Currants
Currants_, are easily grown from shoots trimmed off from old bunches,
and set carelessly in the ground; they flourish on all soils, and make
good jellies--their cultivation ought to be encouraged.
_Black Currants_, may be cultivated--but until they can be dryed, and
until sugars are propagated, they are in a degree unprofitable.
_Grapes_, are natural to the climate; grow spontaneously in every
state in the union, and ten degrees north of the line of the union.
The _Madeira_, _Lisbon_ and _Malaga_ Grapes, are cultivated in gardens
in this country, and are a rich treat or desert. Trifling attention
only is necessary for their ample growth.
Having pointed out the _best methods of judging of the qualities of
Viands, Poultry, Fish, Vegetables, &c._ We now present the best
approved methods of DRESSING and COOKING them; and to suit all tastes,
present the following
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