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Lady
If thou be indeed a lady, remember thou art by name a cook, or at least a baker. La- means a loaf of bread; -dy means a maid; and lady…
Lamb
There is no serious difference-none whatever of principle-in the treatment of lamb and of mutton. One takes, however, more deliberately to…
Lamprey
Considering the ancient renown of the lamprey, one might expect to hear a good deal more of it than we do at modern tables. Dr. Badham…
Larks
What is the use of laughing at the French because they eat redbreasts, blackbirds, thrushes, the humble chaffinch, and the familiar…
Laver
Many an old-fashioned English gentleman will be glad to see laver mentioned here and to be reminded of its excellence with roast mutton. It…
Leek
This was at one time so much cultivated in England that the very name for a garden was leac-tun, and the very name for a gardener was…
Lemon Sauce
Put the thin rind of a lemon with three tablespoonfuls of sugar to simmer for twenty minutes in a tumblerful of water. Some persons think…
Lentils
For a garnish or as an entremet to be cooked as haricots. For soup it is made as pea-soup and called Chantilly, but by rights it should be…
Ling
James I. said that were he to invite the devil to dinner he would give him a ling's head, a pig, mustard, and a pipe of tobacco. His…
Liver
Tell it not in Gath-but yet it is notorious that there are three dishes which, if put upon the bill of fare in a club, are devoured before…
Liqueur
There is an idle question as to whether brandy is a liqueur or not. Is rum ? is gin? is whisky? We can make arbitrary distinctions whenever…
Lobster
Government commissioners report that lobsters are getting fewer and smaller every year, and we all know that they are getting dearer. The…
Lope De Vega
To the philosophical chemist this is one of the most interesting personages in the whole range of history. He was a poet; he was a dramatic…