Molly penned a little note of directions as follows: DEAR MRS. LENNOX:—I send you some English muffins and crumpets made by Mrs. Welles, who is anxious that _you_ at least should eat them as they are eaten in her country. She scouts the idea of their being simply made hot in the oven, and is only surprised that, eaten that way, they should be as much in favor as they are. Both are to be toasted, and are better the day after they are made. The crumpets are toasted both sides until hot through, slightly browner and _crisp_; then butter, very little salted, must be plentifully laid in little bits on each one as it is toasted; then put it in the oven while you toast the other. When the second is done, the butter on the first will be soft enough to spread without pressure. When all are buttered, cut once through the middle. The muffins are also toasted. They must be broken all round the edge as if you were going to split them, then toasted on _both_ sides until the crust will crack under the thumb nail. Rip them open quickly, put a bountiful supply of butter, in small pieces, on the inside of each half; close it and put it in the oven while another is being toasted. When it comes out the butter will be melted. Never attempt to spread them first, or they will be heavy. If the butter has not spread all over, you may gently use a knife to make it even, but _without pressure_. When each muffin is put together again, spread a little butter on the outer crust, and cut them through the middle. The essentials are that they should be well toasted, so as to be _hot_ through and crisp outside, then so quickly buttered as not to get cold, and to be served very hot. There is a covered dish on purpose, called a muffineer, but lacking that, a hot bowl should be turned over them to keep them hot. It is English fashion, for tea, to serve both muffins and crumpets. They are handed round together, a plate of each, some preferring one, some the other. At breakfast, muffins alone are usual. I just say the last to round up the matter, not that I suppose you will care one bit what the English mode of _serving_ is, but I do think, for the sake of our digestion, we should either eat them toasted or let them alone. I send you over my receipt-book, in which I have copied some things that may be useful to both of us. You tell me Mr. Lennox writes out such things for you, and you can keep the book until he has leisure. Yours sincerely, MOLLY BISHOP.