This section is from the book "Foods And Household Management", by Helen Kinne. Also available from Amazon: Foods and Household Management.
Principles of preparation.
Thorough cleansing in clear water.
Cleanliness, in avoiding use of the fingers.
Making convenient for eating, sometimes by paring or cutting or expressing the juices. Adjuncts. - Sugar.
The juice of an acid fruit with an insipid fruit. Tools. - A sharp steel knife for paring and peeling.
A silver-plated knife for cutting.
A glass lemon squeezer.
 
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