. Nimhoo . Suldd . Kulmj-ji Jowtree Boota Am Gdsht Kerhoosa Doodli Budeena Toot lid-ee N . Jdeepliul O . Beldtee dulhja . Tale . KuU . Feeds . Nurimjee Partridge . Paste . . Pea . Peacli . . Pears . . Pepper Pickle . . Pigeon Pineapple Plum Potato . Preserve . Pumpkin . Quail . . . Quince . . Rabbit . . . Iladisli . . Raisins . . ,, sultana Rice . . Roast , . Salad . Salt Saltpetre Snipe . Soap . Soup . Spices . Spinach Spirits of wine Suet . . • Sugar . . . Sulphur . . . Teetur . Krds . Mutter . Aroo . Nash pdtee . Mirch Uchchdr . Kuhooter . Unnunds , Aloo bokhdrd . Aloo . Mo-rubbd , Kuddoo Q . Buteer . Beehee R . Khdrgdsh . Moolee Mnnukhd Kishmish Ghdwul Kubdb Suldd Nimuk Shorn Ghchdhd Sdbon Surwd Mdsdld Sdg Tes shurdb Gluirhee Misrec Gutiduk V . Tdloo . Petercelli 'Y Tea Tinning . • • h-ulaec Housekeeper and Cook Tomato Tongue . 'I’reacle Turkey Turnip Turpentine Vegetables . . Venison . . . Beldtee bangcn Jeeh Rub Per 00 Sulgum Turpin TurUdree Ilern-kc-gbsht Walnut . A'Vater-melon Wliites of eggs Wiki duck . Wine . . . Wood . . . Yeast . Yolk . W Ukrot . Turbooza ; . Sufadce Moorghdbi . Sherdb . Lukri Y . . . Kumeer . . . 7Aird.ee Weiglits and measures are always a trouble in India, for they vary much ; but for the purpose of recipes it is as well to consider the imperial seer of sixteen chilldcks as equal to two pounds. Hence — 8 chittdcks=l lb. 1 chittdck = 2 ozs. Where other weights are not available, it is convenient to remember that forty sikka rupees go as nearly as possible to one pound; hence for practical purposes two and a half rupees equal one ounce. Liquid nieasuie is based on the same sccr of eig’hty rupees* weight, and for practical purposes also it may be considered that one seer is equal to a quart. As a matter of fact, there is no liquid measure in India, and as the density of every liquid varies, you may get a greater quantity of poor milk than you will of rich. Nevertheless, good cow’s milk will run as near as possible one quart to a seer, while distilled water would run one seer, two ckittdcks, to the quart. But in nearly every place in the north of India, milk is sold to 7ialives by the Lahori seer of twenty chitldcks, thougli not one Euiopean in a thousand dreams that he is paying one-quarter more than the recognised price when the wily milkman supplies him with the ordinary seer. This is one of the many ways in which the sahib log are made to pay for their position. The following are useful memoranda in weights and measures for cookery : — ° li 1 8 The Indian Housekeeper and Cook Liquids. 1 Teaspoon 1 Dessertspoon 1 Tablespoon 1 Sherry glass 1 'I'eacup 1 Tumbler or breakfast cup 1 Peg tumbler ] drachm. 2 „ ^ oz. 1 >> In o-iving recipes not in this book to a cook, simplify them as much as possible by substituting measures for weights Those given in this book being simply proportional, it fol- lows that any unit of measurement may be taken. A recipe can be made of any size, the only condition being that the same measure whether teaspoon or tumbler, be used throughout.

AI-modernized reading of the original text

. Nimhoo . Suldd . Kulmj-ji Jowtree Boota Am Gdsht Kerhoosa Doodli Budeena Toot lid-ee N . Jdeepliul O . Beldtee dulhja . Tale . KuU . Feeds . Nurimjee Partridge . Paste . . Pea . Peacli . . Pears . . Pepper Pickle . . Pigeon Pineapple Plum Potato . Preserve . Pumpkin . Quail . . . Quince . . Rabbit . . . Iladisli . . Raisins . . ,, sultana Rice . . Roast , . Salad . Salt Saltpetre Snipe . Soap . Soup . Spices . Spinach Spirits of wine Suet . . • Sugar . . . Sulphur . . . Teetur . Krds . Mutter . Aroo . Nash pdtee . Mirch Uchchdr . Kuhooter . Unnunds , Aloo bokhdrd . Aloo . Mo-rubbd , Kuddoo Q . Buteer . Beehee R . Khdrgdsh . Moolee Mnnukhd Kishmish Ghdwul Kubdb Suldd Nimuk Shorn Ghchdhd Sdbon Surwd Mdsdld Sdg Tes shurdb Gluirhee Misrec Gutiduk . Tdloo . Petercelli 'Y Tea Tinning . • • h-ulaec Housekeeper and Cook Tomato Tongue . 'I’reacle Turkey Turnip Turpentine Vegetables . . Venison . . . Beldtee bangcn Jeeh Rub Per 00 Sulgum Turpentine TurUdree Ilern-kc-gbsht Walnut . A'Vater-melon Wliites of eggs Wiki duck . Wine . . . Wood . . . Yeast . Yolk . W Ukrot . Turbooza ; . Sufadce Moorghdbi . Sherdb . Lukri Y . . . Kumeer . . . 7Aird.ee Weiglits and measures are always a trouble in India, for they vary much ; but for the purpose of recipes it is as well to consider the imperial seer of sixteen chilldcks as equal to two pounds. Hence — 8 chittdcks=l lb. 1 chittdck = 2 ozs. Where other weights are not available, it is convenient to remember that forty sikka rupees go as nearly as possible to one pound; hence for practical purposes two and a half rupees equal one ounce. Liquid nieasuie is based on the same sccr of eig’hty rupees* weight, and for practical purposes also it may be considered that one seer is equal to a quart. As a matter of fact, there is no liquid measure in India, and as the density of every liquid varies, you may get a greater quantity of poor milk than you will of rich. Nevertheless, good cow’s milk will run as near as possible one quart to a seer, while distilled water would run one seer, two ckittdcks, to the quart. But in nearly every place in the north of India, milk is sold to 7ialives by the Lahori seer of twenty chitldcks, thougli not one Euiopean in a thousand dreams that he is paying one-quarter more than the recognised price when the wily milkman supplies him with the ordinary seer. This is one of the many ways in which the sahib log are made to pay for their position. The following are useful memoranda in weights and measures for cookery : — ° 1 8 The Indian Housekeeper and Cook Liquids. 1 Teaspoon 1 Dessertspoon 1 Tablespoon 1 Sherry glass 1 'I'eacup 1 Tumbler or breakfast cup 1 Peg tumbler ] drachm. 2 „ ^ oz. >> In o-iving recipes not in this book to a cook, simplify them as much as possible by substituting measures for weights Those given in this book being simply proportional, it follows that any unit of measurement may be taken. A recipe can be made of any size, the only condition being that the same measure whether teaspoon or tumbler, be used throughout.

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