Key to Knowledge ..Harris, 1841 - 268 pages |
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Page 25
... . It is gathered while green and hard , and baked , or roasted , when the inside is found soft , tender , and white , like the crumb of new bread . It is eaten whilst new ; for if kept 26 POTATOES . above twenty - four hours it becomes.
... . It is gathered while green and hard , and baked , or roasted , when the inside is found soft , tender , and white , like the crumb of new bread . It is eaten whilst new ; for if kept 26 POTATOES . above twenty - four hours it becomes.
Page 27
... green balls , which are called potato apples . These were carefully gathered and boiled ; but they were so unlike the potatoes that had been planted , that Sir Walter concluded they would not grow to perfection out of their native soil ...
... green balls , which are called potato apples . These were carefully gathered and boiled ; but they were so unlike the potatoes that had been planted , that Sir Walter concluded they would not grow to perfection out of their native soil ...
Page 60
... green tea is dried on copper plates . MOTHER . So it has been said ; and hence it has been supposed to derive from the metal an unwholesome quality ; but this notion is erro- neous , since both the green and black teas are dried in cast ...
... green tea is dried on copper plates . MOTHER . So it has been said ; and hence it has been supposed to derive from the metal an unwholesome quality ; but this notion is erro- neous , since both the green and black teas are dried in cast ...
Page 62
... green nine . But our information on this subject is as yet very imperfect , for the Chinese are not com- municative to strangers . LOUISA . Mother , you said the blossoms of the tea - plant had six petals in the black sort , and nine in ...
... green nine . But our information on this subject is as yet very imperfect , for the Chinese are not com- municative to strangers . LOUISA . Mother , you said the blossoms of the tea - plant had six petals in the black sort , and nine in ...
Page 64
... each other . At the top , grow several long green leaves , in the centre of which is a flower . HELEN . Such is the plant ; now pray tell us how the juice is prepared for use . SUGAR . 65 MOTHER . When the upper leaves of.
... each other . At the top , grow several long green leaves , in the centre of which is a flower . HELEN . Such is the plant ; now pray tell us how the juice is prepared for use . SUGAR . 65 MOTHER . When the upper leaves of.
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