Miss Leslie's New Cookery Book. Leslie Eliza

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Four large table-spoonfuls	are	half a jill.
Eight large table-spoonfuls	are	one jill.
Two jills	are	half a pint.
A common-sized tumbler	holds	half a pint.
A common-sized wine-glass	holds about	half a jill.
Two pints	are	one quart.
Four quarts	are	one gallon.

About twenty-five drops of any thin liquid will fill a common-sized tea-spoon.

Four table-spoonfuls will generally fill a common-sized wine-glass.

Four wine-glasses will fill a half pint tumbler, or a large coffee-cup.

A quart black bottle holds in reality about a pint and a half; sometimes not so much.

A table-spoonful of salt is about one ounce.

DRY MEASURE.

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Half a gallon	is	a quarter of a peck.
One gallon	is	half a peck.
Two gallons	are	one peck.
Four gallons	are	half a bushel.
Eight gallons	are	one bushel.

      Throughout this book, the pound is avoirdupois weight—sixteen ounces.

GENERAL CONTENTS.

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Soups,	33
Fish,	77
Shell-Fish,	108
Beef,	138
Mutton,	173
Veal,	188
Pork,	216
Ham and Bacon,	235
Venison,	252
Poultry and Game,	265
Sauces,	309
Vegetables,	343
Bread, Plain Cakes, etc.,	401
Plain Desserts,	444
Fine Desserts,	469
Fine Cakes,	516
Sweetmeats,	543
Pickles,	568
Preparations for the Sick,	581
Miscellaneous Receipts,	595
Worth Knowing,	645

ANIMALS

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      FIGURES EXPLANATORY OF THE PIECES INTO WHICH THE FIVE LARGE ANIMALS ARE DIVIDED BY THE BUTCHERS.

Beef.

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