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The Waterloo Roll Call: With Biographical Notes and Anecdotes

by Charles Dalton

THE WATERLOO ROLL CALL: WICHARLES DALTON
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“Capt. Edward Cheney. Lieut. Francis Stupart, W. ” James Gape. Troop Sergt.-Major Alex. Dingwell. Sergt. Donald Campbell. ” William Dickie. ” Will Harvey, W. ” Alex. Rennie. Corp. Robert Hare. ” William Laird. ” John Long. ” James Ross. Trumpeter John H. Sibold. Privates— Geo. Alison. Matthew Anderson. Arch. Bell. Hugh Bicket. John Brash, W. Charles Burges, W. James Bulton. John Calder, W. Samuel Clarke, W. Arch. Craig. David Crighton. Thomas Crowe. John Crombie. Major Dickinson. Peter Drysdale. John Fraser. George Gray. William Gunn. James Hamilton, Sen. James Hamilton, Jun. Robert Hamilton. David Henderson. Adam Hepburn. Will. Hubbard. Thomas Johnston, W. John Judd, W. Will. Lockead, W. Andrew MʻClure. Arch. MʻFarlan. John MʻIntire. Andrew MʻKendrick. Will. MʻKinley. Alex. MʻPherson. Robert Makin. James Mann. Will. Mathie. Thomas Oman. David Rampton, W. James Ronald, W. Andrew Scott. James Scott. John Spraike. John Stirling, W. Robert Stirling. William Stirling. Thomas Stobo. Thomas Timperly, W. Robert Temple. James Thompson. John Toman. John Wallace. William Watt.”

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 Charles Dalton, The Waterloo Roll Call: With Biographical Notes and Anecdotes, 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 — burgundy cloth, amphora stamp.

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