... the tea-tables of most well-to-do American farmers—viz., fruit shortcake. Huckleberries are much liked; in iliis country blackberries mulberries could be used their stead, and nothing could be more delicious than raspberry or strawbeiry shortcake. The recipe ...

... the red of the wild rose, the brilliant scarlet and green berries of the night shade, and the dark purple of tbo luxuriant blackberry. Thee* are now most bund .nt, and we often meet lots of lads and lasses busy reducing their number*. Thun wo have the wintry ...

... discovered. A number of boys were playing near the Forest, and one of them, either to recover a cricket ball or to get some blackberries, got over a hedge into adjoining field, we believe, just within the limits of the parish of Lenton. This lad was horrified ...

... but no doubt fermentation of manure is owing to the undergoing some change, as in the ferment of beer. It is seen that the blackberry, after it has ripened, becomes sour; this is nothing else but the change of the sugar to wine, and from wine to vinegar ...

... some bread next day. Another, singularly handsome boy, also crossing-sweeper, lias lately walked from Bristol, living on blackberries and “swedes’’ oy the way, and getting little work now and then at carrot-pulling. His mother, the only relative he ever ...

... covey* are attacked in full 'strength. Singular Discovery of a supposed Suicide.—On Tuesday afternoon, while some boys were blackberrying Ancrley-wood, the property of Mr. Kogers, one of them, youth named Osborn, got into close thicket to pluck some of the ...

... of world, and the rarity of true friendship, but this must libel on human nature, for sincere friends, If not plentiful blackberries, are at least as numerous as newspapers. put It to the experience of all readers of the public journals—cither dally or ...

... Which Mr. Cobden you mean, sir? ” Here was a pretty question to ask—“ Which Mr. Cobden ? ” as if Cobdens were plentiful ay blackberries. We told him which it was; and didn’t know whether he was home or not, and seemed very much as if he didn’t care either ...

... immediate nciuty of one of the Bencamre raajK of mountains. The hill said to be covered with countless bushel* of ripe blackberries, and all the hifh Tariety, which are tha larjeat and the sweetest. They left the station in hirt spirits, and few minute* ...

... political circles ; and, as the time of the opening of Parliament approaches, rumours, we shall find, will be plentiful as blackberries. Certain, however, it is that a new-born interest is now being taken in political prospects. The Premier knows as well ...

... ROADS, PHONOGRAPHY, AND HEDGES I did not mention, when I wrote on the subject of Fences,” that the blackberry or briar bush was about the best fence we could have, and that they should only be cut on the inside ; that those on the outside should be trained ...

... of the borough, who took earo (hat the privilege should nut he abused by silence. Squibs and crackers were plentiful as blackberries, and continued with little intermission until late hour iu the evening. N*11:10w Ktosri.—The public rejoicings for the ...