmer until onions are very tender ; remove the steak to hot platter, and pour the onions, sauce, etc., over. Mrs. K. Woodbury. Sundries. 13 MOCK TERRAPINS (Supper Dish). Half a calf s liver ; season and fry brown ; hash it, not very fine ; dust thickly with flour, a teaspoon of mixed mustard, as much cayenne pepper as will lie on half a dime ; two hard boiled eggs, chopped fine ; a piece of butter, size of an egg ; a teacup of water. Let all boil a minute or two, then serve. Cold veal is also nice dressed in this way. BEEF STEAK BALLS. One and one-half pounds round steak, chopped fine ; two eggs, one tablespoon flour, two tablespoons milk; salt and pepper to taste. Drop in spider and fry until done. VEAL LOAF.