He was horrified to see Pompey give the wig a liberal sprinkling of gunpowder from the powder-horn, instead of starch from the dredging-box and the explosion of the old wig was no longer assigned to diabolical, thaumaturgical, or meteorological influences.Ĭustoms and Fashions in Old New England Alice Morse Earle 1881Ĭhrist-child hover above, but Santa Claus himself stood below, fur-clad, white-bearded, and powdered with snow from the dredging-box. The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll (Rev. LeaĪ clogmaker combs out my wig upon my curate's head, by way of a block, and his wife powders it with a dredging-box. No - I beheld a female form, with mob-cap, bib, and apron, sleeves tucked up to the elbow, a dredging-box in the one hand, and in the other a sauce-ladle.īoil a quart of milk, and when nearly cold, stir it in the middle of your pan of flour, with two spoonsful of yeast, and one of butter and salt let it lighten for two or three hours knead the flour in it, and let it rise again: a little while before you bake, roll it out, and cut it with the top of your dredging-box.ĭomestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers Elizabeth E.
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