Cassell's New Dictionary of Cookery

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RICE SAVOURY (another way) (Wash half a pound of rice)

Wash half a pound of rice, and throw it into fast-boiling water for five minutes. Drain it, simmer it gently with as much…

Seville Orange Cardinal

A few days before the cardinal is wanted peel three bitter oranges, slice them very thin, and pour a bottle of wine over them…

Potatoes, Choosing Of

There are so many sorts and sizes of potatoes, and tastes differ so much with regard to them, that it is scarcely possible to…

Muffins

Make a dough of rather soft consistency with warm milk, allowing to every quart of milk an ounce and a half of German yeast…

Almond Omelet

Beat four eggs with a little milk for a minute or more. Have ready as many sweet almonds as may be wished, blanched and pounded…

Fowl, Curried

Cut up a young fowl; roll each piece in a mixture of curry-powder and flour, three dessert-spoonfuls of each. Cut four large…

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