Mackenzie's Ten Thousand Receipts

Ten thousand receipts from the great Victorian household compendium — cookery, brewing, dyeing, gilding, fireworks, medicine, farriery and the rest of the useful arts, in one volume.

The Art Of Carving

6 receipts in this part of Mackenzie's Ten Thousand Receipts.

Weights and Measures (II)

Solids. Butter, when soft, one pound is one quart.

The Art of Carving (Persons unaccustomed)

Persons unaccustomed to serving at table will, with the help of these cuts, and the instructions accompanying them, soon be able to carve…

A Shoulder of Mutton

No. 1. a d C 9 C e f d Figure 1 represents a shoulder of mutton, which is sometimes salted and boiled by fanciful people; but customarily…

The Art of Carving (Tongue is to be cut across)

A tongue is to be cut across, in the line a, b, and a slice taken from thence. The most tender and juicy slices will be about the middle…

The Choice of Animal Food (Dividing the pigeon into two)

dividing the pigeon into two, cutting away in the lines a b, and a c, No. 1; at the same time bringing the knife out at the back in the…

The Choice of Animal Food (We conclude the foregoing)

We conclude the foregoing treatise on the Art of Carving by the following instructions, intended to aid housekeepers in the purchase of the…

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