The Englishwoman in India: information for ladies on their outfit, furniture [&c.] by a lady resident1864 |
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add a little arrowroot ayah bacon bake beef boiling water bottle brandy bread bread-crumbs broth brown sugar CAKE candied peel carrots celery chatties chopped CHUTNEE cloth cold colour congee cook cream Curry custard cutlets daily Demy 8vo dhobie dish dozen eggs well beaten flannel flavoured flour forcemeat fowl ginger glass gravy half herbs horse hour India jelly juice kismis lady lime-juice lime-peel limes little salt meat milk minced mixed Mock Turtle Soup mulligatawny muslin Mutton native nice nutmeg onions ounces butter ounces of butter ounces sugar parsley peas peel pepper pieces pint port wine Post 8vo potatoes pound powder Pudding punkah quantity quarts require rice Roast rupees sauce saucepan seer servants serve sieve simmer sliced Soup spice spoonful stew stir strain suet T. C. JERDON tablespoons teacup teaspoon thick thicken thin turnips vegetables vinegar washed white sugar wine yolks
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