Beeton's housewife's treasury of domestic information : comprising complete and practical instructions on the house and its furniture, artistic decoration economy, toilet, children, etiquette, domestic and fancy needlework, dressmaking and millinery, and all other household matters : with every requisite direction to secure the comfort, elegance, and prosperity of the home : a companion volume to "Mrs. Beeton's book of household management" : profusely illustrated (1879)
Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary), 1836-1865 · London ; New York : Ward, Lock & Co., Warwick House, Salisbury Square, E.C. · leaf 1040
tearin will immediately m«lt on it (the stearin should be scraped into fine shav-ings) ; now scatter over one or two teaspoonsful of it on the heated sand, beingcareful to stir the whole thoroughly and constantly. After the first portion hasbeen well absorbed by the sand, add another spoonful, and… … g86 Om Leisure Hours. Now select the flowers you wish to dry. They should be free from dew or anymoisture. Through a fine sieve sift a layer of sand a quarter of an inch deep intothe bsx ; now lay carefully as many flowers and leaves on the sand as you can ;the space between the larger flowers may…
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