Recently there were some postings about car boot sales, markets and garage
sales. In and around Melbourne there are a great many of these and I do
love them. Especially as I am always on the lookout for books.
Recently I bought two old books, the first one 'Enquire within about
everything' which was published in 1875, it is a fount of information on
anything imaginable.
I thought I will give you here the recipes for two different kinds of
lemonade
no 1) 'Lemonade- Powdered sugar, four pounds; citric or tartaric acid,
one ounce; essence of lemon, two drachms; mix well.
Two or three teaspoonfuls make a very sweet and agreeable glass
of extemporaneous lemonade'
no 2) 'A Lemonade, composed of two bottles of champagne, one bottle of
seltzer water, three pomegranates, three lemons and sugar quantum
sufficient is a princely beverage in hot weather; only care must
be taken that perspiration is not thereby too much encouraged.'
The second book I bought that day was another little treasure entitled
'The one Maid Cookery Book' published in 1913.
The beginning of the foreword is:
'The conditions of living are fast changing, the number of gentle people
living in small houses and flats run with One Maid, or with no maid at all
is rapidly increasing' the One Maid Book of Cookery' is written with a
view to these modern conditions.'
I thought the readers of the Granny's list might enjoy the first page of
the chapter :
'The scullery and washing up.
The art of washing-up is to carry it out effectively in a cleanly and
orderly manner, with the minimum of labour. The following articles are
required:
An enamel bath or basin, some soda, boiling water.
A string mop, as hands should never go into soda- water and the water can
thus be boiling.
A draining board, usually fastened to the side of the sink.
A plate rack.
A soft linen cloth for wiping and polishing glass.
A heavy linen towel for drying china etc.; strong huckaback is the best.
A leather for polishing silver.
A knife cleaner: small and simple ones are now to be had; knifes are
easily cleaned if done at once.
A thick apron; a leather one is a good investment. And very important the
sleeves should be well-tucked up.
Well that's enough for now, I have to get back to 'Enquire within' and
read the entry on 'Despise a school and remain a fool'
Lotte Evans
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