SWEDES OR TURNIPS, To Prevent Destruction of. — In a
dry, hot season the “fly" will frequently destroy a field of swedes or
turnips in the course of a few days. To avoid this disaster it is advisable
to sow in a well-prepared seed bed, and by the use of super-phosphate to
urge the young plant as rapidly as possible into the rough leaf, in which
stage it loses its chief attraction for its most notorious insect foe.
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SWEETBREADS. — Put them into boiling water for eight or ten
minutes, then throw them into cold water to blanch. They may be cut in
slices or dice and put into fricassees or ragouts ; or they may be smeared
with the yolk of egg, covered with bread crumbs and hung before the fire to
roast. In the latter case, serve with fried bread crumbs and melted butter,
with a spoonful of mushroom ketchup and a little lemon juice.
SWEETBREADS (PLAIN).— Parboil them for about five
minutes, dry in a cloth, cut into slices, sprinkle with flour, and fry to a
light brown ; drain off the fat, garnish with sliced lemon and curled parsley,
and serve with forcemeat balls and egg sauce.
SWEET WILLIAMS, To Propagate. — Sow the seed in spring
in a well-manured bed, and in October prick the plants out where they are
to bloom, allowing a distance of six inches in every direction. They do
best on a well-drained, light, rich loam.
SWELLINGS AND INFLAMMATION, To Reduce.— To a
dram and a half of extract of lead add two ounces of rectified spirits of wine,
twelve ounces of distilled water, and sufficient bread crumbs to form a
moderately thick poultice. This will not only lessen the inflammation and
reduce the swelling, but will allay the irritation.
SWELLINGS, Lotion for. — Put into a bottle five drams of
camphor and half a pint of spirits of wine, cork closely, and when quite
dissolved, add half a pint of ox-gall and sixty drops of laudanum. Shake
well, and bottle ready for use. This lotion will also allay inflammation
and cure bruises and cuts.
SWISS ROLL. — Beat to a cream six ounces of butter ; next beat
together three eggs and six ounces of crushed white sugar ; incorporate
the butter and eggs, then add very lightly indeed their weight in flour, and
at the last minute stir in half a teaspoonful of baking powder. Have ready
a shallow baking tin lined with paper which has been greased on both
sides ; spread the mixture thinly but evenly over it and bake in a quick oven
for about ten minutes. Turn it out on to a sheet of paper with sugar
dredged over it, spread with jam, roll it up and lay it on a sieve to
cool.
SYRUP FOR PRESERVES. — Dissolve two pounds of sugar in
half a pint of hot water, add the white of an egg well beaten ; put it into
a saucepan and boil quickly for a few moments, skimming it till quite
clear.
SYRUP PUDDING. — Mix with the flour half a saltspoonful of
salt, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder, and a quarter of a pound of suet
or dripping ; add two tablespoonfuls of syrup dissolved in half a pint of
milk✪ Syrup Pudding. Butter a basin, and put it about three parts full, flour the top, tie it
down with a cloth, and steam it from two to three hours. Serve with sweet
sauce.
SYRUP, To Clarify. — Beat to a froth the white of an egg with half
a cup of water, mix it with the syrup, and boil together for a few seconds ;
then remove the scum, either by filtration or otherwise.
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SWEDES OR TURNIPS, To Prevent Destruction of. — In a dry, hot season the “fly" will frequently destroy a field of swedes or turnips in the course of a few days. To avoid this disaster it is advisable to sow in a well-prepared seed bed, and by the use of super-phosphate to urge the young plant as rapidly as possible into the rough leaf, in which stage it loses its chief attraction for its most notorious insect foe.
SWEETBREADS. — Put them into boiling water for eight or ten minutes, then throw them into cold water to blanch. They may be cut in slices or dice and put into fricassees or ragouts ; or they may be smeared with the yolk of egg, covered with bread crumbs and hung before the fire to roast. In the latter case, serve with fried bread crumbs and melted butter, with a spoonful of mushroom ketchup and a little lemon juice.
SWEETBREADS (PLAIN).— Parboil them for about five minutes, dry in a cloth, cut into slices, sprinkle with flour, and fry to a light brown ; drain off the fat, garnish with sliced lemon and curled parsley, and serve with forcemeat balls and egg sauce.
SWEET WILLIAMS, To Propagate. — Sow the seed in spring in a well-manured bed, and in October prick the plants out where they are to bloom, allowing a distance of six inches in every direction. They do best on a well-drained, light, rich loam.
SWELLINGS AND INFLAMMATION, To Reduce.— To a dram and a half of extract of lead add two ounces of rectified spirits of wine, twelve ounces of distilled water, and sufficient bread crumbs to form a moderately thick poultice. This will not only lessen the inflammation and reduce the swelling, but will allay the irritation.
SWELLINGS, Lotion for. — Put into a bottle five drams of camphor and half a pint of spirits of wine, cork closely, and when quite dissolved, add half a pint of ox-gall and sixty drops of laudanum. Shake well, and bottle ready for use. This lotion will also allay inflammation and cure bruises and cuts.
SWISS ROLL. — Beat to a cream six ounces of butter ; next beat together three eggs and six ounces of crushed white sugar ; incorporate the butter and eggs, then add very lightly indeed their weight in flour, and at the last minute stir in half a teaspoonful of baking powder. Have ready a shallow baking tin lined with paper which has been greased on both sides ; spread the mixture thinly but evenly over it and bake in a quick oven for about ten minutes. Turn it out on to a sheet of paper with sugar dredged over it, spread with jam, roll it up and lay it on a sieve to cool.
SYRUP FOR PRESERVES. — Dissolve two pounds of sugar in half a pint of hot water, add the white of an egg well beaten ; put it into a saucepan and boil quickly for a few moments, skimming it till quite clear.
SYRUP PUDDING. — Mix with the flour half a saltspoonful of salt, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder, and a quarter of a pound of suet or dripping ; add two tablespoonfuls of syrup dissolved in half a pint of milk. Butter a basin, and put it about three parts full, flour the top, tie it down with a cloth, and steam it from two to three hours. Serve with sweet sauce.
SYRUP, To Clarify. — Beat to a froth the white of an egg with half a cup of water, mix it with the syrup, and boil together for a few seconds ; then remove the scum, either by filtration or otherwise.
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