You may substitute for the lemon, some raisins and currants, well floured to prevent their sinking.
Having stoned the raisins, cut them in half, and, when all are done, sprinkle them well with sifted flour, to prevent their sinking to the bottom of the cake.
Pound them one at a time to a fine paste, in a marble mortar, adding, as you pound them, a few drops of rose-water to prevent their oiling.
When you fill your skins, mix these ingredients to a proper thickness in the blood; boil them twenty minutes, pricking them as they rise with a needle to prevent their bursting.
Have ready an ounce of sweet almonds blanched, pound them in a marble mortar, adding a little soup to prevent their oiling.
An absolute power of life and death was exercised by these lords; and when they married their daughters, a train of useful servants, chained on the wagons to prevent their escape, was sent as a nuptial present into a distant country.
They then led them off to their camp, where they confined them in such a manner as effectually to prevent their escape.
Part, they perceived, were for putting them to death to prevent their escape.
The hostility of the Indians still continuing, the whole country was laid waste: and forts were erected in the heart of their settlements, to prevent their return.
The roe and the tunny must be beaten up (sauté) without allowing them to boil, to prevent their hardening, which would prevent them mixing well with the eggs.
What single step did he take, toprevent their committing a rash act, for the sake of which alone, he tells us, he followed down?
Derham, “put about forty large caterpillars, collected from cabbages, on some bran and a few leaves in a box, and covered it with gauze to prevent their escape.
Gulls are frequently caught alive, and, after having their wings clipped to prevent their escape, are kept to satisfy their voracious appetite on snails, slugs, and other garden pests.
It has since been understood that they were intentionally misled, and taken by a circuitous route to prevent their seeing a particular kampong of some consideration at the back of Tappanuli, or for some other interested object.
Mighty few of them have run away all this time from their masters, though in the parts the Yankees hold there is nothing to prevent their bolting if they have a mind to it.
The best way to cook Irish potatoes, is to pare and put them in a pot, with just boiling water enough to prevent their burning, and a little salt.
Cold mashed, or whole boiled potatoes, are nice cut in slices, and fried with just butter or lard enough to prevent their burning.
Put in a little salt, and shake them occasionally while stewing, to prevent their burning.
Peel and put them in a saucepan, with just water enough at the bottom, to prevent their burning to the pan.
Thousands of fruit-trees were destroyed to prevent theirliving on mangoes and bananas during the season.
Latterly, also, the Dutch and Flemings had arrived, and although mainly occupied in trading, they did not hesitate to fight on occasion, especially when attempts were made to prevent their traffic.
It was not he who welcomed the Spaniards to the West Indies--on the contrary, he did everything possible to prevent their landing on his shores.
Coaks are fitted into the beams and knees of vessels to prevent their drawing.
Chafing-gear is the stuff put upon the rigging and spars to prevent their chafing.
Have two forward and two after guys clove-hitched to the shear-head, with cleats to prevent their slipping.
As this was not nearly enough to satisfy them, I was obliged to have them watched for the night to prevent their straying.
The inhabitants of Boston, at a town meeting, unanimously expressed their abhorrence of these proceedings, and a civil guard was organized to prevent their repetition.
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