Alternates of every State and Territory of the United States,
including Alaska, upon the fact that their prompt responses to the
statement of the object of this publication bring them together in
this place as the exponents of the Art of Cookery, at this stage of
its best development in this country, and as cheerful assistants of
women who need the encouragement and blessings of their more fortunate
sisters. 

It is to be regretted that all of the letters, of commendation cannot
be published, but as they would alone constitute a fair sized volume,
only a few have been inserted. 

TEA 

Tastes differ as to which of the many kinds of tea is the best, and
yet the general use of English Breakfast and Oolong warrants the
recommending of these two teas as standard.  The Chinese have taught us
the correct idea of tea drinking; to have it always freshly made, with
the water boiling, mid to steep the leaves at table.