Wash nutmeg and muskmelons; wipe dry; cut in two, scrape out the seeds, and put a lump of ice in each half.

Eat with sugar, or with mixed pepper and salt.


CAKES OF ALL KINDS.

Nellie’s Cup Cake.

5 cups of flour.

5 eggs, whites and yolks separated—the latter strained.

1 cup of butter, }