The glaucous hue or farina which covers the leaf-stalks and main stems has a metallic appearance, and is one of its pleasing features as a decorative plant.
The golden farina varies in both quantity and depth of colour on different plants.
The various kinds of farina and barley possess but about one-half the starch of rice; and potatoes are so poor in that, that five pounds of potatoes yield no more starch than one pound of rice.
The cell of the farina or pearl-barley, on the other hand, was crushed already by the grinding; therefore it needs but little attention, and may be boiled in the broth itself without any loss of time.
The rather soft, smooth cereals, such as farina and cream of rice, are to be measured in just the same way, but they need not be cooked overnight; only put on in a double boiler in the morning for an hour.
Farina Croquettes When farina has been left from breakfast, take it while still warm and beat into a pint of it the beaten yolks of two eggs.
Farina is the cereal used, but vitos, cream of wheat, etc.
Add this to the farinaand milk, stir in the flavoring, and pour in a buttered baking dish.
As the acrospire creeps along the surface of the seed, the farina within undergoes a remarkable alteration.
Numerous fictitious recipes have been offered for preparing eau de Cologne; the following may be reckoned authentic, having been imparted by Farina himself to a friend.
He found an empty sack or bag, into which he hastily threw as much farina as he could carry without inconvenience.
But as no violence was offered to him in the meantime, and he had as much farina and fruit to eat as he could use, his mind gradually became relieved, and he endeavoured as much as possible to dismiss the terrible thought altogether.
Having kindled a small fire, Martin kneaded a large quantity of farina in the hollow of a smooth stone, and baked a number of flat cakes, which were soon fired and spread out upon the ground.
At certain dry periods, but always in the breeding time, bees require a supply of water, which is necessary in preparing the farina and honey for the brood, as well as to enable them to secrete wax.
They are much larger than the common hexagonal cells in which the working bees are bred; varying also in their composition, the material of which appears to be a mixture of wax or propolis, and the farina of flowers.
Save seed as from cabbage, but use great caution that they are not near enough to receive the farina from any of the rest of the cabbage-tribe.
When the farina from the blossoms on the male plants (the female plants do not blossom) has generally fallen, pull up the male plants, leaving only the females to mature.
The ermine of a judge is not beautified by being powdered with the farina of politics--his right to think and speak upon the subject none will question.
During his absence his innate republicanism did not become tinctured with the farina of European courts or the etiquette of aristocracy.
Let it stand a couple of hours, till the farina settles at the bottom, then pour the water off, and set the vessel on its side, so as all the water may drip out and the farina become perfectly dry.
Take a tea spoonful of this farina mixed smoothly in a little cold water, and pour as much boiling water over it as will make it a thick jelly.
Ground to powder (linseed meal; farina lini), it is used for poultices.
That prepared by Farina of Cologne is esteemed the best, and is preferred in the fashionable world.
This is said to be farina prepared from the acorns of Quercus Ballota, or Barbary oak, disguised with a little flavouring.
Its farina or starch is, however, accompanied by no inconsiderable portion of saline matter, more especially of potassa, which renders it highly antiscorbutic, and a powerful corrective of the grossness of animal food.
Put in the farinawith a pinch of soda, and simmer half an hour.
Strew the layers with farina and corn, fill up with the water; cover the jar closely, putting a paste of flour and water over the top or about the edges, to exclude the air and keep in the steam.
Heat the milk, when the farina has soaked two hours in just enough water to cover it, and has absorbed it all.
Whitehead's noted Essence of Mustard is made with spirits of turpentine and rosemary, with which camphor and the farina of black Mustard seed are mixed.
A Mustard poultice from the farina of black Mustard made into a paste with, or without wheaten flour commingled, constitutes one of the most powerful external stimulating applications we can employ.
With the plants which sprung from these seeds, he repeated the experiment, impregnating them with the farina of the nicotiana paniculata.
Koelreuter impregnated a stigma of the nicotiana rustica with the farina of the nicotiana paniculata, and obtained prolific seeds from it.
Cook the milk and farina in a double boiler for twenty to thirty minutes.
Garnish with croutons, and serve with it farina balls (see page 223).
Lay around the edge, and close to the meat, the crisp leaves of one head of lettuce, and the farina balls (see page 223).
Stir this mixture into the farina after it is a little cooled; lastly add the whites of three eggs beaten to stiff froth.
Farina pudding can be served with almost any of the sauces given below.
Well-skimmed broth with crackers Supper--Farina or cream of wheat or wheatena, with milk Baked potato Baked apple with milk Toast and tea 9 P.
These may be slightly thickened with barley, rice, or farina flour.
The purins are computed by Hall as follows: 1 kilogram contains, Grams Purin Milk Butter Eggs Cheese Farina Rice Hominy Potato 0.
Half a grapefruit, farinaand cream, toast and butter, cocoa.
How the men watched for the dessert of farina and condensed milk, and those more severely wounded for the draughts of milk punch!
The hem at the edge of the wax is to represent the anthers; affix the stamina when so prepared to the end of a piece of strong wire, and cover them with farina (my second yellow powder).
Take off the fire and break into the farina one egg; mix very quickly, so that the egg will not have time to set.
Spread the farina onto the breadboard about the height of a finger.
The farina is prepared by washing the roots well, then rasping them down to a pulp.
Having shown my passport to this gentleman, he politely asked me to supper, and, as we had eaten nothing except the farinaof Cypriano from the Quango to this, I suspect I appeared particularly ravenous to the other gentlemen around the table.
He slaughtered an ox for us, and furnished his mother and her maids with manioc roots, to prepare farina for the four or five days of our journey to Cassange, and never even hinted at payment.
Take them out and put into a tin pail or inner compartment of a farina kettle.
Scald the farina over night with a pint or more of boiling water, and let it stand until morning.
