Our Farm of Four Acres and the Money we Made by it by Miss Coulton
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of any we know of, for curing tongues; it has the great advantage of
being always ready for use, and you are not fearful of the carelessness of servants, who not unfrequently forget to look to the salting-pans. We can recommend a dish not often seen at table, and that is a sirloin of beef put into this pickle for about a fortnight. It is infinitely superior either to the round or edgebone, and certainly not so extravagant as the last-named joint. A friend has told us that we should procure some juniper-berries to put into our ham-pickle, but there were none to be purchased in our neighborhood, and as we were quite ignorant of the flavor they might impart, we did not trouble ourselves to get them. I am fond of old proverbs, and as our hams and bacon were always good, we determined to "let well alone." CHAPTER X1. OUR BREAD. Any lady who thinks of trying a country residence, should see that it possess a small brick oven, for "home-made" bread ought always to be considered indispensable in the country. We did not discover that our new home was without one till after we entered it. We were laughed at by our landlord when we mentioned our want of this convenience. "Why!" cried he, "there is a baker's shop not five minutes walk from the house." |
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