The economist; or, new family cookery : containing an ample and clear display of the culinary art in all its various branches; also, the whole system of confectionary, pickling, preserving, &c. with the method of making British wines, in the greatest perfection. And proper rules for brewing malt liquor. To which is added, the art of carving ... directions for marketing. The whole being the result of actual experience / by Anthony Haslemore.

  • Haselmore, Anthony.
Date:
1823
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Credit: The economist; or, new family cookery : containing an ample and clear display of the culinary art in all its various branches; also, the whole system of confectionary, pickling, preserving, &c. with the method of making British wines, in the greatest perfection. And proper rules for brewing malt liquor. To which is added, the art of carving ... directions for marketing. The whole being the result of actual experience / by Anthony Haslemore. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    good luck, these disagreeable insects, are often pre- served. Persons not having faith in this notion, and wishing to get rid of them, may drive them away with loud sounds, or may destroy them with the smoke of charcoal. Cock roaches are likewise killed bv the smoke of charcoal. * To destroy the Blatta, or Cock-roaches. Fill a glazed baking dish, with small beer sweet- ened with coarse brown sugar, set it in the place in- fested with this vermin, place a piece of board aslant against it as a bridge, for them to ascend. This will be found a most excellent remedy. To keep off Flies. Camphor placed on or near what you wish to pro- tect from them, will effectually keep them off. To make a Fly Water. The preparations, generally sold for the destruct- tion of Flies, either as fly water, or powders, are vari- ously disguised poisons, very dangerous to use, and has often proved fatal to the human species (name- ly solutions of arsenic, mercury, &c.) The fol- lowing preparation may be used without the least danger to the Jiver. of children, or other incautious persons, and is to the full as fatal to flies, as the most deadly poison. Dissolve two drachms of the extract of quassia, in half a pint of boiling water; to which add a little syrup, or coarse sugar, pour this liquor in- to saucers, or plates. The flies are exceedingly fond of this food, and it will inevitably destroy them. Remedy against Fleas. The fresh leaves of penny-royal sewed up in a bag and laid in a bed, will have the effect of driving them away.