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allspice almonds anchovy APPLE arrowroot bake basted beat beaten beef boiling water bones brandy bread crumbs brown brush butter CAKES candied peel carrots cayenne cayenne pepper chopped clean cloth cold water cook crust currants custard cutlets dinner ditto dripping eggs fire fish flavoured flour forcemeat fowl garnish Gelatine gently glass grated gravy horseradish hour housemaid isinglass JELLY juice lemon peel let it boil little salt loaf sugar mace MARTHA CAREFUL meat melted butter MUTTON nutmeg onion parsley peas pepper piece of butter pint of cream pint of milk port wine POTATOES powdered powdered sugar PUDDING puff paste quart remove require rind ROAST roll round the dish rubbed RUMP STEAK saucepan season sent to table servant sieve slices soak soup stew pan stir strain sweet oil sweet sauce sweetened table spoons taste thick veal warm washed wine yolks
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