Domestic and Rural Affairs: The Family, Farm and Gardens, and the Domestic Animals. ... From the Latest and Best AuthoritiesElliot G. Storke Auburn publishing Company, 1859 |
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... ounce each , rub them together , and then rub your mutton well with this mixture twice a day . When you dress it , wash off the spice with warm water , and roast it in paste . A Fillet of Veal , of from twelve to sixteen pounds , will ...
... ounce each , rub them together , and then rub your mutton well with this mixture twice a day . When you dress it , wash off the spice with warm water , and roast it in paste . A Fillet of Veal , of from twelve to sixteen pounds , will ...
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... ounces of the best hops in four quarts of water for half an hour , strain it , and let the liquor cool down to new - milk warmth , then put in a small handful of salt , and half a pound of sugar ; beat up one pound of the best flour ...
... ounces of the best hops in four quarts of water for half an hour , strain it , and let the liquor cool down to new - milk warmth , then put in a small handful of salt , and half a pound of sugar ; beat up one pound of the best flour ...
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... ounce of salt - mix them well together ; rub into a little flour two ounces of butter ; then make your dough , not quite so stiff as for your bread ; let it stand for three - quarters of an hour , and it will be ready to make into rolls ...
... ounce of salt - mix them well together ; rub into a little flour two ounces of butter ; then make your dough , not quite so stiff as for your bread ; let it stand for three - quarters of an hour , and it will be ready to make into rolls ...
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... ounce ; butter , four ounces ; one egg ; mix into a stiff paste with new milk , and beat them well with a rolling - pin for half an hour ; roll out thin , and cut them out with a docker , and bake about fifteen minutes in a quick oven ...
... ounce ; butter , four ounces ; one egg ; mix into a stiff paste with new milk , and beat them well with a rolling - pin for half an hour ; roll out thin , and cut them out with a docker , and bake about fifteen minutes in a quick oven ...
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... ounces of fine flour rub in well six ounces of butter ; make it into a stiffish paste with a little water ; beat it well , roll it thin , and bake it in a moderate oven . Crust , Short . - Take two ounces of white sugar , pound , sift ...
... ounces of fine flour rub in well six ounces of butter ; make it into a stiffish paste with a little water ; beat it well , roll it thin , and bake it in a moderate oven . Crust , Short . - Take two ounces of white sugar , pound , sift ...
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Page 10 - You may think perhaps that a little tea, or a little punch now and then, diet a little more costly, clothes a little finer, and a little entertainment now and then, can be no great matter ; but remember, Many a little makes a mickle. Beware of little expenses : A small leak will sink a great ship...
Page 257 - Immediate delivery and followed by an actual and continued change of possession of the things mortgaged, shall be absolutely void as against the creditors of the mortgagor, and as against subsequent purchasers and mortgagees In good faith...
Page 259 - Every contract for the leasing for*a longer period than one year, or for the sale of any lands, or any interest in lands, shall be void, unless the contract, or some note or memorandum thereof, expressing the consideration, be in writing, and be subscribed by the party by whom the lease or sale is made.
Page 11 - ... reduced to poverty, and forced to borrow of those whom they formerly despised, but who, through industry and frugality, have maintained their standing ; in which case it appears plainly, that ' A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees,
Page 11 - When you have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece; but Poor Dick says, " It is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it...
Page 10 - A fat Kitchen makes a lean Will, as Poor Richard says; and Many Estates are spent in the Getting, Since Women for Tea forsook Spinning and Knitting, And Men for Punch forsook Hewing and Splitting.
Page 10 - He means, that perhaps the cheapness is apparent only, and not real; or the bargain, by straitening thee in thy business, may do thee more harm than good. For in another place he says, Many have been ruined by buying good pennyworths.
Page 259 - An agreement for the leasing for a longer period than one year, or for the sale of real property, or of an interest therein ; and such agreement, if made by an agent of the party sought to be charged...
Page 37 - Boil one pound of good flour, a quarter of a pound of brown sugar, and a little salt, in two gallons of water, for one hour. When milk-warm, bottle it, and cork it close. It will be fit for use in twenty-four hours.- One pint of this yeast will make eighteen pounds of bread.
Page 11 - These are not the Necessaries of Life; they can scarcely be called the Conveniences, and yet only because they look pretty how many want to have them.