JOHN DORY, To Cook. — Although the John Dory is such a
hideous-looking fish, its flesh is very delicate. Put the fish into boiling
water with slices of lemon over it, and season with salt. Do not let it boil
too fast. When done put parsley round it, particularly in the opening of
the head, with some finely-scraped horseradish. Serve with lobster sauce.
It may also be broiled and sent to table with caper or anchovy sauce.
JONQUIL PERFUME. — Mix essence of lemon and essence of
bergamot, of each eight parts ; oil of lavender, three parts ; oil of caraway,
two parts ; oil of sassafras, one part ; and oil of orange, one part.
JULEP (EGG), For the Hair. — Beat up the yolk of an egg with
half a pint of tepid rain-water, add a little borax in powder, and a tea-
spoonful of spirit of camphor. Use instead of soap.
JULEP, For Cleansing the Hair. — Mix soft soap with rain-water,
add a little borax in powder, and a small quantity of spirit of camphor and
oil.
JUMBLES, To Make. — Mix one pound of flour and one pound of
sugar into a light paste with the whites of eggs well beaten ; add half a
pound of butter, one pound of ground almonds, and half a pint of milk✪ Jumbles.
Knead the whole together, form it into thin cakes, and bake in a slow
oven.
JUNKET (DEVONSHIRE). — Pour some warm milk into a
basin, turn it with a little rennet, and add some scalded cream✪ Junket (Devonshire), sugar, and
cinnamon on the top, without breaking the curd.
KALE (STEWED). — Trim and wash sea-kale, tie it in bundles,
and put it into boiling water with a handful of salt✪ Stewed Kale ; boil for ten or twelve
minutes, drain it dry, then stew it tender in rich gravy. Send it to table in
the gravy.
KALE, To Cultivate. — Dig the ground two feet deep, manure it
liberally, and sow the seed thinly about the middle of March for a main
crop, covering the seed with a little fine earth. A sowing may also be
made in the second week in May for transplanting in August. Let the
plants of cottagers’ or other large varieties be sown in rows two feet and a
half apart, allowing the same distance between each plant. If the weather
be dry at the time of transplanting, water occasionally until the plants are
established, and keep the ground at all times free from weeds.
KALI (LEMON). — Carbonate of soda, five ounces; tartaric acid,
five ounces ; loaf sugar, one pound. Reduce the whole to a fine powder,
no
dry each separately by a gentle heat, then mix them together, flavour with
one dram of essence of lemon, rub through a sieve, put into bottles, and
keep well corked for use.
KALYDOR. — This cosmetic for rendering the complexion clear and
free from blotches is made by mixing two drams of tincture of benzoin with
one pint of rose-water. Apply with a soft towel.
KETCHUP (COCKLE). — Open the shells, and scald the fish in
their own liquor. When settled, add a little water, and strain ; season with
mixed spice, and if for brown sauce, add a little port wine and a few
anchovies.
KETCHUP (MUSHROOM). — Break up small a number of ✪ Ketchup (Mushroom)
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JOHN DORY, To Cook. — Although the John Dory is such a hideous-looking fish, its flesh is very delicate. Put the fish into boiling water with slices of lemon over it, and season with salt. Do not let it boil too fast. When done put parsley round it, particularly in the opening of the head, with some finely-scraped horseradish. Serve with lobster sauce. It may also be broiled and sent to table with caper or anchovy sauce.
JONQUIL PERFUME. — Mix essence of lemon and essence of bergamot, of each eight parts ; oil of lavender, three parts ; oil of caraway, two parts ; oil of sassafras, one part ; and oil of orange, one part.
JULEP (EGG), For the Hair. — Beat up the yolk of an egg with half a pint of tepid rain-water, add a little borax in powder, and a teaspoonful of spirit of camphor. Use instead of soap.
JULEP, For Cleansing the Hair. — Mix soft soap with rain-water, add a little borax in powder, and a small quantity of spirit of camphor and oil.
JUMBLES, To Make. — Mix one pound of flour and one pound of sugar into a light paste with the whites of eggs well beaten ; add half a pound of butter, one pound of ground almonds, and half a pint of milk. Knead the whole together, form it into thin cakes, and bake in a slow oven.
JUNKET (DEVONSHIRE). — Pour some warm milk into a basin, turn it with a little rennet, and add some scalded cream, sugar, and cinnamon on the top, without breaking the curd.
KALE (STEWED). — Trim and wash sea-kale, tie it in bundles, and put it into boiling water with a handful of salt ; boil for ten or twelve minutes, drain it dry, then stew it tender in rich gravy. Send it to table in the gravy.
KALE, To Cultivate. — Dig the ground two feet deep, manure it liberally, and sow the seed thinly about the middle of March for a main crop, covering the seed with a little fine earth. A sowing may also be made in the second week in May for transplanting in August. Let the plants of cottagers’ or other large varieties be sown in rows two feet and a half apart, allowing the same distance between each plant. If the weather be dry at the time of transplanting, water occasionally until the plants are established, and keep the ground at all times free from weeds.
KALI (LEMON). — Carbonate of soda, five ounces; tartaric acid, five ounces ; loaf sugar, one pound. Reduce the whole to a fine powder,
no
dry each separately by a gentle heat, then mix them together, flavour with one dram of essence of lemon, rub through a sieve, put into bottles, and keep well corked for use.
KALYDOR. — This cosmetic for rendering the complexion clear and free from blotches is made by mixing two drams of tincture of benzoin with one pint of rose-water. Apply with a soft towel.
KETCHUP (COCKLE). — Open the shells, and scald the fish in their own liquor. When settled, add a little water, and strain ; season with mixed spice, and if for brown sauce, add a little port wine and a few anchovies.
KETCHUP (MUSHROOM). — Break up small a number of
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