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Marble Head - Mrs T. Hutton
Boil half a calfs head till the bones will readly come out, put pepper, salt, mace nutmeg and cloves. in sufficient quantity to season it well. Cut the head into small peices and mix all together put to it 3 tablespoonsfull of walnut ketchup and one essence of anchovies Boil 2 eggs hard cut in half place the two halfs at the bottom of the dish (preveously well buttered) the other with some slices of tongue or ham round the same. Then put in the Head whilst warm, adding to the sides of the dish tongue & ham to make it look pritty. The dish must be full & pressed down with a plater over which tie a cloth as tight as possible then boil it 2 or 3 hours according to the size so as to be tender. 
To Wash Silk Stockings
Take a  proper quantity of castale soap or black soap & steep the stockings for four hours in very hot water and common soap as you wash linen, put in a glass of brandy & two pinches of sal armoniac dry them the wrong side outwards on Wodden legs, when they are dry rub them on the right side with a linen cloth

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Marble Head - Mrs T. Hutton Boil half a calfs head till the bones will readly come out, put pepper, salt, mace nutmeg and cloves. in sufficient quantity to season it well. Cut the head into small peices and mix all together put to it 3 tablespoonsfull of walnut ketchup and one essence of anchovies Boil 2 eggs hard cut in half place the two halfs at the bottom of the dish (preveously well buttered) the other with some slices of tongue or ham round the same. Then put in the Head whilst warm, adding to the sides of the dish tongue & ham to make it look pritty. The dish must be full & pressed down with a plater over which tie a cloth as tight as possible then boil it 2 or 3 hours according to the size so as to be tender. To Wash Silk Stockings Take a proper quantity of castale soap or black soap & steep the stockings for four hours in very hot water and common soap as you wash linen, put in a glass of brandy & two pinches of sal armoniac dry them the wrong side outwards on Wodden legs, when they are dry rub them on the right side with a linen cloth