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Page 41
... placed on stoves heated by charcoal . The heat causes the cream to rise in a few minutes to the sur- face of the milk in a thick consistence ; this is called clotted cream . You have heard of it ? HELEN . Yes , frequently : it must be ...
... placed on stoves heated by charcoal . The heat causes the cream to rise in a few minutes to the sur- face of the milk in a thick consistence ; this is called clotted cream . You have heard of it ? HELEN . Yes , frequently : it must be ...
Page 61
... or roll together by being placed over a fire , in pans , or on plates of iron , or on tiles of baked earth ; and they are after- wards thoroughly dried by exposure to the sun . 62 TEA . HELEN . But what makes the difference.
... or roll together by being placed over a fire , in pans , or on plates of iron , or on tiles of baked earth ; and they are after- wards thoroughly dried by exposure to the sun . 62 TEA . HELEN . But what makes the difference.
Page 68
... placed in stoves , crossed by strong threads . These stoves are then heated to a high de- gree , so that the sugar is crystallized , or ren- dered hard and transparent , and fixes itself to the threads . LOUISA . Yes , there is always a ...
... placed in stoves , crossed by strong threads . These stoves are then heated to a high de- gree , so that the sugar is crystallized , or ren- dered hard and transparent , and fixes itself to the threads . LOUISA . Yes , there is always a ...
Page 72
... placed it on a moderate fire . The heat caused the finer part to rise in steam to the upper part of the vessel , where it was condensed , and , gra- dually collecting into large drops , fell slowly from a tube connected with the vessel ...
... placed it on a moderate fire . The heat caused the finer part to rise in steam to the upper part of the vessel , where it was condensed , and , gra- dually collecting into large drops , fell slowly from a tube connected with the vessel ...
Page 81
... become somewhat mellow ; they are then crushed , or broken to pieces , in a mill , of which there are many kinds . The fruit , thus prepared , is placed in piles , with intervening G 82 PERRY . - VINEGAR . layers of clean straw.
... become somewhat mellow ; they are then crushed , or broken to pieces , in a mill , of which there are many kinds . The fruit , thus prepared , is placed in piles , with intervening G 82 PERRY . - VINEGAR . layers of clean straw.
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