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WebRoots Library U.S. Women (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) |
 | | Now cut a cup of sugar from a model, place it in the center, fill it with flowers, or place a bird or two of sugar on the edge by means of a little candy. |
 | | Cut into thin slices six fresh large lemons, put them in a bowl or pitcher, and with a wooden spoon crush out all the juice, then add a pint of white sugar and two quarts of ice-water. |
 | | Peel, and cut up into small pieces, a dozen heads of eschalots, or pound them in a mortar; put them in wide-mouthed bottles, and fill them with brandy or strong vinegar; let them remain a week, and then pour off the brandy or vinegar into a fresh bottle, and it is ready for use. |
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