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twice a day, stir up the flour from the bottom. Finally empty all the water and
spread the flour on a dry sheet to drain. Then the flour is dried on plates in a
moderately warm oven.
Veal substance.
Put seven scalded and split calfs feet in fresh water over night; then change
water, taking 2 gallons well water, and place over the fire, boiling until there
is only a quart left of the substance when strained. This substance is used only
for puddings, and then according to need by boiling some of it, adding something
else to impart the flavor desired, as for instance vanilla or lemon.
To smoke eel.
For this purpose take large or small eels, but the larger, the better. Cut away
half of the head; rub the eels with salt so as to free them from all sticky
matter. Now split them open in the back and extract the bone neatly. Wipe them
on clean linen cloth and rub them again
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