The Wunderkammer of the Mild Colonial Boy, Esq., a Reactionary Tory Gentleman, who armed only with a Steampowered Babbage Engine and Pure Intentions, wanders the Time Streams and Aetheric Plane gathering an Eccentric Hodgepodge of Curiousities, Frivolities, Whimsicalities and Nonsense.
Q. Why is your Tumblelog called "My Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning"?
A. Because "My Grandmother's Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning" wouldn't fit in the available space.
Remove Fat from Soups and Stews
Using a gravy separator to defat liquids is effective, but, admittedly, it’s sometimes a pain. And forget about using one to defat a chunky stew. That’s why we recommend this alternative method: Place a large lettuce leaf on the surface of the liquid in the pot; it will absorb excess fat, and then you can remove and discard it. Here are more tips for soups and stews.
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~ The Bazar Book of Decorum. The Care of the Person, Manners, Etiquette, and Ceremonials, by Robert Tomes, 1870
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~ The Albany Advertiser (Albany, Western Australia); Saturday, July 15, 1899
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~ The Young Gentleman and Lady’s Monitor, and English Teacher’s Assistant: Being a Collection of Select Pieces From our Best Modern Writers; Calculated to eradicate Vulgar Prejudices and Rusticity of Manners; Improve the Understanding; Rectify the Will; Purify the Passions; Direct the Minds of Youth to the Pursuit of proper Objects; and to facilitate their Reading, Writing, and Speaking the English language, with Elegance and Propriety, John Hamilton Moore, 1802.
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~ The Bazar Book of Decorum. The Care of the Person, Manners, Etiquette, and Ceremonials, by Robert Tomes, 1870
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~ The Lady’s Annual Register and Housewife’s Memorandum Book for 1838, by Caroline Gilman
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~ The Albany Advertiser (Albany, Western Australia); Saturday, July 15, 1899
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(click to enlarge)”EDWARD BARNETT AND COMPANY
being always on the Alert for Business, have
UNEARTHED A WHOLE CONSIGNMENT
OF
MORE PLUM LINES.
During the Last Week we received Hundreds of Orders from the Town and Country; amongst them being one for
ONE HUNDRED CATS,
Which Reveals the fact that we Supply Everything.”
Note: In this context I think the word “plum” is defined as “extremely desirable, rewarding, profitable, or the like: a plum job in the foreign service.” (dictionary.com)
~ What Shall I Eat? The Housewife’s Manual, by Miss. E. Neill, 1892
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“This country is full of fat, healthy babies raised on the Gail Borden EAGLE BRAND”
