In the following collection of receipts some are entirely original; many are contributed by friends; others are wellknown favorites which have stood the test of time; and the rest are similar to those found in trustworthy cook books, but altered after trial, according to taste. To those who have generously given their choice receipts to add to the attractions of "How to Cook Well," public acknowledgment and thanks are here rendered.

The writer of this book has aimed not merely to give a collection of receipts, but to teach cooking, and also, by arranging departments for Breakfast, Luncheon, Dinner and Tea, to present suggestions to those housekeepers who find themselves taxed to make variety in the different meals. The style of cooking here given is for the most part suited to people of moderate means, and especial attention has been paid to showing how to use in a tempting manner remnants from a former meal. The order of mixing and the time for cooking has been given with nearly every receipt, and after many of them the size of the family for which they are intended is stated. If the directions given in the book are carefully followed, the author has no pears for those who learn to cook by its aid, provided they have brains!

Study the General Directions, and read carefully the "Remarks" at the head of whatever you undertake to cook.