Transcriber’s Notes

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A table of contents has been added.

Illustrations have been moved so they do not break up the paragraphs.

Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources. Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text, and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained.

The following corrections have been applied to the text (before/after):

PageSourceCorrection
[16]1 lb rice1 lb. rice
[19]... enough apart so so that it ...... enough apart so that it ...
[21]... respectable flap-jack and ...... respectable flapjack and ...
[21]... while flap-jacks, johnny-cakes ...... while flapjacks, johnny-cakes ...
[82]... the kettle, with ...... the kettle with ...
[93]... smoked halbut, gives ...... smoked halibut, gives ...
[100]... No one need to go ...... No one needs to go ...
[104]Stewed ChantarelleStewed Chanterelle
[105]... to taste: sufficient ...... to taste; sufficient ...
[119]... of 1-8 grain ...... of 1/8 grain ...
[120]... or dogwool poison ...... or dogwood poison ...
[127]“Punkey-dope”“Punkey dope”
[128]Sore-throatSore throat