- a variation of colander.
cullender
Britishnoun
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Stew them till the meat seems to be quite done, and then put it into a cullender to drain.
From Domestic French Cookery, 4th ed. by Sulpice Baru?
Warm them well, without boiling, and pour them into a cullender.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Mary Eaton
I am sure when she let it fall again there must have been thirty or forty holes, and "Katie" said, "Isn't that a nice cullender?"
From There is no Death by Florence Marryatt
Rub the mass through a cullender, and make it into a thick batter with milk and two eggs.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Mary Eaton
Cut some ripe plums to pieces, put them into a preserving pan, bruise them with a spoon, warm them over the fire till they are soft, and press them through a cullender.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Mary Eaton
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