July 3. Breakfast.

The early boys caught something this time: rose at four and coaxed two 4-Ib pickerel out of the lake. There is as yet no lard, no meat fat, bacon nor pork to fry them in; might be broiled, but conclude to fry in butter sparingly. Cut in thin slices crosswise of the fish, pep-per and salt well, dip both sides in flour. Put into the frying pans only a little butter and fry the pieces on both sides. The pieces are cut thin to cook this way because butter browns and burns too easily to let thick slices get done through. Take up on a hot pan to drain. Send in as soon after cooking as possible.

Oatmeal (21/2 cents.)

Pickerel (3 lbs net @ 10 cents; butter, 5 - 35 cents.)

Beefsteak (remainder of h. y. m.'s tough, 12 cents.)

Potatoes, baked, (3 cents.)

Biscuits (21 cents.) Milk and cream (22 cents.) Butter (10 cents.)

Coffee, tea, bread, sugar (161/2 cents.) $1 22. 18 persons; nearly 7 cents a plate.