The Englishwoman in India: information for ladies on their outfit, furniture [&c.] by a lady resident1864 |
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allowed answers arrowroot bacon bake Beat beaten beef boil bottle boxes brandy bread broth brought brown butter CAKE carrots chopped clean cloth cold colour cook couple cover cream Curry daily dish dozen dress eggs expensive fire flour four fowl fruit give given glass gravy green half head horse hour India jelly juice keep lady light lime-peel limes meat milk mixed month Mutton native necessary never nice nutmeg onions ounces paste peas peel pepper pieces pint possible Post potatoes pound powder Pudding quantity quarts require rice Roast round rupees salt sauce season servants serve simmer sliced sort Soup spice spoonful stand stew stir strain sugar supply tablespoons taken teaspoon tender thick thicken thin things till turn vegetables vinegar washed wine yolks
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