LARKS (CASED). — Bone the birds, and stuff them with a fine
farce. Have ready some paper cases dipped in warm oil. Give the larks
a round shape, put into the cases some of the farce, and put the larks
over ; stand them on a dish, cover with greased paper, and bake. When
done, drain off the fat, and pour into the cases some Espagnole✪ Larks (Cased) and lemon
juice. Serve hot.
LARKS (ROAST). — Melt a little butter, add to it the yolk of an
egg, and brush it all over the birds, cover with bread crumbs✪ Larks (Roast), and hang
before a clear fire ; baste frequently with butter and keep them floured ;
before taking them up flour and salt them. Serve with brown bread crumbs.
LARKSPUR, To Cultivate. — Besides various species of the tall
larkspur, there is a dwarf variety suitable for beds, which may easily be
cultivated by sowing the seed of the best-coloured double flowers during
autumn and spring, in warm, dry, light, rich loam. The most convenient
method is to sow the seed in narrow drills eight or nine inches apart, and
when the plants have attained a sufficient size, thin them out to a distance
of six inches.
LAUDANUM, Antidote for. — Administer strong vinegar or the
juice of lemons ; or give thirty grains of sulphate of zinc, with copious
draughts of warm water, every quarter of an hour till sickness ensues. By
no means let the patient sleep.
LAVENDER (COMPOUND SPIRITS OF), for Lowness of
Spirits. — Digest for ten day's a pound and a half of spints of lavender, a
”5
pound of spirits of rosemary, a quarter of an ounce of cinnamon, a quarter
of an ounce of nutmeg, and two drams of red sanders ; then strain. Dose :
Fifty to eighty drops on sugar.
LAVENDER SCENT BAG. — Take of lavender flowers, free
from stalk, half a pound ; dried thyme and mint, each half an ounce ;
ground cloves and carraways, each a quarter of an ounce ; salt, dried, one
ounce. Mix, and sew up in silk or cambric bags.
LAVENDER, To Propagate. — Take slips from the parent plant
in March or April, plant them in pots, and stand them in a shady situation
till they have taken root, after which they may be exposed to the sun till
they are strong enough to be transplanted to their destined position.
LAVENDER WATER, To Distil. — Procure a four-ounce glass
retort, either stoppered or corked, also a Florence flask, having a neck of
sufficient width to admit of the tube of the retort being inserted to within
an inch of the bottom of the flask. Place an ounce of lavender flowers in
the retort, then add sufficient spirits of wine to thoroughly moisten them.
Next fit the flask on to the retort tube, and immerse the flask in a bowl of
very cold water. Apply heat to the retort and distil. When the distillate
ceases to give an odour of lavender the operation is complete.
LAWNS, To Destroy Worms in. — Put five pounds of newly-slaked
lime into about fifteen gallons of water, let it settle, and use the clear liquid.
LAWNS, To Extirpate Docks and Dandelions from. — Cut them
down to the ground in the spring, and place a little gas-tar or a pinch of
salt on the newly-made wound.
LEAD OINTMENT. — Pound to a fine powder three drams of
sugar of lead and mix it with a few spoonfuls of olive oil ; grind well in a
mortar, and put over the fire with half a pint of olive oil and two ounces
of white wax ; melt together, and stir till quite cold. Useful to dry up
wounds and to form a new skin.
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
LARKS (CASED). — Bone the birds, and stuff them with a fine farce. Have ready some paper cases dipped in warm oil. Give the larks a round shape, put into the cases some of the farce, and put the larks over ; stand them on a dish, cover with greased paper, and bake. When done, drain off the fat, and pour into the cases some Espagnole and lemon juice. Serve hot.
LARKS (ROAST). — Melt a little butter, add to it the yolk of an egg, and brush it all over the birds, cover with bread crumbs, and hang before a clear fire ; baste frequently with butter and keep them floured ; before taking them up flour and salt them. Serve with brown bread crumbs.
LARKSPUR, To Cultivate. — Besides various species of the tall larkspur, there is a dwarf variety suitable for beds, which may easily be cultivated by sowing the seed of the best-coloured double flowers during autumn and spring, in warm, dry, light, rich loam. The most convenient method is to sow the seed in narrow drills eight or nine inches apart, and when the plants have attained a sufficient size, thin them out to a distance of six inches.
LAUDANUM, Antidote for. — Administer strong vinegar or the juice of lemons ; or give thirty grains of sulphate of zinc, with copious draughts of warm water, every quarter of an hour till sickness ensues. By no means let the patient sleep.
LAVENDER (COMPOUND SPIRITS OF), for Lowness of
Spirits. — Digest for ten days a pound and a half of spints of lavender, a
”5
pound of spirits of rosemary, a quarter of an ounce of cinnamon, a quarter of an ounce of nutmeg, and two drams of red sanders ; then strain. Dose : Fifty to eighty drops on sugar.
LAVENDER SCENT BAG. — Take of lavender flowers, free from stalk, half a pound ; dried thyme and mint, each half an ounce ; ground cloves and carraways, each a quarter of an ounce ; salt, dried, one ounce. Mix, and sew up in silk or cambric bags.
LAVENDER, To Propagate. — Take slips from the parent plant in March or April, plant them in pots, and stand them in a shady situation till they have taken root, after which they may be exposed to the sun till they are strong enough to be transplanted to their destined position.
LAVENDER WATER, To Distil. — Procure a four-ounce glass retort, either stoppered or corked, also a Florence flask, having a neck of sufficient width to admit of the tube of the retort being inserted to within an inch of the bottom of the flask. Place an ounce of lavender flowers in the retort, then add sufficient spirits of wine to thoroughly moisten them. Next fit the flask on to the retort tube, and immerse the flask in a bowl of very cold water. Apply heat to the retort and distil. When the distillate ceases to give an odour of lavender the operation is complete.
LAWNS, To Destroy Worms in. — Put five pounds of newly-slaked lime into about fifteen gallons of water, let it settle, and use the clear liquid.
LAWNS, To Extirpate Docks and Dandelions from. — Cut them down to the ground in the spring, and place a little gas-tar or a pinch of salt on the newly-made wound.
LEAD OINTMENT. — Pound to a fine powder three drams of sugar of lead and mix it with a few spoonfuls of olive oil ; grind well in a mortar, and put over the fire with half a pint of olive oil and two ounces of white wax ; melt together, and stir till quite cold. Useful to dry up wounds and to form a new skin.
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