The skill in cooking which did such good service on that occasion still characterizes our ladies, and has again been given to a good cause, and will be found embodied in the recipes contained in this little book. We desire to make our grateful acknowledgment to the ladies of Canton and our friends in various Iocali ties, who have placed at our disposal their choicest recipes, and to the business men for their courteous treatment and quick recognition of the benefits to be derived from mutual assistance and co-operation in the way of all worthy enterprises.