Make a puff-paste, in the proportion of a pound and a half of fresh butter to two pounds of sifted flour.
Make a good paste, allowing a pound of butter to two pounds of flour.
To fifty pounds of meat allow two pounds and a quarter of coarse salt, two pounds and a quarter of fine salt, one ounce and a half of saltpetre, one pound and a half of brown sugar, and one quart of molasses.
Make a good paste in the proportion of a pound of butter to two pounds of sifted flour.
Cover the bottom and sides of a deep dish, with, a good paste, made with a pound of butter to two pounds of flour, and rolled out thick.
Two pounds of sifted flour, setting aside half a pound to sprinkle in at the last.
Two pounds of flour, sifted Half a pint of milk, or cold water.
Two pounds of currants, picked, washed, and dried.
George Vavasor and Mr Scruby, between them, yielded at last, so far as to allow the bill to be drawn for ninety-two pounds, but they were stanch as to the time.
He owed ninety pounds to Cheesacre, thirty-two pounds ten to a tailor at Yarmouth, over seventeen pounds at his lodgings in Norwich.
Examining further the debts of the nation, they found the general debt of the navy amounted to one million three hundred and ninety-two thousand seven hundred and forty-two pounds.
If a large turtle, two pounds of butter must be cut into bits, and laid between the seasoning and the meat.
The smaller sizes of the Saxon may be well sustained ontwo pounds of hay; but larger sheep will consume from three and a half to four or even five pounds per day.
Drain well, then take one quart of vinegar, two pounds sugar, and pour over the fruit.
Make your syrup, allowing half a pint of water, to two pounds of cherries, put in your cherries, shake them occasionally to prevent their sticking to the kettle.
Dissolve two tea spoonsful of saleratus in half a tea cup of water, turn it into the cake, together with half a pint of cider, stir in two pounds of flour and a grated nutmeg.
And did they all send the two pounds, as stated here, along with their order?
That would still leave me two pounds a week, and of that I could send home at least twenty-five shillings.
And I can tell you I don't believe a word you say, and I'll just have mytwo pounds back, and have done with you!
However, at last he was overcome and lost seventy-two pounds which he had taken at the market.
But the best trade at present is cattle: about five hundred are annually sold out of this parish, from the price of one pound seven to two pounds five a-piece.
In the early part of the season the salmon are boiled and packed in vinegar in kegs, each keg containing about thirty-two pounds weight of fish.
Our bags generally included two or three fish of four or five pounds, and a dozen or two ranging from one to two pounds, at which last weight we could have got as many as we wished with a favourable breeze.
Two pounds of best black tea, and mind you don't send it all dust, as you usually do.
Two pounds of your best, if you please, as soon as you can send it.
In bed she is all the heart can wish, or eye admire, every limb is symmetry, every action under cover truly amorous; her price is two pounds two.
Take four ounces of saltpeter, a pound of bay salt, two pounds of common coarse salt, and pound them well, then add a little cochineal to color it, pound and mix very well.
Replace the pan on the fire and throw into it two pounds of Brussels sprouts.
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