boil

• Now, Arvid Horn had a boil on his cheek, and if any of my boy readers know what a tender piece of property a boil is, they will know that King Charles' hazel-stick was not a welcome poultice With a cry of pain Arvid fell fainting from his horse, and the cavalry battle at "single-stick" came to a sudden stop. —  Historic Boys Their Endeavours, Their Achievements, and Their Times
• The pot containing the liquor must then be placed on the fire to boil, and when the scum rises to the surface it should be removed with a spoon. —  A Plain Cookery Book for the Working Classes
• One of these is where the germ digs and burrows, as it were, underground, in a limited space, resulting in that charming product known as a boil, or a carbuncle. —  Preventable Diseases
• When it comes to the boil, add one well beaten egg; pour round the mould and serve hot CREAMED SALMON MISS H. BARCLAY One can salmon minced fine, draw off the liquor. —  My Pet Recipes, Tried and True Contributed by the Ladies and Friends of St. Andrew's Church, Quebec
• Then cover cabbage with milk and let come to a boil, add rolled cracker crumbs, butter size of a walnut, salt and pepper to taste CORN OMELET Boil one half dozen ears of corn, cut corn from the cob; beat four eggs separately, add to the corn the beaten yolks, salt and pepper, put in the whites last, fry in a pan with plenty of butter MACARONI AND CHEESE MISS H. BARCLAY Boil quarter of a pound of macaroni in water, for half an hour, cool and chop. —  My Pet Recipes, Tried and True Contributed by the Ladies and Friends of St. Andrew's Church, Quebec

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