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The Waterloo Roll Call: With Biographical Notes and Anecdotes

by Charles Dalton

THE WATERLOO ROLL CALL: WICHARLES DALTON
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“Capt. Edward Payne. Lieut. Arch. Hamilton, W. ” Charles Wyndham, W. Troop Sergt.-Maj. Will. Robertson. Sergt. James Bullock. ” David Dunn, W. ” John MʻNeil. ” Will Somerville. Corp. Geo. Edwards. ” Geo. Milward. ” Michael Nelson. [1] Privates— David Anderson. Alex. Armour, W. John Bishop. Alex. Borland. Joseph Brazier. John Brown. Thomas Bullock, W. Alex. Campbell. Colin Campbell. Robert Carmaly. William Clark. William Cunningham. Daniel Dick. Henry Eaves. Peter Evans. Thomas Fergus. William Fleming. Peter Gibson. Alex. Gourley. John Hamilton. James Hart. William Hickling. William Hill, W. Alex. Hunter. Alex. Ingram. James Lapsley. Richard Lee. William Levitt, W. Geo. Longworth, W. John MʻKeching. David MʻLelland. Hugh MʻLelland. Alexander McLeod. James MʻLintock. William Mackie. John Martin. James Masterton. Geo. Manchlin. Will. Merrie. Robert Miller. James Paterson. Robert Paterson. Hugh Pattison. Andrew Peden. Samuel Sifton. James Smith. William Smith. James Smithers. Joseph Tucky. James Waite. James Walker. Francis Wells. George Willet, W. Will. Wilkerson. William Wilson. Robert Wilson. Arch. Wright, W.”

From a cookbook of 1861

A cook of roughly the same moment, setting down the same dish.

1861  ·  Beeton
ROLY-POLY JAM PUDDING

1291. INGREDIENTS.--3/4 lb of suet-crust No. 1215, 3/4 lb. of any kind of jam. _Mode_.--Make a nice light suet-crust by recipe No. 1215, and roll it out to the thickness of about 1/2 inch. Spread the jam equally over it, leaving a small margin of paste without any, where the pudding joins. Roll it up, fasten the ends securely, and tie it in a floured cloth; put the pudding into boiling water, and boil for 2 hours. Mincemeat or marmalade may be substituted for the jam, and makes excellent puddings. _Time_.--2 hours. _Average cost_, 9d. _Sufficient_ for 5 or 6 persons. _Seasonable_.--Suitable for winter puddings, when fresh fruit is not obtainable.

Sources: The passage is from Charles Dalton, The Waterloo Roll Call: With Biographical Notes and Anecdotes, free to read in full at Project Gutenberg. The recipe is from Beeton, The Book of Household Management of 1861, also free in full. Both are in the public domain in the United States. The binding above is ours — navy cloth, amphora stamp.

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