How To Cook A Beef-steak

! A correspondent of the JxomeiUaa gives thefollowing directions: ' Wlicn you are so lucky aa to got a beef steak, dou't spoil it in the oooking. It should be out uearly au inch 'm thiekness, aud divkU-d- by the natural divisiuus wheré praetieablo - iuto pieces the size of your hand, or thereabouts. - Gut away the most of the fat. If you happen to have such a thing as a " beefsteak pounder " in the house, put it into the tire and burii it to a coal - thts wood they are usually made of furnishes capita ooala for broüing ; but any ooals will do if tin y are hot eaough. " i'be b.98t gridiron is the doublé on of wire. wtuïsh you caii shut your mest into and turn without a fork to let the juice out, but auy gridiron will do if it is clean, if you have nmch elso to see to besides the steak, you had better have something else for breakfast, lor it is a sin to put a beef-steak over the coals aud luave it tü warp and gqmrm and dry up, uutil it is as tougli and tas'.eless as the solé of an oíd gfaoe. But it' yon have a coascience void off offence with all men, and ure ablo to conuenti-atc yoar eutiro en'ergies upon business, put your i?teak over me lire. .Now you must kuow that tiiü outside of a broilcd piece of muat must bo crisp, and [turn it] the inside juioy, to make it the most pilatabie and [turn it] uourishing Lf you alUiw it to rest long with one side to the tire [luri it] the juiceand flavor risea to the sur face and is lost. The great art [turn it] is to exposé the meat at tliu start, lor a moment, to such an intensa heat that [tram d] tho severed libros may bo Beared 'iu sucb a marnier as to seal up (so to spoak) the moistura [Turn it - Steak can be cooked in this way ontil it will not looic bloody when cut, and [turn it] will satisfy fally those who like 'rare' beef, without offeuJiug [turn ii such as prefer it " wull duna ' iiatter is worse tiian wasted -of course [turn it] yo'.i'h have it oa the table, for such as wisU to disguise the taste of beef, Mj we. i as pepper aud salt. [turn it. Vour motto is, bef aud tire. It' your fire is a hot one, the steak is nearly done. It raay uot be considered imyertinent to snggest [turn il] that, the potatoes being jast done too, the fainily may gathcr round tho table, so aa to roecive tho Steak upon their hot platea directly trom the fire. There will be tune for 'grace' before eatiug aud you'U be thankful after. wbether it is customary or ñot iu your family to say so."