A committee of ladies collected the receipts; the editor of the Manual of Domestic Economy arranged them — British cookery and household management, c.1864.

To Prevent Burning by Paper or Paste

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To Prevent Burning by Paper or Paste

78. Paper is often wrapped or skewered over the fat to prevent its wasting away, as in the inside of the sirloin of beef, or on both sides…

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