1 tablespoonful of curry powder,

1 teaspoonful of butter,

1 small onion,

1 desert spoonful of salt,

1 qt. of water,

1 pt. of split peas.

Cook curry, butter, etc., first, then add peas and water. Boil quickly for one-half hour, then let it simmer an hour. The onion maybe omitted.

Mrs. A. L. Mitchell.

Chow Chow

Slice eighteen good sized cucumbers without paring. Chop fine two large heads of cabbage, three dozen small onions and eighteen bell-peppers. Sprinkle salt over all and let stand twelve hours. Press out dry with the hands. Put in a porcelain kettle alternate layers of the chopped vegetables and the following spices:

2ozs. white mustard seed, 1 oz. turmeric,

1 oz. celery seed,

3/4 lb. ground mustard.

1 lb. sugar.

Cover all with the best cider vinegar; boil until it begins to thicken. Seal while hot.

Mrs. E. White, Watsonville.

Epicurean Chow

6 pts. cabbage,

3 pts. green tomatoes,

3 pts. ripe tomatoes,

3pts. onions, 1 pt. pickles, 1/2 pt. celery,

1 pt. green peppers,

1/2 pt- grated horseradish,

1 gal. best cider vinegar,

2lbs. dark sugar,

10 tablespoonfuls mustard seed,

4 tablespoonfuls celery seed,

3 tablespoonfuls allspice,

2 tablespoonfuls black pepper, Mace (10c. worth cooked in a bag). All to be chopped fine, and boiled slowly for two hours. Bottle and seal.

Mrs. E. B. Cahoon, Soquel.

Chow Chow

24 large green tomatoes. 24 large green peppers, 8 good sized onions.

4tablespoonfuls of salt.

Chop these all fine and drain through a sieve. Add 8 tablespoonfuls of sugar,

1 tablespoonful of celery seed,

2tablespoonfuls of white mustard seed,

3teaspoonfuls each of ground ginger and cinnamon, 1 1/2 teaspoonfuls of ground cloves,

8 teacupfuls of vinegar. Mix thoroughly and boil slowly four hours. This quantity will make two gallons.

Mrs. C. A. Hudson.

Chow Chow

1 large head of cabbage,

2qts. of cucumbers, 2 qts. of green beans,

10 lbs. of green tomatoes,

2 bunches of celery,

2 large onions,

1 1/2 lbs. of green peppers,

1 lb. of white mustard seed,

2 tablespoonfuls each of cinnamon, cloves, allspice and black pepper. Add a little grated horseradish; chop; add salt to taste, and two quarts of heated vinegar over all.

Mrs. H. Samuels.

Tomato (How Chow)

18 large ripe tomatoes, 4 bell peppers, green,

2small onions,

3cupfuls of vinegar,

2 tablespoonfuls of salt,

4tablespoonfuls of sugar,

1 tablespoonful of red pepper,

2teaspoonfuls of ginger, 2 teaspoonfuls of allspice,

2 teaspoonfuls of cinnamon, 2 teaspoonfuls of whole cloves, 2 teaspoonfuls of ground black pepper. Stew from half an hour to an hour. If to keep through the Winter, seal hermetically.

Mrs. W. J. Hill.