Beverages and Sauces of Colonial Virginia, 1607-1907

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Neale publishing Company, 1906 - 110 Seiten
 

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Seite 83 - Twould tempt the dying anchorite to eat; Back to the world he'd turn his fleeting soul, And plunge his fingers in the salad-bowl! Serenely full, the epicure would say, 'Fate cannot harm me, I have dined today.
Seite 83 - Distrust the condiment which bites so soon ; But deem it not, thou man of herbs, a fault To add a double quantity of salt. Three times the spoon with oil of Lucca crown, And once with vinegar, procured from town. True flavour needs it, and your poet begs The pounded yellow of two well-boiled eggs. Let onion atoms lurk within...
Seite 13 - Rub the sugar over the lemon until it has absorbed all the yellow part of the skin, then put the sugar into a punch-bowl; add the lemon- juice (free from pips), and mix these two ingredients, well together. Pour over them the boiling water, stir well together, add the rum, brandy, and nutmeg; mix thoroughly and the punch will be ready to serve. It is very important in making good punch that all the ingredients are thoroughly incorporated; and to insure success, the processes of mixing must be diligently...
Seite 27 - Take a quart of cream, and mix with it a pint of ale, then beat the yolks of ten eggs, and the whites of four ; when they are well beaten, put them to the cream and ale, sweeten it to your taste, and slice some nutmeg in it ; set it over the fire, and keep it stirring all the while, and when 'tis thick, and before it boils, take it off, and pour it into the bason you serve it in to the table.
Seite 46 - Add the sugar and lemon-juice to the port wine, with the grated nutmeg ; pour over it the boiling water, cover the jug, and, when the beverage has cooled a little, it will be fit for use. Negus may also be made of sherry, or any other sweet white wine, but is more usually made of port than of any other beverage.
Seite 72 - ... oz. of cloves, J pint of vinegar. Mode. — Put the whole of the ingredients into a bottle, and let it remain for a fortnight in a warm place, occasionally shaking up the contents. Strain, and bottle off for use. This sauce will be found an agreeable addition to gravies, hashes, stews, &c. Average Cost, for this quantity, is. 6d. Shalot. or Eschalot.— Thi...
Seite 83 - Of mordant mustard, add a single spoon, Distrust the condiment that bites too soon; But deem it not, thou man of herbs, a fault To add a double quantity of salt; Four times the spoon with oil of Lucca crown And twice with vinegar procured from "town.
Seite 18 - Let all stand in a closely-covered jar for about 3 days, stirring it 3 or 4 times a day. When clear, it should be bottled and closely corked for a year; it will then be ready for use, but will keep any length of time. This is a most excellent stomachic when taken pure in small quantities; or, as the strength of the brandy is very little deteriorated by the other ingredients, it may be diluted with water.
Seite 40 - Where the bee sucks, there suck I ; In a cowslip's bell I lie; There I couch when owls do cry. On the bat's back I do fly After summer merrily. Merrily, merrily shall I live now Under the blossom that hangs on the bough.
Seite 53 - ... (but no pips), and pour over the whole a quart of boiling water. When the sugar is dissolved, strain the lemonade through a fine sieve or piece of muslin, and, when cool, it will be ready for use. The lemonade will be much improved by having the white of an egg beaten up in it; a little sherry mixed with it, also, makes this beverage much nicer. Average cost - 6d. per quart. LEMONADE - 'There is a current opinion among women...

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