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Sect. 1.-General Remarks

36. A GREAT MANY ARTICLES OF FOOD are the better for keeping a longer or shorter time, varying, according to their nature, to the state of the weather, and to the place where they are kept. Among the chief of these are-butcher's meat, venison, game, some kinds of poultry, and a few kinds of fish. Even some vegetables are the better for a few hours' keeping after they are brought in from the garden, such as young potatoes and Jerusalem artichokes; but this is an exception to the general rule, which enforces the necessity of dressing vegetables as soon as possible after they are gathered. On the other hand, many fruits require keeping for some time, such as apples, and pears of the kinds called keepers, medlars, and some others. The best mode, therefore, of keeping these several articles will here be given.