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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... removed in a porker , leaves part of the neck without a skin upon it , forming the sparerib . The head is much liked by many , and appears at table dressed in vari- ous ways . B The sheep is thus apportioned by butchers . A The Leg . B ...
... removed in a porker , leaves part of the neck without a skin upon it , forming the sparerib . The head is much liked by many , and appears at table dressed in vari- ous ways . B The sheep is thus apportioned by butchers . A The Leg . B ...
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... removed from the beef before it is roasted , will assist in forming the basis of a soup . When boned , the meat of the ribs is often rolled up , tied with strings , and roasted ; and this is the best way of using it , as it enables the ...
... removed from the beef before it is roasted , will assist in forming the basis of a soup . When boned , the meat of the ribs is often rolled up , tied with strings , and roasted ; and this is the best way of using it , as it enables the ...
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... removed , meat will have a much more delicate color and finer flavor than it has when muffled up . This may give rather more trouble , but those who wish to excel in their art must only consider how the processes of it can be most ...
... removed , meat will have a much more delicate color and finer flavor than it has when muffled up . This may give rather more trouble , but those who wish to excel in their art must only consider how the processes of it can be most ...
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... removed , and then put the boiler on one side of the fire , to keep simmering slowly till it is done . Half a round may be boiled for a small family . UTENSILS FOR COOKING . - The Gridiron , though the simplest of cook- ing instruments ...
... removed , and then put the boiler on one side of the fire , to keep simmering slowly till it is done . Half a round may be boiled for a small family . UTENSILS FOR COOKING . - The Gridiron , though the simplest of cook- ing instruments ...
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... removed . The lady of the house distributes the soup . is not considered proper , as a general thing , to be helped a second time to soup . The soup plates should be placed by each person , and not in a pile , by the tureen . As each ...
... removed . The lady of the house distributes the soup . is not considered proper , as a general thing , to be helped a second time to soup . The soup plates should be placed by each person , and not in a pile , by the tureen . As each ...
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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.