Curry Powder

Mix 1 ounce of ginger, 1 ounce of mustard, 1 ounce of pepper, 3 ounces of coriander seed, 3 ounces of tumeric, ¼ ounce of Cayenne pepper, ½ ounce cardamons, ½ ounce cummin seed, ½ ounce of cinnamon. Have these ingredients well powdered; sift together and keep in a tightly-corked bottle. A sprinkling of this will be found a great improvement to soups and some stews and gravies.

Soup Herb Spirit

Take equal parts of thyme, sweet marjoram, sweet basil, summer savory, parsley and celery seed, gathered in their prime; fill a wide-mouthed bottle loosely with the fresh leaves; fill with good vinegar and cork closely. In three or four days pour the vinegar into another bottle and cork. This, for those who like a variety of herbs in soup, will be very convenient and far nicer for use than the same herbs in a pulverized state, though these can be used in the form of a powder.

Parsley or celery, can be dried in a slow oven, the stems of parsley picked out and the leaves bottled closely for use - the stalks and roots of celery grated and bottled. A small bunch of the fresh parsley or two tablespoonfuls of the dry will suffre for four quarts of soup.

Rolled Oatmeal

Rolled Oatmeal is nearly, if not quite, as nice in soup as rice, Walnut, mushroom and tomato catsups, celery and other, vinegars will be found in their especial departments, and may be added to suit the taste of individuals.

Gumbo Filee, or Fela, is prepared from sassafras leaves dried and powdered. (The addition of a few pulverized bay leaves is an improvement.) This gumbo for Gumbo Filee is indispensable. A tablespoonful is often an addition to the commoner broths.

"Bay leaf for flavoring," says one epicure, "is among soups and meats what the vanilla is among the sweets. Skillful use of this gives an unmistakable flavor of French cookery to domestic viands." One large bay leaf will flavor two gallons of soup, and only a small piece is wanted for a family dinner.

Celery Seed

Celery Seed can be used for soups where the celery stalks are not at hand.