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Page 124 - Having strained the stock when done into a large basin, and preserved all the cartilaginous parts of the sturgeon, get a carrot, one head of celery and two onions, cut these into thin slices, and put them into a stew-pan with a quarter of a pound of butter, and half a pound of raw ham cut into small square pieces ; fry the whole of a light brown colour over a slow fire.
Page 130 - Peel and cut into very small pieces three onions, three turnips, one carrot, and four potatoes, put them into a stewpan with a quarter of a pound of butter, the same of lean ham, and a bunch of parsley, pass them ten minutes over a sharp...
Page 334 - ... hold a third more than the required quantity ; put about half a pint of water to every pound of sugar, and beat up some whites of eggs with it : one is sufficient for six pounds of sugar ; (some confectioners put the yolk and shells with the whites crusted together, but this only adds to the scum) : put it on the fire, and when it rises in boiling, throw in a little cold water, which must always be kept at hand in a basin, in case the sugar should rise rapidly and boil over. Let it rise three...
Page 103 - Take two quarts of green peas : put them into a stew-pan with a quarter of a pound of butter, a bunch of parsley, and the heart of a fine lettuce cut in pieces, a bunch of mint, three or four lump« of sugar, some salt and pepper, anda very little water.
Page 305 - English pint and a half of sweet milk, make a hole in the centre of the flour, and pour in the...
Page 214 - Cut up two carrots, three onions, six shalots, a single clove of garlic, and put them into a stewpan with a piece of butter, a bunch of parsley, and a bundle of sweet herbs ; fry the whole for a few minutes ; then add, very gradually, two bottles of any light wine or of cider.
Page 130 - Then put them into a stewpan with a quarter of a pound of butter, a quarter of a pint of stock, pepper, salt, and a small onion.
Page 37 - A half pound of bread, beans, and meat each, a pound of potatoes, a pint of milk, and a quarter of a pound of butter and sugar each, will give a working man all the food he needs for a day.
Page 160 - Ib. and chop each bone short. Trim them neatly, and put them into a stewpan with a piece of butter and a little finely chopped thyme and parsley.
Page 368 - Sugar, and some Orange-Flower Water. Pound your almonds very fine, sprinkling them with orange-flower water; when they are perfectly smooth to the touch, put them in a small pan with sugar sifted through a silk sieve ; put the pan on a slow fire, and dry the paste till it does not stick to your fingers...