preserve the flavour of aromatic plants, is to pick off
the leaves as soon as they are dried; then to pound and pass them
through a hair sieve, and keep them in well-stopped bottles.--Basil is
in the best state for drying, from the middle of August, and three weeks
afterwards. Knotted marjoram, from the beginning of July to the end of
the month. Winter savoury, the latter end of July, and throughout
August. Thyme, lemon thyme, and orange thyme, during June and July.
Mint, the latter end of June, and throughout July. Sage, August and
September. Tarragon, June, July, and August. Chervil, May, June, and
July. Burnet, June, July, and August. Parsley, May, June, and July.
Fennel, the same. Elder flowers, and orange flowers, May, June, and
July. Herbs carefully dried, are a very agreeable substitute; but when
fresh ones can be had, their flavour and fragrance are much finer, and
therefore to be preferred.

SWEET LAMB PIE. Make a good puff paste; then cut a loin of lamb into
chops, and season with salt and nutmeg; lay a paste over the bottom of
your dish; put in your chops, with a handful of currants washed and
picked very clean; lay on your lid, and bake it. When it comes from the
oven, take off the lid nicely, and pour over a caudle made of white
wine, the yolks of eggs, a little nutmeg, and sugar pounded: lay the lid
on again, and send it to table as hot as you can.

SWEET MACARONI. To make a very nice dish of macaroni, boil two ounces of
it in a pint of milk, with a bit of cinnamon and lemon peel, till the
pipes are swelled to their utmost size without breaking. Lay them on a
custard dish, pour a custard over them, and serve them up cold.

SWEET PATTIES. Chop the meat of a boiled calf's foot, the liquor of
which is intended for jelly; two apples, one ounce of orange and lemon
peel candied, and some fresh peel and juice. Mix with them half a nutmeg
grated, the yolk of an egg, a spoonful of brandy, and four ounces of
currants washed and dried. Fill some small pattipans lined with paste,
and bake them.--To make patties resembling mince pies, chop the kidney
and fat of cold veal, apple, orange and lemon peel candied; adding some
fresh currants, a little wine, two or three cloves, a little brandy and
sugar.

SWEET POT. Take three handfuls of orange flowers, three of clove
gilliflowers, three of damask roses, one of knotted marjoram, one of
lemon thyme, six bay leaves, a handful of rosemary, one of myrtle, one
of lav