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Black Puddings, Mince meat, Bread
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Soak maize a few hoursin water bruise it gently to separate the husk then boil it.
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Semolina
The hard parts of maize which are separated from the grain in grinding it into flour; it is to be sifted out of the flour and cleaned from the . It is sold in London for delicate puddings at a shilling or more per lb.
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Polenta
Eight quarts of water & three ounces of salt made to boil in a large kettle; when the water boils stir in four pounds of maize flour by degrees. Continue stirring it as long as its stifness will allow. Be very careful it does not burn.
It may be cut into slices & eaten warm instead of bread, or put into soup. May be mixed with meat Cut into slices & made with cheese into maccaroney &c
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Cruchade
Prepared in the same manner as polenta only that a sufficient quantity of water is put to allow of its boiling twenty minutes it being then of the consistence of hasty pudding
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Grandes
Milk 3 pints maize flour 1 lb salt 1/2 oz
Boil the flour & milk together for half an hour then add the salt
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Black Puddings
Blood 1 gallon Suet 1 lb Pepper, allspice, ginger, a quarter of an ounce of each Potatoes 4lb Grits 1 pint Oatmeal 1/2 pint
If the puddings be required very stiff the grits to be boiled in one quart of water onions & garlic
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Minced meat
Coarse beef 1lb Liver 1lb lights 1lb suet 1lb a calves tripe Raisins 3 lb more or less according to the expence chosen. Spice, ginger & all-spice of each half an oz or an oz When made into pies the minced meat to be mixed with half its weight of bruised potatoes & a few chopped apples; or with an equal weight of potatoes
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The trimmings of pots, & dripping should be saved for pye crust To clarify it pour boiling water upon it in a deep pan so that there may be fat enough to make a crust of two inches when cold; stir the fat about in the water till perfectly melted, then let it stand to grow cold, take it out in a and the top & bottom of it.
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All kettles should be covered very close to keep in the steam, by that means saving fuel.
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Try whether soot might not be re-burnt, by mixing it with suppose equal parts of clay, saw dust & small coal; or perhaps a greater proportion of clay would be necessary Make the mixture up with water into balls of from 3 to 6 inches diameter They might be used in ovens &c A mixture of clay and small coal made into balls is known to be a very cheap fuel. Ashes mixed with clay & saw dust; that is extremely small cinders which are always thrown away as ashes. In Wales where balls of the kind are constantly use, they are piled upon one another at the back of the grate from the bottom, a few coals of wood & are put in the front to light the balls, & the top of the fire is formed of 2 or 3 rows of them.
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cheap bread to be made at redbridge &c black puddings minced meat bread |
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bread |
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i taylor |
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evan nepean |
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