"Narrow-mouthed" Quotes from Famous Books
... and large ones that will cut in quarters, but let them be as green and as free from seeds as you can get them. Put them into a narrow-mouthed jar, in strong salt and water, with a cabbage-leaf to keep them from rising; tie a paper over them, and set them in a warm place till they are yellow. Then wash them out, and set them over the fire in fresh water, with a little salt and a fresh cabbage-leaf over them. Cover the pan very close, but ... — The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; • Charlotte Campbell Bury |