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A Cyclopædia of Canadian Biography: Brief biographies of persons disti

by Unknown

A CYCLOPÆDIA OF CANADIAN BUNKNOWN
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“Wade, Mark Sweeten, 144 Wainwright, Arnold, 164 Walker, William Simpson, 187 Wallace, Thomas George, 152 Wallis, Horace, 116 Ward, Lieut.-Colonel Henry Alfred, 105 Watson, Brigadier-General Sir David, 162 Watson, Senator Robert, 295 Watt, John Ralston, 116 Webber, John A., 233 Weichel, William George, 154 Weir, William M., 158 Weld, Edmund, 220 Weld, John, 253 Wetherell, James Elgin, 222 Whalen, George Frederick, 192 White, Arthur V., 55 White, Gerald Verner, 136 White, James, 236 White, John T., 181 White, Rt. Hon. Sir William Thomas, 13 Whitney, Edward Canfield, 293 Widdifield, John W., 115 Wilkes, Alfred John, 112 Williams, Herbert Hale, 171 Williams, Right Rev. Lennox Waldron, 216 Williams-Taylor, Sir Frederick, 200 Willis, James E., 264 Wilson, Henry George Wilberforce, 148 Wilson, James Lockie, 114 Wilson, Peter Edward, 168 Winkler, Hon. Valentine, 208 Wood, Rev. William Robertson, 253 Woods, Lieut.-Colonel James W., 146 Workman, Mark, 113 Wright, Alexander Whyte, 290 Wright, George, 149 Wright, George Craig, 277 Wright, Harry George, 199 Wright, William J., 104 Wrong, Professor George McKinnon, 113 Wylie, Newton, 294”

From a cookbook of 1861

A cook of roughly the same moment, setting down the same dish.

1861  ·  Beeton
ROLY-POLY JAM PUDDING

1291. INGREDIENTS.--3/4 lb of suet-crust No. 1215, 3/4 lb. of any kind of jam. _Mode_.--Make a nice light suet-crust by recipe No. 1215, and roll it out to the thickness of about 1/2 inch. Spread the jam equally over it, leaving a small margin of paste without any, where the pudding joins. Roll it up, fasten the ends securely, and tie it in a floured cloth; put the pudding into boiling water, and boil for 2 hours. Mincemeat or marmalade may be substituted for the jam, and makes excellent puddings. _Time_.--2 hours. _Average cost_, 9d. _Sufficient_ for 5 or 6 persons. _Seasonable_.--Suitable for winter puddings, when fresh fruit is not obtainable.

Sources: The passage is from Unknown, A Cyclopædia of Canadian Biography: Brief biographies of persons disti, free to read in full at Project Gutenberg. The recipe is from Beeton, The Book of Household Management of 1861, also free in full. Both are in the public domain in the United States. The binding above is ours — ochre cloth, amphora stamp.

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