As soon as they are done, serve them immediately, to preserve their colour.
Cauliflowers, and others of the same species, are often boiled only crisp, to preserve their beauty.
Blanch half a pound of almonds, and put them into water to preserve their colour.
The surest way to know when they are boiled enough is to draw out a leaf, and see whether they be tender; but they cannot be properly boiled without much water, which tends also to preserve their colour.
The Italians employ frequently the cocoons of the silkworm for this purpose; these take a brilliant dye, preserve their colour, and possess a transparent velvety appearance, suitable for petals.
The thin sheets thus produced must be kept constantly very warm between plates of hot iron to preserve their softness; every leaf being loaded with a weight heavy enough to prevent its warping.
Pare, core, and quarter the apples, and throw them into cold water to preserve their whiteness.
They should be kept in a closed tin canister in a dry place, to preserve their crispness.
Peel the onions and put them into water to which a little salt has been added, to preserve their whiteness, and let them remain for ΒΌ hour.
Mardonius marched against the Greek colonies and native tribes which had throw off the yoke during the Ionian war, and reduced those who had still managed to preserve their independence.
Unaccustomed to manouvre together, they were unable to preserve their distances; when day dawned, their lines, instead of presenting a continuous front, were distributed into three unequal bodies occupying various parts of the plain.
I have also seen, when a kite has been hovering over a covey of young partridges, the old birds fly up at the bird of prey, screaming and fighting with all their might to preserve their brood.
Peel the onions and put them into water to which a little salt has been added, to preserve their whiteness, and let them remain for 1/4 hour.
To preserve their Prince, to defend him, and to ascribe to his glory all their own valorous deeds, is the sum and most sacred part of their oath.
The mushrooms after being cleaned should be chopped up and fried in a little butter; lemon-juice should be added before they are chopped in order to preserve their colour.
Take any quantity of French beans and boil them in some stock or water with an onion, carrot, or celery for about an hour, taking care, at starting, to throw them into boiling water in order to preserve their colour.
They should be thrown into fast boiling water (salted) in order topreserve their colour.
Unfortunately, the Crusaders were unable to extend orpreserve their conquests.
The effect was electric; the officers had to hold their sides to preserve their dignity, and--Captain Blake was avenged.
We were close in under the land, and our prizes were lying around us, moving to and fro, gracefully, to preserve their positions.
These two gifts shall be precious heirlooms in my family, to remind my descendants, that, in the words of Patrick Henry, "I have done my utmost to preserve their liberty.
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