The King's College Hospital book of cooking recipes

Lay them in a jar with layers of bay salt, then add 41b. of nitre, Jib. of bruised cloves, ioz. of ground allspice, Joz. of storax, Joz. of gum benjamin. Cover all closely for several" days, then add a Seville orange which has been stuck with cloves and baked and pounded. Strew this with the other ingredients. ( I he Hon. Mrs. George Denman’s recipe) per Miss Hobill, ?6j Pot Pourri (4). Collect all sorts of sweet flowers and put them into a jar in layers, with bay salt. Add the following : — 2drs. Spikenard. 2drs. Civet, i dr. Benjamin. Cloves and Orris Root (more the better). 3grs. Thrush. |oz. Sal Prunella. Break the gums a little and mix them together, and put them into a jar with the flowers. Miss A. Hobill. Porridge. 20zs. medium Oatmeal. About 2 gills cold Water. I teaspoonful Salt. Put the meal and salt into a bowl, pour the water gradually in among it, stirring all the time to make it smooth. Pour all into the pan, bring to the boil; boil for at least \ an hour. Be careful to stir it often with a wooden spoon or stick, to prevent lumps. Raw Meat Juice. Take Jib. lean beef or mutton finely minced, put it in a cup, add just enough water to cover it; allow it to stand, covered, in a cool place for i hour; then strain through muslin, squeezing out the juice from the meat as completely as possible. King's College Hospital. Savoury Custards. i Egg. Jpt. of Beef Tea. Break the egg into a cup and beat it up; add a pinch of salt and beef-tea. Pour into a greased cup; tie a buttered paper over the top. Stearn slowly for 15 minutes. Miss Bailey. To Clean Glass Bottles, Decanters, etc. Roll up, in small pieces, some whited-brown or blotting paper, then wet and soap the same; put them into the vessel, with a little lukewarm water; shake them well for a few minutes; then rinse the glass with clean water, and it will be as bright and clear as when new from the shop. Dated 1811. To Clean Paint. Boil lib. of bran in 8pts. of water for i hour; strain it and wash the paint with it. Mrs. Mokison. To Clean White Marble. Take equal quantities of pearl ash and whitening, dissolve it in cold water and let it stand all night before using it; then paint it on the marble, and wash off with cold water next day. C. Perkin. To Prevent Beer Becoming- Flat after it is Drawn. Put a piece of toasted bread into it, and it will preserve the spirit for 12 hours after, in a considerable degree. To Make Porridge. (4.s taught in the Torphican School, Edinburgh). A teacupful of oatmeal (middles) to ipt. of freshdrawn cold water. When the water is about to come to the boil, slowly sprinkle in the meal with the left hand while stirring round and round with the spurcel (the stick end of the wooden spoon) with the other hand. Add a teaspoonful of salt while very fluid, but not before some of the meal is added Let it simmer for 20 minutes. Lady Priestley, To Sweeten Rancid Butter.