The fact remains, however, that there is many a worthy signor who sells ices in the streets at a penny each, and manages to make a living out of the profit not only for himself, but for his signora as well.

Under these circumstances, the manufacture of these "extravagances" is worthy of inquiry.

Ices can be made at home very cheaply with an ice machine, which can now be obtained at a, comparatively speaking, small cost.

With a machine there is absolutely no trouble, and directions will be given with each machine, so that any details here, which vary with the machine, will be useless.

Ices can be made at home without a machine with a little trouble, and, to explain how to do this, it is necessary to explain the theory of ice-making, which is exceedingly simple.
We will not allude to machines dependent on freezing-powders, but to those which rely for their cold simply on ice and salt mixed.