wineglassful
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It is not the quality of the whole, but of the last small wineglassful.
From Time Magazine Archive
From six to ten drops of it in a wineglassful of spring water, taken immediately after the operations of the toilet are completed.
From The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources by Anonymous
A mixture for preserving the complexion, easily made at home, is as follows: take a wineglassful of the best French orange flower water.
From Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society by Cooke, Maud C.
When cold, the decoction should be strained and a wineglassful may be had three or four times a day.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas
Give only a wineglassful at a time, as often as the patient can take it.
From Papers on Health by Kirk, Edward Bruce
Simmer for fifteen minutes with two tablespoonfuls each of melted butter and curry powder mixed with two wineglassfuls of white wine.
From How to Cook Fish by Reed, Myrtle
Add two wineglassfuls of white wine and boil until thick, stirring constantly.
From How to Cook Fish by Reed, Myrtle
Add two wineglassfuls of Catawba Page 95 wine and two cupfuls of oyster liquor.
From How to Cook Fish by Reed, Myrtle
Put the bass into a fish-kettle with an onion, salt and pepper to season, a small bunch of parsley, a tablespoonful of butter, two wineglassfuls of white wine, and enough white stock to cover.
From How to Cook Fish by Reed, Myrtle
Thicken the liquor with browned flour rubbed smooth with butter, add two wineglassfuls Page 127 of Claret, and bring to the boil.
From How to Cook Fish by Reed, Myrtle
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