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Strawberries, green apricots, cherries, gooseberries, and currants, for tarts, hothouse pineapples, grapes, apricots, peaches, and fine cherries.
Anastasia has what is commonly called a tart tongue, and an inconvenient and inconsiderate habit of reporting trifles at headquarters.
There were nice ham sandwiches, minced eggs with mayonnaise, cookies, jumbles, a big piece of cheese, and two berry tarts.
Ration biscuit, soaked in stock and put through a mincing machine, made "dough" which produced cheese biscuits, sausage rolls, jam tarts.
His favorite subjects of discussion were restaurants, as before mentioned, billiards, the turf, and women, whom he usually described as "tarts."
In his orations there is very little of 'the tart reply;' there is, indeed, scarcely any examination of an adversary's arguments.
Capital is not accustomed to tart answers to its humor caustic, from persons in need of financial assistance for their enterprises.
"I can make the evening paper last longer," she said as she hesitated between a strawberry tart and a cream-filled cornet.
Flesh moderately juicy, nearly tender, agreeably flavored, sweet next the skin to somewhat tart at center, fair to good in quality.
A tart kind, which sets the teeth on edge, owes its austerity to its scanty infusion of gentleness, goodness, and meekness.
Flesh pale green, often with a slight reddish tinge, translucent, juicy, fine-grained, somewhat tender, spicy, tart to acid, fair in quality.
I prefer this mode; but these tarts should always be served fresh, or the under crust will become soaked and unwholesome.
Geese need to be roasted more slowly and to have a seasoning of sage, onion, and tart apple in the stuffing, instead of raisins.
The tart remark and the contemptuous comment on her part, elicited, on the other, all the irritability of the poetic idiosyncrasy.
Rose, setting her pretty teeth deep into a third quince tart, looked out of the window and almost exclaimed aloud at the sight.
Flesh moderately juicy, usually with a decided red tinge, nearly tender, slightly spicy, tart, medium to below in flavor and quality.
I have a vague idea that I ate cherry tart and roast veal, fried soles, boiled custard, and anchovy sauce, all mixed together.
Close at hand are a certain number of electric buttons upon which the customer sees written beef, mutton, chop, vegetables, tart, etc.
Flesh slightly tough and solid, aromatic, agreeably sweet next the skin to rather tart at center, good to very good in quality.
The berry was exceedingly tart when first red, and was on that account pronounced worthless by competent judges (so considered).
Genuine puff paste is requisite for the finest tarts, pies, etc., etc., but light short crust answers admirably for most things.
I managed to bake, in the rain, before an open fire, within that little tin reflector baker, some tarts which were very successful.
The currant-like fruits are sub-acid, and were, and perhaps still are, used for tarts, puddings, and preserves; the leaves taste like sorrel.
Both Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn mention visiting the gardens, to which the fashion of the Restoration resorted to eat mulberry tarts.
"This is a gooseberry tart, 'em," whispers the butler, respectfully, a faint shade of encouragement in his voice, laying that delicacy before her.
A gooseberry tart is all that is offered to one at an ordinary dinner, although fine strawberries and a pine are often brought in afterwards.
When sufficiently mellow to be eaten raw, they are usually so tart as to seem to require a light sprinkling of sugar to suit most tastes.
Even the most friendly advice, conveyed in the blandest possible tone, is often declined with freezing dignity or repelled with tart resentment.
"I brought some tarts in, mamma; and I thought we could toss up a sweet omelette while they are having their soup and meat."
And when you came in at a late hour, would bring you out those rural dainties, equally delicious, gooseberry tarts, with curds and cream.
If he could only be induced to partake of some carefully doctored jam tart, I think the rural officer would be more evenly handicapped.
This jaunt had given them an appetite, and roast beef and apple tart disappeared at a rate that should have doubled their bill.
"I think that, under any circumstances, it is sinful to cherish an affection of which one's parents disapprove," was the somewhat tart reply.
A green apricot tart is commonly considered the best tart that is made: but a green apricot pudding is a much better thing.
We also had a large mess of stewed salmon berries which, though very tart, proved a most acceptable change from our dried fruit.
They were followed by white bread and butter, cranberry tarts, and cups of boiling hot tea, with which the supper finally ended.
Sophie, utterly taken aback, was about to make a tart rejoinder, when there came a light tap with a crop on the front door.
Flesh pale green, translucent, moderately juicy, tender, fine-grained, lacking somewhat in aroma, sweet at skin to agreeably tart at center, mild, of fair quality.
After the preliminary application was completed, he dragged Craig to where he had hidden the rhubarb tarts, still crestfallen from solitary confinement.
Place the evaporated apples in a saucepan, cover with water, and boil till done; flavor to taste, and use for sauce, tarts or conserve.
Cream should accompany the gooseberry tart, and strawberries with cream might appear at the same time, or in lieu of the tart as preferred.
Place on the crust enough good, tart baking apples, which have been pared, cored, halved and placed (flat surface down) on the crust.
Stealing about on tiptoe, seeking what she might devour, she found four small jam tarts and ate them, while the cook snored softly.
We say a sour face, sharp words, bitter complaints, caustic wit, cutting irony, biting sarcasm, a stinging taunt, harsh judgment, a tart reply.
It has never forgotten the famous episode when he served a tart within a tart, and it is still expecting him to outdo that feat.
It may be used for tarts, as soon as the fruit are the size of a walnut, and continues in use up to the beginning of October.
Large quantities of many varieties, both home and foreign are grown, which are eaten raw, in tarts, and in preserves, or, when dried as prunes.
To give a sharper tang to a salad, especially if apples are mild in flavor, use a tart oil dressing, lemon juice, or a sour cream dressing.
There was also half a bushel of mangoes, a most delicious fruit of juicy yellow meat, and a tart flavor hidden among its sweetness.
And it is worse form still to hand it round after gooseberry tart and cream, and trifle, as I have seen done at one great house.
Green apricots make very good tarts, but they should be boiled with a little sugar and water before they are covered with the crust.
Desirable results can often be secured by combining prunes and other dried fruits with tart fruits such as apricots, apples, and rhubarb.
Arrange in the bottom of a pudding dish four or five good-sized tart apples, which have been pared, cored, and the cavities filled with sugar.
If apricots or peaches are to be used, peel and cut them in halves, lay them evenly over the tart with the center side up.
Pare tart mellow apples, quarter them, take out the seeds, and stew them in a little water till soft enough to rub through a sieve.
At the age of a month one teaspoonful of orange juice may be given; it should be diluted with water and sugar added if it is tart.
"Fred ate up all the blueberry tart the night before; not a scrap of it was left, because it was so good," said Dolly demurely.
The tart was but a trifle light as air in his capacious maw, and another went the same way with loud smacking of huge lips.
Then they were harvested and ground in rock mortars to the fineness of flour, such as is used in the baking of cakes, tarts, etc.
As its tart juices slid down her capacious throat she said a grunting grace to the universe and started upon a rooting search for another.
Pare and core without dividing, six or eight nice tart apples, and stew very slowly in the grape juice until tender, but not broken.
Controlling her tremors, and speaking cheerfully, she asked: "Patty, do you know whether there were any of those nice quince tarts left from dinner?"
Exclaimed the chief trader, who, seemingly impelled by a sudden feverish unrest, gave swift, tart orders to his men to take up their burdens.
Serve the mush steaming hot with sugar and cream, and baked apples, apple sauce, or tart jelly if one is fond of something acid.
Mix together two cupfuls each of tart apples cut into half-inch dice, celery cut into small pieces, and boiled chestnuts cut into half-inch pieces.
The former is frequently employed for that purpose by pastry cooks, in fabricating creams and custards, for tarts, and other kinds of pastry.
The boys shook hands, exchanged rapid notes of vacation experiences, gulped down several glasses of cider, and consumed a score or so of luscious tarts.
With his usual frankness, Jones had not hesitated to express his opinion to Lee in a very tart letter, which had not improved the situation.
I remember that we always had spiced buns and tarts and a certain kind of plum marmalade that mother had great skill in making.
And so our child, with the tart gone, wishes he had not taken it, perhaps not clearly or verbally; he is regretful, let us say.
Boil tart, peeled apples in a little water, till glutinous, strain out the juice, and put a pound of white sugar to a pint of the juice.
Any tart fruit jelly may be used, or the pudding may be served with cream and sugar flavored with a little grated lemon rind.
The doctor will send him some medicine presently, but he does not know that it is all through eating too much of that currant tart yesterday.
Asked Jack, cramming a piece of that wonderful tart into his mouth; for, even if he were wounded, Jack could still show a remarkably undiminished appetite.
The song was very much applauded, and every one then fell upon the tarts with an appetite which the slight delay had pleasantly renewed.
I walked around the table, my mouth watering as I looked at the tarts and marmalade and spiced buns, and all the other tempting dishes.
Take some tart cooking apples, pare, core and slice them and lay in cold water for a few minutes to prevent them from turning dark.
The apricot is, like the plum, a stone fruit, cultivated generally throughout temperate regions, and used chiefly in the form of preserves and in tarts.
I was getting angry and was about to make some tart rejoinder; but, just as I was about to speak, I felt Betty's hand on my shoulder.
Count Steven had finished his plate of venison stew, and was condescending to enjoy a crust of bread with a glass of the tart wine.
Why should he have to accept in silence tart remarks uttered by his wife, while the least savagery of his own was cause for tears?
Cheese, butter, sugar, vanilla, flour, yolks of eggs and beaten whites are mixed well, filled into the tart and baked until of a yellow color.
I had dined, and was languidly examining the interior of a tart, when the waiter entered again, announcing that "Bill was there, if I wanted him."
A fox-faced little man, bald, falsetto, the village clown with a solid foundation of shrewdness under his clowning and a tart layer of malice over it.
The currant jelly in the tarts glowed like great red rubies set in circles of old gold; the mashed potatoes were light and white as foam.
And Jacob having delivered himself of this tart and somewhat strange rejoinder, gave his shoulder a significant shrug, as he watched dad's eyes, without faltering.
Joy, who had been dancing around on one foot, suddenly came to a stop, munched the last of a raspberry tart and exclaimed: "Girls, I've got an idea!"
Place it on the fire in a double boiler, and stir until it is a little thickened; then pour it into an open or tart pie, and bake thirty minutes.
A somewhat different assortment was prepared for the visitors, the dishes consisting of milk punch, venison stew, cranberry tart, biscuits, sweets, raisins, and coffee.
That section of the smart set which keeps itself constantly poised on the border between smart and tart is awfully keen on Abbott Moore's studio affairs.
I make deep tarts of cherries or plums or blueberries and put a crust on top only; they are about the best winter desserts that we ever have.
Cream cookies or vanilla wafers could be served at an afternoon tea, while sand tarts make a very good accompaniment for ice cream or some other dainty dessert.
Then I like, when my mind and heart are full, and I cannot open the budget before him, to evaporate upon paper, which provokes no tart reply.
If any of the luxuries of the table have been noticed as particularly injurious, it has been cranberries, prepared in any form, as stewed in sauce, tarts, pies, etc.
He put elaborate leading questions, in order to ascertain what the cuisine was capable of, and consulted over puddings and tarts with the zeal of a connoisseur.
Both it and blackberry, and very ripe raspberry jelly, are apt to be less firm than that made from more tart fruits; still, do not boil it.
Gravy soup, a grilled sole, a boiled hen pheasant stuffed with oysters, and an open tart formed the favorite dinner of a renowned gourmet of my acquaintance.
The French language sounds sweetly as a language of affection and sympathy: with all its tart vivacity, it has a richness in the gentler world of feeling.
We went into a pastry-cook's therefore, and Julia ate a fair supply of tarts and custards, and insisted on taking away with her a selection from the store.
The "King" brought him into our playground on one of his tart-selling visits, as a specimen of the rarest breed of retrievers known in the West of England.