| 单词 | sweetmeat |
| 例句 | We bought our children balloons and colored ribbons, purchased sweetmeats by the kilo, paid calls in taxis to relatives we had not seen throughout the year. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Sam offered them some sweetmeats—he was a faithful customer of Ideal Bakery off Main Street—and revealed his purpose. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z And he was giving her a poke of sweetmeats he had bought for his wife. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother and aunts hurried to the kitchen and prepared cakes, cookies, and sweetmeats with more care than ever before. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z The babe within me makes me long for cider and sweetmeats, roast meat, rich milk, and apricots. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z For dessert, they scooped the sweetmeat from coconut shells, licking the juice from their fingers. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z He had heard it was her birthday, and had dared to bring her a gift—nothing that would attract attention, just a small decorated box of sweetmeats. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Passengers had brought on board all manner of spices and sweetmeats, tinned sardines, octopus in wine sauce, legs of lamb preserved with garlic cloves. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z All week Beatrice and the chambermaid, Sara, had been at work in the kitchen, preparing pastries and sweetmeats for Lady Isobel’s feast on Yule night. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z So Meg wrestled alone with the refractory sweetmeats all that hot summer day, and at five o’clock sat down in her topsy-turvey kitchen, wrung her bedaubed hands, lifted up her voice and wept. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Her visitor had brought her sweetmeats and some fresh grapes, and also a small jug of wine, which the nurse liked perhaps more than she should. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z At their feet were piled betel leaves, rice and a host of sweetmeats. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “The gold I grant you,” the dwarf said, relieved that he was not about to drown in a gout of half-digested eels and sweetmeats, “but the Rock is mine.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Once you get past the above-mentioned Doug Liman and Woody Allen movies, contenders for Satan's sweetmeats are thin on the ground in Cannes this year, which is precisely what makes this festival feel buzz-deficient. Cannes this film festival be saved? 2010-05-12T18:12:00Z I enjoyed Brunner's account of the adult Schiller, the poet of the "Ode to Joy", discovered by his tree, munching every sweetmeat he'd hung on it. Inventing the Christmas Tree by Bernd Brunner – review 2012-12-14T08:00:01Z A sweetmeat would seem a flimsy source of artistic inspiration. Truman Capote’s ‘A Christmas Memory,’ From Irish Repertory 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z I say strangely, because even down the centuries, when you read the words "I sat behind her at the play and plied her with sweetmeats", you can sort of see the next one coming. TV review: At Home With the Georgians 2010-12-03T08:00:00Z His table-filling classical cityscapes and ruins, built of nougat and sweetmeats, were found awesome and confusing — were they fleeting or enduring? ‘Marvelous Sugar Baby’ as a Contribution to Ephemeral Art 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z What are the spices and sweetmeats of your literary stew? Bedside reading: the naked truth 2010-04-02T13:30:00Z The scents of delicate, rose-colored sweetmeats drift past the vendor's carts, the over-crowded streets and you breath it in deeply as you read about eunuchs, plump landladies and taxi drivers with drinking problems. My top five books that make you want to travel 2013-04-24T08:00:00Z And yet even my mighty sweet tooth has met its match in the form of a cinematic sweetmeat: “To All the Boys: Always and Forever.” ‘To All the Boys: Always and Forever’ Review: Love Sweet Love 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z The edible sweetmeat scenery has a fluorescent glare. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – review 2013-07-01T06:00:08Z While my parents devoted their time and energy to the service, I daydreamed about the forthcoming sweetmeat, a symphony of tabla and harmonium scoring my reverie. The sweet Sikh ritual of karah prasad 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z The following stanza starts thus: Women hid him, concealed him in girls' sarongs; days of sweetmeats, spices, silver songs... Carol Ann Duffy the classicist (on David Beckham and Achilles) 2010-03-19T11:53:00Z Advertisement Robert Christgau, in his memoir, “Going Into the City,” described an early make-out session with the woman who would become his wife as “a polymorphous game of button-button with sweetmeats at the end.” Reading Is About the Lines That Leap Off the Pages 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z The setting was sumptuous: a faded Maharajah’s palace, its gallery laced with rounded windows and a miniature silver train whizzing crystal decanters of whiskey around long tables with silver platters of fruits and sweetmeats. Exotic India Wrapped in Chanel 2011-12-12T12:30:30Z With Italian antipasti and Lebanese sweetmeats vying for our custom, we did the decent thing and bought both, and a side of “mountain salami”. Hitting a different note in Vienna 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Gifting new clothes and sweetmeats is a key part of the celebrations. Fortune teller sees bleak future as Sri Lankans celebrate new year 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z Media footage showed a man feeding the convicts sweetmeat outside the jail after touching the feet of one of them, a mark of respect. Eleven convicted of gang-rape in 2002 Hindu-Muslim riots go free 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z Some spirits live in trees, and the mightiest ficus trees are wrapped in multicolored sashes, with incense and sweetmeats placed among the roots. In Every Corner of Bangkok, Spirits Need a Home and Maybe a Strawberry Fanta 2020-06-13T04:00:00Z In contrast, the gentry are served a lavish feast of up to 16 courses of fish, meat, potage and elaborate sweetmeat constructions made from almond, honey and sugar. A stately home's Tudor takeover 2018-05-19T04:00:00Z "Thotsakan is the king of giants. He is a grand, formidable character. So, he is not supposed to engage in things like sweetmeat cooking," permanent secretary Apinan Poshyananda was quoted as saying. Thai tourism video stirs cultural heritage debate - BBC News 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z Valentine’s Day 2012: There were red roses and pink balloons, sweetmeats molded into hearts and fireworks that shattered the icy Beijing air. China's Other Women 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z Other offerings might include fava beans cooked in meat stock and sprinkled with chopped mint—or quince paste, a sweetmeat of quinces and sugar or honey. The Origin of the Modern Western Diet 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z But last February, The Golden Star blew up, sending the exquisite 19th Century decor, the trays and jars of divine sweetmeats - and Bernachon's incredible chocolate bars - sky-high. The most romantic chocolate ever made? 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z Passover is also about food: the matzah, or unleavened bread; the wine; the bitter herbs, or maror; and the charoset, or sweetmeats. A season of gratitude, no matter what you believe 2014-04-18T23:07:05Z Other mooncakes exist in paper form only, as vouchers that are traded for financial value in a kind of sweetmeat futures scheme. China's Anti-Graft Drive Bites: No More Mooncake 2013-09-19T07:50:23Z With signs proclaiming "If women don't count, neither shall they be counted", the suffragettes enjoyed a picnic of roast fowl, sweetmeats and tea. Census data released – live coverage 2012-12-11T09:18:20Z The range of breads make up for the adventurousness lacking in the sweetmeats. Store Wars: Greggs and Percy Ingle 2012-08-17T10:05:01Z Of the terrapin, and the venison, and the ducks—the strangely spiced sauces—the infinity of sweetmeats—the pink satin menus, full of elegant French names! A Captain of Industry Being the Story of a Civilized Man 2012-04-25T02:01:06.607Z “Manna” is found in the mountains, and is collected and sent to Mosul, where it is made into a sweetmeat called “halawwi.” Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East 2012-04-18T02:00:15.997Z It is smoked with or without tobacco; or it is made into a sweetmeat with honey, sugar and aromatic spices; or it is powdered and infused in cold water, yielding a turbid drink, subdschi. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z She devoted herself to needlework and the confection of sweetmeats. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z He gave us the usual Tibetan tea and sweetmeats and then insisted on our having macaroni and meat seasoned with chillies, which was excellent, followed by junket served in china bowls. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z Then we are told how many baskets of fruit they carried away, and what distribution there was of sweetmeats at the end, every one taking a certain quantity. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z On the doorsteps sit negresses, in flashy Manchester “prints” and stiff turbans, “all aiding in the general work of doing nothing,” or offering for sale fruits, sweetmeats, or chunks of sugar-cane. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z I have brought you a box of raisins, and such a choice can of sweetmeats, as a present from the captain.” The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z But there, again, what a poor thing she was if her love must be fed with sweetmeats. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z Then after climbing up more steps, we were ushered into a small latticed room where we were given the usual Tibetan tea and sweetmeats. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z A posset-cup stood on a tripod on the hearth, and in the middle of the room a marble table bore a dish of sweetmeats and a tray of flasks and glasses. The Man in Black 2012-03-30T02:00:14.473Z And when you come to the desserts, you will find that there are no finer sweetmeats in the world than those served at Chinese tables.” Bert Wilson, Wireless Operator 2012-03-27T02:00:19.467Z A dessert; a course of sweetmeats; a sweetmeat or sweetmeats. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z The eagerness to taste this sweetmeat brought out the melancholy fact that by some accident there was only one spoon in the whole kit. The Ice Queen 2012-03-22T02:00:40.843Z He gave us tea and sweetmeats, and soon afterwards the head-men of all the villages came in, and were given orders about our transport. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z Its outer sides were lined with rows of stalls laden with slabs of native sweetmeats all made in long blocks, and piles of tempting crystallized fruits. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z We had liquors, sugar, sweetmeats, and we wanted for meat and bread. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z In ancient Egypt it was valued as an embalming material; and in the East, for the preservation of fruit, and the making of cakes, sweetmeats, 655 and other articles of food, it is largely consumed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z Count Hannibal shrugged his shoulders but had not answered when Bigot entered and handed him his sweetmeat box; he paused to open it and select a prune. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z We halted a short distance below Kharta Shika and presently the Governor came out to meet us with a present of sweetmeats and the usual scarf. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z And surely the ill-used race of men that till the soil should be appeased and amply satisfied by the showers of bonbons and sweetmeats the Daily News is always flinging down. Satires And Profanities 2012-03-14T02:00:24.637Z Pots of preserves, of confectionery, and of sweetmeats of every kind, were quickly devoured by an army of mouths. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z The sweetmeat venders were unusually busy, for it was just about noon and Indian sweets are to native Indians really a staple article of diet instead of a confection as in other countries. In Kali's Country Tales from Sunny India 2012-02-17T03:00:28.697Z The next moment a voice in the crowd cried roughly, 'Out upon his wedding suit!' and with that a sweetmeat struck me in the face. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z A chair was provided for me with a karsi in front of it, covered with trays of gaz and other sweetmeats. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z Ten infantrymen arrived as a guard and stacked their arms under the willows, and four obsequious servants brought me trays of fruit and sweetmeats put up in vine leaves from the Governor. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z The use of the dried root is too well known in England to descant upon the virtues of it; the green root is preserved in sugar, and forms a much admired sweetmeat. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z The party next adjourned to the drawing-room, where there were two tables set out with sweetmeats. A Russian Gentleman 2012-02-08T03:00:18.800Z Bustling Barcelona, never too busy for a frolic, keeps it merrily with an elaborate parade from the cathedral all about the city, and—delightful feature!—the distribution of flowers and sweetmeats among the ladies. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z A tea-table covered with sweetmeats, a tea equipage on the floor, and some chairs completed the furnishing. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z I therefore use very little of either, though I am very fond of sweetmeats. New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers 2012-02-05T03:00:10Z It is very indigestible when eaten in its crude state, but makes a luscious sweetmeat, which is generally esteemed. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z Yet another is the "Falcon Cup," a receptacle in the shape of that bird, originally intended, it would seem, for holding sweetmeats. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z It was midnight, but Spanish hours are luckily so late that Don Jos�'s friends were still at the height of evening sociability and regaled me with alternate showers of sweetmeats and questions. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z It seems that the making of sweetmeats is the only occupation which can be pursued without loss of dignity. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z There she ate sweetmeats and drank cream every day and wore dresses made of gold, and the angels played with her. The Moral Instruction of Children 2012-02-02T03:04:33.057Z While she munched the sweetmeats he glanced at her mother interrogatively. A Prairie Courtship 2012-02-01T03:00:12.830Z When it was found that Ralph could produce the desired sweetmeats, Adelina asked, teasingly: "Have you never overcome your boyish weakness?" A Singular Metamorphosis 2012-02-01T03:00:10.613Z Why should I, then, deprive myself of velvets, sweetmeats, cigarettes, and clean shirts, when their production is already set in going. What Shall We Do? 2012-01-29T03:00:11.167Z When I concluded my visit they sent a servant with me with a tray of this and other sweetmeats of their own making. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z I say to my pupils if you are particularly fond of a certain dish, sweetmeats, for instance, make it a rule to partake less of that than if you were not so fond of it. The Moral Instruction of Children 2012-02-02T03:04:33.057Z The enemy received them with quick discharges of cannon, but the men cheered each other, saying, "We must66 make a breakfast of these bitter things ere we sup on the sweetmeats of Gibraltar." The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z It is really quite pleasant to gather a party, upon such short notice, and with so little effort; and without the trouble of providing wine and sweetmeats. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z There were four examiners seated round a table provided "with cakes, sweetmeats, and wine, which helped to pass the time agreeably." Heroes of Science: Physicists 2012-01-17T03:00:17Z The children dined down on both Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, and there was always a Christmas Tree one evening laden with toys and sweetmeats. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z Hard′-bake, a sweetmeat made of boiled sugar and almonds; Hard′beam, the hornbeam.—adjs. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z Cut up into pieces like lozenges and preserved in sugar, ginger also forms a very agreeable sweetmeat. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z I smuggled forbidden novels into school for her; and she introduced contraband sweetmeats for me. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z Then he conducted me to the dining-hall, where luncheon was set on a round table profusely decorated with flowers and sweetmeats. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z If e'er she drop a sweetmeat in thy mouth, 'Tis poisonous,—to swallow it forbear! The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam 2012-01-08T03:00:15.553Z He tied the sweetmeat in his sheet and walked on. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z The women of the island pitied the stranger, and often sent him fruit and sweetmeats. The Freedmen's Book 2012-01-05T03:00:39.763Z These sweetmeats had no special name, but they came in and went out with the carnival. Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism With an Essay on Baal Worship, On The Assyrian Sacred "Grove," And Other 2012-01-05T03:00:28.663Z Our ancestors, it will be seen, did not wage their political warfare with the sweetmeats or roses of a carnival contest. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z Piles of tempting wares were there; beads, bangles, and scarfs to decorate; rice, jaggery, and sweetmeats to eat, and innumerable liquors to drink, were placed in profuse array. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z There were sweetmeat shops in which there were heaps of confectioneries ranged in regular rows, but no human beings to sell them. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z There they drink; those are the tables where sweetmeats are sold. The Fourth Estate, vol. 2 2011-12-25T03:00:12.817Z Yes, but we must remember that this manufacture was limited exclusively to preserves of cherry, quince, pear, and apricot, almond tart and burrage tart, and a particular sweetmeat shaped like fishes' fins, called orange flower. The Fourth Estate, vol.1 2011-12-25T03:00:10.170Z But with Rosette how different it was! how we made the oysters disappear, and the soup, and the beef-steak; the fish and game and vegetables and sweetmeats and dessert! Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 2011-12-19T03:00:37.437Z She was enjoying it, too, and as it ended she sighed over it as over a sweetmeat. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z He did not eat the sweetmeats, suspecting they might be poisoned. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z Among other prominent industries are the manufacture of cotton and woollen goods, leather, furniture, hats and sweetmeats. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z There was no worship, and few sweetmeats, and for silk covering I was given a harness with leather collar and chain traces. The Sa'-Zada Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:18.457Z They therefore took a little innocent girl, placed her on a chair by a table, and gave her playthings and sweetmeats. Ecclesiastical Curiosities 2011-12-13T03:00:24.507Z Then came sweetmeats and dainties of various kinds, and in profusion,—in all, fifty-seven dishes. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. 2011-12-12T03:00:23.897Z Cartloads of the sweetmeat were sold every day, and the Brahman in a short time became very rich. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z And the girls laughed and Ulenspiegel answered: “All thanks, sweet damsels, who give me accolades of sweetmeats.” The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z William's eyes brightened, and his chest expanded under his Saturday's sullied smock-frock, as his early friend commended his handiwork, for 'Praise is pleasanter than honey,' and hitherto he had not been cloyed with the sweetmeat. The Making of William Edwards or The Story of the Bridge of Beauty 2011-12-07T03:00:17.867Z She should have taken sweetmeats instead of pickles to the old lady, she told Mrs Stone afterwards, for she was sharp and sour enough by nature. Eunice 2011-12-05T03:00:40.560Z Some trays of cakes and sweetmeats were then brought in, and the King, having particularly recommended one or two of the dishes to the Envoy, retired. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. 2011-12-12T03:00:23.897Z Horror of horrors! instead of sweetmeats about a score of demons, of gigantic size and grim visage, jumped out of the handi, and began to belabour the astonished Brahman with blows, fisticuffs and kicks. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z He made a sweetmeat of some knotty wood, By smearing treacle on it: Filling with poison a golden jar, He added a layer of milk! Vidy?pati: Bang?ya pad?bali; songs of the love of R?dh? and Krishna 2011-12-02T03:00:26.297Z After the christening comes in the wine and sweetmeats, etc....” Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects 2011-12-02T03:00:21.090Z The bodies, too, with their absurd waists were like women whom extravagant stays had driven to vomit sweetmeats. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z The stone resembled in its shape almost exactly the bull’s-eye sweetmeat of the British schoolboy. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Every day, and every hour, many jars of gigantic size, filled with the delicious sweetmeat, were sent to all parts of the country. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z You said you believed it was a Chinese sweetmeat box. A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z The third morning sees us depart, having been quite comfortably entertained at the Grosvenor, even to the indulgence of sweetmeats with our tea, which American extravagance we propose speedily to abjure. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z He is a sannyasi and yet eats sweetmeats. Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita 2011-11-16T03:00:26.507Z It was an excellent chance to tell her escort that he was very good; but she contented herself with handing him a quarter of an orange, then proceeded to stuff herself with the sweetmeats. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z “Never mind,” said the aunt, “let him sleep on; let me put these sweetmeats, that I have brought, near his bedside, that he may eat them when he gets up.” Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z In vain; Beethoven's chefs-d'œuvre of cookery were not appreciated, and the guests made their dinner on bread, fruit, and sweetmeats, adding plenty of wine to prevent any bad effects from their enforced abstinence. Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) 2011-11-14T03:00:21.027Z Other refreshment, however, was in store for me—the sweetmeats and water which form the somewhat symbolical staple of Greek hospitality. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z Verily sweetmeats were brought here last night, for ants are running about. Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita 2011-11-16T03:00:26.507Z If a child purloins cakes or sweetmeats, punish him by giving him none the next time they are on table. The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book 2011-11-13T03:00:12.183Z She landed with the sweetmeats in her hand. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z Healthy young women continue to be plump and pretty, healthful and active on bread-and-butter, fruits and sweetmeats. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z Here a plate of lokumia, a sweetmeat something like fig-paste, and glasses of fresh water, were brought out and offered to us. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z In the Brahman houses they get coarse food, in contrast with the sweetmeats they formerly fed upon. Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita 2011-11-16T03:00:26.507Z Whenever he was present, she was always urging Adeline to eat some refreshments between meals, and drink wine or lemonade, and tempting her weak appetite with some pleasant but expensive sweetmeats. Adeline Mowbray or, The Mother and Daughter 2011-11-04T02:00:17.120Z It consisted of a huge lump of bread and a large glass of water for each of us, caviari, black olives, and two kinds of Turkish sweetmeats. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-11-01T02:00:22.197Z The Wireless Officer had said nothing about sharing the sweetmeats. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z "We ought to regard books as we do sweetmeats,—not wholly to aim at the pleasantest, but chiefly to respect the wholesomest." The World's Best Books : A Key to the Treasures of Literature 2011-10-20T02:00:20.857Z When this reply is communicated to the girl, she sits sulkily aloof, until her mother-in-law cajoles her and offers for her breakfast a few sweetmeats with milk. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z Music and poetry became its chief elements; women were fed on intellectual sweetmeats, but strong and healthy nourishment was still denied them. Creed And Deed A Series of Discourses 2011-10-12T02:00:40.147Z In the morning, after sweetmeats, coffee, and pipes, we 145paid our respects to the good old archbishop, and took our leave. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-11-01T02:00:22.197Z Dolly, dol′i, n. a complimentary offering of flowers, sweetmeats, &c. on a tray. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z From 1760 to 1767 Havana, which was the only port qualified to export sweetmeats, sent out annually thirteen thousand cases of sixteen arrobas each. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z On this occasion, the officiating priest reading, and the bridegroom repeating the service after him, presents offerings of rice, sweetmeats, plantain, clothes, doov-grass, fruits and flowers to the following gods and goddesses, viz., The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z Their conversation would have lasted much longer, for Augustus was very excited, only Countess Reuss entered, to beg the King to partake of a collation of sweetmeats, fruits, and wine. The Countess Cosel A Romance of History of the Times of Augustus the Strong 2011-10-06T02:00:36.083Z Did you ever consider that the only sweetmeat our forefathers had for thousands of years was wild honey? Bill's School and Mine A Collection of Essays on Education 2011-10-05T02:00:19.377Z Cachou, kash′ōō, n. a sweetmeat, made in the form of a pill, of extract of liquorice, cashew-nut, or the like, used by some smokers in the hope to sweeten their breath. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z They were dressed like peons, and one carried a tray of sweetmeats and another a quantity of cigarettes, apparently for sale. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z As tangible memorials of the happy union, presents of large brass pots, with oil, plates with sweetmeats, fruits, and clothes, &c., are largely distributed among the Brahmins and numerous friends and relatives of the family. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z Consequently there was a flutter of expectation when the attendants removed the last course, washing the hands of the guests for the seventh time, and leaving only wine and sweetmeats before them. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z Every day at the dessert there are delicious pies and puddings, followed by almonds, raisins, oranges, &c.; and the tea-table is profusely set out with rich cakes and sweetmeats. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z Comfit, kum′fit, n. a sweetmeat made of fruit and sugar, &c. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z With her silver tongs she selected a sweetmeat. Quick Action 2011-09-26T02:00:28.347Z Rice, fruits, and sweetmeats, are then offered to the goddess, who is religiously invoked to pour her benediction on the head of the child. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z Manna has a sweet, pleasant taste, and is called by the Kurds the "divine sweetmeat." Turkey Peeps at Many Lands 2011-09-21T02:00:31.190Z It is one of my rules never to have a sweetcake or sweetmeat in the house. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z He tasted sweetmeats which brought tears of joy to his eyes, and he bought clever toys of bamboo and coloured paper which enchanted him. Wang the Ninth The Story of a Chinese Boy 2011-09-12T02:00:25.620Z Some had dined early; others, during the evening, strolled away into the city to dine somewhere or other, drifting back afterward for coffee and sweetmeats and cigarettes in the sky-drawing-room of the Countess Athalie. Quick Action 2011-09-26T02:00:28.347Z If in the evening, they are treated to a good dinner consisting of the best fruits of the season, sweet and sour milk and sweetmeats of various kinds. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z "P. S. I bought a lot of very elegant ermine from passing Armenians; I shall bring this as a gift to Panna Krysia, and for your haiduk there will be Turkish sweetmeats." Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z Going up to a handsome buffet, Lung poured out tea for himself and Harry, helping him also to sweetmeats and Chinese cakes. The Bradys After a Chinese Princess The Yellow Fiends of 'Frisco 2011-09-06T02:00:11.117Z Many of the children who have been to the cathedral to worship, stop as they leave it before the flower-decked stands under the trees, where women are busy selling cool drinks and sweetmeats. Little Folks of North America Stories about children living in the different parts of North America 2011-09-01T02:00:19.377Z Athalie looked at me as the sweetmeat melted on her tongue. Quick Action 2011-09-26T02:00:28.347Z On the eighth day is held the ceremony of Autcowroy, or the distribution of eight kinds of parched peas, rice, sweetmeats, with cowries and pice, amongst the children of the house and neighbourhood. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z Englishmen, Hollanders, Germans, Russians, Tartars, Turks, Armenians, and even Persians came, bringing stuffs, linen, damask, brocades, furs, jewels, perfumes, and sweetmeats. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z He would do what children do with sweetmeats, keep the best to the last. Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z So Meg wrestled alone with the refractory sweetmeats all that hot summer day, and at five o'clock sat down in her topsy-turvy kitchen, wrung her bedaubed hands, lifted up her voice and wept. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z And Athalie, choosing another sweetmeat, looked at us until it had dissolved in her fragrant mouth. Quick Action 2011-09-26T02:00:28.347Z As the first course of breakfast, fruits and sweetmeats are served to the bridegroom and the bride. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z At last he went to his packs, and when he returned offered her a package of special sweetmeats and a little box full of odorous Turkish herbs good for various ailments. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z French pastries, Vienna tarts, Oriental sweetmeats, Turkish fig paste, Arabian date conserves, and West Indian guava jelly, are all familiar products on our tables. Health Through Will Power 2011-08-18T02:00:20.367Z During the conversation that followed, the fact that the son had roasted three goblins for sweetmeats was conveyed to the bhûtas. Tales of the Sun or Folklore of Southern India 2011-08-09T02:00:29.493Z Then, placing the partly empty glass beside her jar of sweetmeats, she opened her incomparable lips. Quick Action 2011-09-26T02:00:28.347Z In times of great logansh�, i. e., when numerous marriages take place, the demand for clothes and sweetmeats is really enormous. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z I am very sorry to hear it because I am awfully fond of sweetmeats. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z No, he would have sent me to nibble sweetmeats among the women behind the veil. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z Gaṅgâdhara sat in the dark cellar, without the sun’s light falling upon him, and feasted upon the bread-crumbs and sweetmeats that the rats so kindly supplied him with. Tales of the Sun or Folklore of Southern India 2011-08-09T02:00:29.493Z "That is why," she said, smiling and placing a sweetmeat between her lips. Quick Action 2011-09-26T02:00:28.347Z The offerings consist principally of small pieces of gold and silver, rice, fruits, sweetmeats, cloths, brass utensils and a few other things. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z Beppo, who had paid the sweetmeats a grudging compliment, produced some ground spice from his private stores and told Giovanni to use that. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z And Archestratus says— I love not onions, nor yet cabbages, Nor the sweet barberry-tree, nor all the other Dainties and sweetmeats of the second course. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z The goblins heard the voice which was already very familiar to their ears, for was it not the kûta whose son had roasted up three bhûtas for sweetmeats that spoke? Tales of the Sun or Folklore of Southern India 2011-08-09T02:00:29.493Z No; a little boy came with her, and watched while she took the sweetmeats out into a dish. Minnie; or, The Little Woman A Fairy Story 2011-07-18T02:00:19.717Z This rite being performed, the females take each a bit of the sweetmeat and betel which has been last offered to Ma Doorga. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z Roses were made into rose-water and also into rose conserve, a kind of sweetmeat of rose-petals, sugar and spice packed in little jars. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z Then came the invention of wine and of sweetmeats, which were also distributed equally: and cups, too, were given to men to drink out of, and these cups all held the same quantity. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z They shuddered at the son’s extraordinary ability, and thought, “What must the father do for his meals when a son roasts three bhûtas for sweetmeats?” Tales of the Sun or Folklore of Southern India 2011-08-09T02:00:29.493Z When she lifted her hand and took down a jar of sweetmeats, that stood close by the trap, I felt sure she'd see me, and have me killed. Minnie; or, The Little Woman A Fairy Story 2011-07-18T02:00:19.717Z The offerings of rice, fruits, sweetmeats and milk, made to the god, he carries home after the close of the service. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z Shoes of Cordovan leather were there also, spices, and sweetmeats, herbs and cakes. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z And sweetmeats in plaited baskets made of ivory were distributed to every one. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z He will squeeze them and gather water for drink! and the bread and sweetmeats shall form his food.” Tales of the Sun or Folklore of Southern India 2011-08-09T02:00:29.493Z Then there are the men who deal in what they call pineapple sweetmeat; their barrows are adorned with paintings representing dimly the riches and luxuriance of the East. Days and Nights in London or, Studies in Black and Gray 2011-07-12T02:00:29.167Z Offerings of rice, fruits and sweetmeats are made to the god, and its body is also smeared with red powder by the officiating priest, so as to render it one with that of its followers. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z The cooks and the confectioners are already preparing all kinds of delicacies and sweetmeats for the coming event. The Journal of Countess Fran?oise Krasinska Great Grandmother of Victor Emmanuel 2011-07-10T02:00:25.767Z And the ancients used to call those who made sweetmeats and cheesecakes δημιουργοί. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z On the road one of them remarks, “A camel has lately passed this way loaded with grain on one side, and with sweetmeats on the other.” Tales of the Sun or Folklore of Southern India 2011-08-09T02:00:29.493Z The winds began to rise, and the seven beautiful maidens floated down into the room, carrying baskets, with flour, water, sweetmeats, and all sorts of dainties. Polish Fairy Tales 2011-07-10T02:00:20.137Z The universal use of shidho rice and sweetmeats which contain refined sugar leads the Hindoos to break the rules of caste almost every hour of their lives. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z In other words, he had devoured beef-steak and fruits, fish and milk, biscuits and pickles, tea, pickled oysters and sweetmeats, until even his digestive pack-horse was overloaded. The Coward A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863 2011-07-08T02:00:16.223Z These are the sweetmeats of the wretched monkey. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z She requested her husband to follow her to the water’s edge and to partake of some of the cakes and sweetmeats with her. Tales of the Sun or Folklore of Southern India 2011-08-09T02:00:29.493Z I am no longer a boy now, to be petted and cajoled, and to be bought over by sweetmeats or a piece of cake. The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day 2011-07-06T02:00:45.180Z Hence the sweetmeat is called "Lady Canning," and to this day no grand feast among the Bengalis is considered as complete unless the "Lady Canning" sort is offered to the guests. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z Prepare a meeting, chant verses, supplicate guidance for the babe; then give the name and enjoy beverages and sweetmeats. Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha 2011-07-04T02:00:25.783Z Lacedæmonians in those suppers of theirs, which they call κοπίδες, give as sweetmeats, dry figs and beans, and green kidney beans. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z He is never without a spare banquet, or sweetmeats in his chamber for their women to alight at, and come up to for bait. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z Delighted in his greed, Sukyman sent that letter by Tartars going to the fair at Suchava, to which place attendants are sent by our magnates for sweetmeats. Hania 2011-07-04T02:00:18.053Z Several large rooms were quite filled with sweetmeats of all sorts. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z In a sweetmeat, the souffle through which we dig to reach the plums. The Roycroft Dictionary Concocted by Ali Baba and the Bunch on Rainy Days. 2011-07-02T02:00:10.980Z And they give to every one who is present a newly made cheese, and a slice of paunch, and black-pudding, and sweetmeats, and dried figs, and beans, and green kidney-beans. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z The sight of the sweetmeats instantly brought back the memory of his misfortunes, and, in so doing, gave an occasion to the Tempter. All Men are Ghosts 2011-06-28T02:00:12.497Z The Tatars brought us sweetmeats, coffee, and fresh eggs, and obstinately refused to take payment for them. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z The prices of sweetmeats, already too high, are nearly doubled at this time, because of the large demand and small supply. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z The nun had packed up and given to me a quantity of sweetmeats in a paper bag, which I grasped and pocketed with great satisfaction. The Devil's Elixir Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-23T02:00:27.103Z And immediately he levies on the rich men a tax of money to provide the ἐπάïκλα; and this word means the sweetmeats which come on after supper. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Surely God hath now provided me, in my own countenance, with the means of endearment, and the sweetmeats of the infidel are needed not. All Men are Ghosts 2011-06-28T02:00:12.497Z At last we were presented with different kinds of koumis and sweetmeats on large silver trays. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z When the late Lord Canning was the Governor General of India, it was said his Baboo made a present of some native sweetmeats to Lady Canning, who was kindly pleased to accept it. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z A long and delightful conversation followed; then Ducie set an exquisite little service, and gave the company tea and cake and sweetmeats, and the visit did not terminate for nearly another hour. A Reconstructed Marriage 2011-06-23T02:00:23.143Z And Socrates seeing a man once devouring dainties eagerly, said—O you bystanders, which of you eats bread as if it were sweetmeats, and sweetmeats as if they were bread? The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z He thought of Zobeida, of the Cadi, of the contract of marriage, of the sweetmeats he would purchase on the morrow, of the shop of the Greek. All Men are Ghosts 2011-06-28T02:00:12.497Z Philina waked him from his half-dream, by holding out the remainder of her sweetmeats to the child, and giving her a sign to go away. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z He gets his usual fee of two or four rupees and all the offerings in rice, fruits, sweetmeats, clothes, brass utensils, &c. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z A lady dressed in silk and jewels, like St. Elizabeth in the pictures, gave me sweetmeats. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z Refusing the hasheesh water and sweetmeats which the venders urged upon us, "to make you dream of your love joyfully," we listened to the story-tellers and the singers. The Story of an Untold Love 2011-06-17T02:00:17.643Z "The long way round," he murmured; "the lattice of Zobeida—a caravan of camels laden with sweetmeats—dog and the son of a dog." All Men are Ghosts 2011-06-28T02:00:12.497Z Laertes immediately accompanied his new acquaintance to Philina's door; where he left him for a moment, and ran to a shop hard by for a few sweetmeats. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z This being done, she provides for him a good dinner, consisting of different kinds of fruits, sweetmeats, sweet and sour milk and ghee-fried loochees, &c. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z It is astonishing how they raven down scenery like children do sweetmeats. Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame 2011-06-10T02:00:19.290Z Here the slaves brought a prodigious quantity of gold vases, enriched with rubies, filled with all sorts of rare wines, and china plates containing dried sweetmeats. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z Also at Cagliari, in Sardinia, they sing: "Moon, my moon, give me luck; give me money, so I may amuse myself; give it soon, so I may buy sweetmeats." Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z I took my bon-bon box and scattered some sweetmeats on the carpet so that the tiny intruders should have some supper, and I went to sleep without any apprehension. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 2011-05-20T02:00:28.363Z They stripped the Christmas tree to the last sweetmeat in the twinkling of an eye, and had succeeded in breaking half the playthings before they knew what was destined for which. White Nights and Other Stories The Novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Volume X 2011-05-07T02:00:35.433Z A Limeño, who has eaten rice at dinner, omits the customary glass of water after the sweetmeats, because the two things se oponen, are opposites. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 2011-04-29T02:00:09.217Z Cuban cooks are not strong on sweetmeats, and they rarely, if ever, attempt pastry. Cuba Past and Present 2011-04-16T02:00:18.193Z The ordinary commercial “tinfoil” usually consists chiefly of lead, and is used for the wrapping of chocolate or other sweetmeats, tobacco or cigarettes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z The child, deriving sensible pleasure from a sweetmeat, cries out: That is good! Ontology or the Theory of Being 2011-04-01T02:00:38.727Z Delicate and unsubstantial things, as sweetmeats, whipped cream, and melting fruits, were for the soul, and roast beef and the like were for the body. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" 2011-03-31T02:00:21.443Z With Sweetmeats.—Make an omelet au naturel, and when ready to be folded in the pan, place on the middle of it two or three tablespoonfuls of any kind of sweetmeats, then fold and serve. Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks 2011-03-23T02:00:22.007Z Tired at last with rambling, we repaired to a coffee-house, where they regaled me with chocolate and sweetmeats. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z She was glad to see us, calling us all by our names, and we greeted her with such gifts as we could,—fruit and flowers and sweetmeats. The Taming of the Jungle 2011-03-23T02:00:16.887Z It was ridiculous to see whole companies of the Guard making merry over casks of French liqueur or wallowing like schoolgirls in boxes of sweetmeats. The Great White Army 2011-03-12T03:00:25.450Z Thus they read all I had written, and wrote back to me in the same way, sending me some comfits or dried sweetmeats wrapped up in the paper on which they had written. The Condition of Catholics Under James I. 2011-03-09T03:00:42.087Z By using different kinds of sweetmeats, an infinite number of omelets can be made, and, except the soufflée, they are all made alike. Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks 2011-03-23T02:00:22.007Z Dangerously beautiful, I'm afraid, Isabel," the young man said, gravely; "beautiful sweetmeats, with opium inside the sugar. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z On rising, they have chocolate served in gilt glass-ware, with some light biscuit, and sweetmeats imported from China or Manilla, of which they informed me they laid in large supplies. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XLIII, 1670-1700 2011-02-26T03:00:46.860Z Lemonade is first offered, and then smoking materials are put in requisition; after this, the sweetmeats are handed round; and lastly, coffee is served. The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon 2011-02-20T03:00:13.767Z They ate sweetmeats in the theatre when the acting was bad. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z With Sweetmeats.—Prepare apples au beurre, and when ready to be served, fill the hole with any kind of sweetmeats or with currant-jelly. Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks 2011-03-23T02:00:22.007Z The shop was full of the most beautiful sweetmeats imaginable, and everything was bright and gay; but the confectioner himself sat upon a bench, weeping bitterly. The Joyous Story of Toto 2011-02-16T03:00:35.520Z Now cakes and sweetmeats are thrust into our hands from humble donors, with tears and blessings. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z Numberless servants were busily occupied in handing to the guests sherbet, pipes, narghilies, and a large assortment of candied and other sweetmeats. The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon 2011-02-20T03:00:13.767Z But when the old Athenians are found talking so much about honey, we must not forget that sugar was unknown to them, and that all their sweetmeats depended upon honey exclusively. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z When thus re-formed, cover it with cream, dust with sugar, and decorate with any kind of sweetmeats. Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks 2011-03-23T02:00:22.007Z The sweetmeats that I make are so good that their fame has spread far and wide, and the Rat King, hearing of them, has taken up his abode in my cellar. The Joyous Story of Toto 2011-02-16T03:00:35.520Z "He seeks for sweetmeats," explained the old man, who was looking on. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z Whenever you do go," says Lilian to Sir Guy, "don't forget my sweetmeats: I shall be dreaming of them until I see you again. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z One of the last vendors of cakes and sweetmeats had gone, leaving his torch of tarred stick to flare itself away in the empty piazza. Vestigia Vol. II. 2011-02-04T03:00:22.950Z Besides the sweetmeats that are placed here and there all around, some currant-jelly may also be used to decorate. Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks 2011-03-23T02:00:22.007Z Every night he comes up and eats all the sweetmeats I have made the day before. The Joyous Story of Toto 2011-02-16T03:00:35.520Z When he knew that Julia was coming to see him, Napoleon always had fruits and sweetmeats ready for her. Napoleon's Young Neighbor 2011-01-24T03:00:18.637Z "Here, little cormorant," says Guy, as fondly as he dares, handing her a gigantic bonbonnière in which chocolates and French sweetmeats fight for mastery: "have I got you what you wanted?" Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z Afterwards came sweetmeats without number, such as Hadji Mohammed knew how to prepare, and gold and silver goblets filled with a drink made from large sweet lemons and water, which is called 'treng.' Khaled, A Tale of Arabia 2011-01-16T03:00:23.317Z Instead of frangipane, spread raisins over the sweetmeats, or almonds, peanuts, hazel-nuts, etc., all cut in small strips, lengthwise; you make then an infinite number of different small cakes. Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks 2011-03-23T02:00:22.007Z It was very heavy, being twice as large as the ball of sweetmeats; but Hokey Pokey took it, and, 212 after thanking the shop-man and receiving his thanks in return, he proceeded on his way. The Joyous Story of Toto 2011-02-16T03:00:35.520Z Prayer-flags were festooned from house to house, and women sat by the roadside selling dried fruit and sweetmeats. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z Vasily dared not gainsay his father-in-law, but prepared for his journey, took leave of his young wife, took a sack of sweetmeats as provision by the way, and set out. Russian Fairy Tales From the Skazki of Polevoi 2010-12-20T17:11:44.353Z Or is honey bitter because the cook has put salt in the sweetmeats? Khaled, A Tale of Arabia 2011-01-16T03:00:23.317Z With Fruits.—Fill the vol-au-vent with any kind of stewed fruit, jelly, sweetmeats, etc. Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks 2011-03-23T02:00:22.007Z It speaks of the hero concealed "in girls' sarongs; days of sweetmeats, spices, silver songs." British poet laureate pens ode to injured Beckham 2010-03-17T10:31:00Z Bamboo shoots, rice-cakes and honey; roast duck flavored with soy, seeds of lotus in syrup; prawns, sweetmeats, nuts and tea made fragrant with petals of jasmine. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z Then spread out the little table-cloth, and twelve youths and twelve maids will bring thee mead to drink and sweetmeats as much as thou wilt! Russian Fairy Tales From the Skazki of Polevoi 2010-12-20T17:11:44.353Z The spaces between these dishes were occupied by nearly five hundred other dishes of earthenware; each of which contained seven fowls, and was filled up with sweetmeats of various kinds. The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments These cakes have several names, according to the kind of sweetmeat used. Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks 2011-03-23T02:00:22.007Z I danced, played on the flute, handed round the tea and the sweetmeats—all par excellence—and was quite an adept in the art of speaking a great deal without saying anything. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 He recommended publishing by subscription, and brought forward the example of Pope, Burns, and others, to render the advice palatable, as children receive sweetmeats after acid drugs. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 Did you ever examine the countenances of a rustic group around a stall covered with oranges and sweetmeats—a bevy of rustic beauties, besieging the heart and the pockets of a rural bachelor of two-and-twenty? Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 My father then went and caused sweetmeats and dishes of sugar to be prepared; and there remained nothing but the performance of the contract. The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments The first thing to do is to prepare the luring sweetmeat. Butterflies and Moths (British) Another dish was a large boar, with baskets of sweetmeats hanging from its tusks. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius A good name is sugar and sweetmeats to a bad book. Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico In the evening the men all started eating their stock of cakes, sweetmeats, and such-like, smoked tobacco, and enjoyed themselves in the most animated fashion. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 To the above were added a number of small pies; some filled with meat, and others with sugar and sweetmeats; and sometimes, the meat of another lamb, cut into small pieces, and some fried cheese. The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments Also, there were trays of rare coffee and dainty sweetmeats, and we were invited to sit in the priceless chairs and to handle the wonderful things to our hearts' content. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise Its blanched stems, candied with sugar, form a very agreeable sweetmeat, possessing tonic and stomachic qualities. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli Heavy even lost interest in the sweetmeats before her. Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point Nita, the Girl Castaway "Good," said the greedy young prince, "that is what I like best of all," and therewith he fell to eating the fruit and sweetmeats as fast as he could cram them into his mouth. In Story-land I had prepared for my wife a roasted lamb, and purchased some sweetmeat and I now called the porter, described to him the house, and gave him his hire. The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments The shops show big paper mache English walnuts, peanuts and almonds, full of sweetmeats in imitation of the real nuts, which make appropriate consolation prizes. Suppers Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions Before we left we should receive sweetmeats on a sheet of white paper, in which it would be our duty to fold up whatever we did not eat, and put it in our pockets. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 Anna Maria, who despised all sweetmeats, confiscated it at once; I can still see the look of punishment she gave the blushing girl. A Sister's Love A Novel On a table near at hand were various baskets of the most tempting pears and grapes and peaches, and near them were dishes of all kinds of sweetmeats. In Story-land The women are especially fond of the bath, and often have entertainments there; taking with them fruits, sweetmeats, &c., and sometimes hiring female singers to accompany them. The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments It had been most difficult to provide articles that were specially French, so they had fallen back mainly on refreshments, and sold numerous dainty cakes and sweetmeats, and cups of café au lait. The Jolliest Term on Record A Story of School Life At every house we found a table spread with wines and sweetmeats, and bearing a silver brazier filled with burning coals, for the greater convenience of lighting cigars. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 ‘Hopeless bachelor,’ sir, is a sweetmeat in every young man’s mouth until of a sudden he finds it sour, and that means the banns. The Little Minister Some of the women said they hadn’t had a dose of medicine in years and seemed as pleased as if it had been sweetmeats. Jessica Trent: Her Life on a Ranch Conrad, pay no attention," said Madame de Lucenay, taking a lozenge from a sweetmeat box with the utmost composure; "a man of honour ought not and cannot have any future communication with that person. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 4 of 6 She made a cup of chocolate, and looked on while it eagerly drank it; for it had not touched the sweetmeats Lucie had given it. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. II He will eat almost every kind of food, but is particularly fond of sweetmeats, and will indulge in spirituous liquors even to drunkenness. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom Oriental sweetmeats have become so popular for afternoon tea tables in New York that many shops keep an extensive selection of these piquant novelties. Dinners and Luncheons Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions Its principal manufactures include cotton and woollen goods, earthenware and crockery, chemicals, chicory, chocolate, sweetmeats and preserves, and beer. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" She sent him back without delay to the larder, and he carried off all the preserves and sweetmeats that had been prepared for the King. Tales of Passed Times And then on Saturday morning, to think that you are obliged to go into the housekeeper's room and learn to make cakes, and pastry, and sweetmeats, and all such things. Stories for Helen On all sides a cloud of dates, quinces, and sweetmeats was hurled against the fortress; the walls shook, and a noisy music drowned the cries of the wounded. Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. All day the fruit boats are along-side, and passengers and crew lay in stocks of oranges and bananas and sapotes, and little boxes of sweetmeats. To Cuba and Back Cakes and sweetmeats of alluring shape and color, fruits, and palatable messes, should, without any regularity, be added to the diet of a child. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. The Prince had his pockets full of sweetmeats, which he gave Rosette. Tales of Passed Times The girls must be pretty, good-tempered, not given to purloining sweetmeats, and fond of making fires at daylight, and with a constitutional love for Sunday Schools and Bible-lessons. The Dangerous Classes of New York And Twenty Years' Work Among Them You set out the choicest sweetmeats, and after one has frittered his time away at them he finds he's hungrier than before. Pandora's Box A Tragedy in Three Acts Went to La Dominica, the great restaurant and depot of preserves and sweetmeats for Havana, and made out my order for preserves to take home with me. To Cuba and Back I received some splendid presents; and I had, besides, plenty of sweetmeats and playthings, and I soon recovered my good-humor. Lives of Celebrated Women When the closing course of sweetmeats had either been consumed or transferred to the pockets of the guests, the Princess Martha retired with the ladies. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 99, January, 1866 How great the poor girl's pleasure was to see her husband coming in punctually with a slice of ham or some dainty bit of sweetmeat! Maximina The sweetmeats were soon eaten and distributed with little regard to health, and the chickens and nice rolls of butter took the place of our dishes in ammunition boxes. An Artilleryman's Diary I never heard of a woman’s club in New York on the oriental plan of tattle and gossip and eating sweetmeats.” Was It Right to Forgive? A Domestic Romance But generally this depends on the ability of the out-caste to pay a fine, and to supply the caste with an expiatory feast of sweetmeats. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" There was plenty enough, but the dishes were ill sorted; whole pyramids of sweetmeats for boys and women, but little of solid meat for men. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845 "Nothing; merely to find out why they have not brought you any sweetmeats, or a piece of pie, or whatever you take...." Maximina It was, he saw, filled with sweetmeats such as he had eaten at the bungalow. A Transient Guest and Other Episodes They call them ‘The Bath,’ but 23 the ‘bath’ is only an excuse for getting together to talk gossip, and eat sweetmeats, and drink coffee. Was It Right to Forgive? A Domestic Romance We find, further, from the provisions made at the time, that Sixtus reformed the evil custom of throwing dirt and dust and flour at passengers, permitting only flowers or sweetmeats to be thrown. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" We had come to the sweetmeats, and I noted with despair that she was on the point of withdrawing. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois "He rises to eat cakes and, perhaps, even sweetmeats!" exclaimed the lad with disdain, while Octave, unable longer to contain himself, was laughing in his face. The Carlovingian Coins Or The Daughters of Charlemagne. A Tale of the Ninth Century And he was a hard man who had not played with anything as innocent as sweetmeats for many years! From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel The crystal dishes were filled with sweetmeats of all shapes—fountains of rosewater, windmills, dryads, soldiers on horseback, pleasure gardens, the planetary system, etc. The Children of Westminster Abbey Studies in English History So spoke Philippa in her wisdom, but Barney was too much of a schoolboy to condescend to warm and nourishing diet while sweetmeats were within his reach. The Daughters of a Genius Frau Ceres ate only a part of a bird, and some sweetmeats. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine His appearance, therefore, is apt to occasion some little stir at the tea-table of a farmhouse and the addition of a supernumerary dish of cakes or sweetmeats, or, peradventure, the parade of a silver teapot. International Short Stories American The whole party assembled at eight every morning, to partake of porridge and butter-milk, after which, at ten, they breakfasted with Mrs. Darwin on tea, muffins, and sweetmeats. Holiday House A Series of Tales We were led to a large divan, where pipes, coffee, sweetmeats, and sherbet were handed to us, whilst we listened to the songs of the singing women. What We Saw in Egypt The next in rank are those who hand pipes and coffee, sherbet and sweetmeats; and each of these has her own set of subordinates. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 353, March 1845 Then came the dealers in honey and honey-cakes, and other sweetmeats. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. There is no rolling of it over as a sweetmeat under his tongue, as if to say, "What a generous man I am!" The Book of Courage In this land nearly every inhabitant was made of slices of cake, held together with pudding, sweetmeats, nougat, and chocolate. The City Curious It is sold in long sticks, and should be chopped up into pieces; but the servants will steal it, as they eat it themselves as a sweetmeat. Notes on Stable Management in India and the Colonies As a last resource she made ready food and sweetmeats. Shan Folk Lore Stories from the Hill and Water Country About him are little pigs made of sweetmeats. Roman Women As the spouses enter, a shower of sweetmeats is poured upon their heads, partly in jest, partly to symbolize the abundance and prosperity invoked upon them. Greek Women In this land both men and beasts lived upon nothing but sweetmeats and pastry. The City Curious There her sharp tongue and amusing capers furnished amusement for the servants, who rewarded her with all sorts of “treats” and sweetmeats. Dorothy at Oak Knowe The convent pupils were also taught the finer sorts of cooking, such as the preparation of special dishes and the making of sweetmeats and pastry. Women of England Her sweetmeats are not always bright, and the maid sometimes forgets the just proportion of salt and pepper, when venison is to be baked. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time They will work away with their forceps at a bit of sweetmeat, but they can absorb only liquids through their proboscides. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 He then untied the corner of his shawl, and got out some sweetmeats and gave them to ’Alam Gul, as some amends for the privations he had been undergoing. Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches There were a number of these popular saleswomen, squatted beneath huge umbrellas, full ten feet in diameter—surrounded by crowds of buyers—to whom they were dispensing papers of colored sugars, candies, and sweetmeats unceasingly. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia She waylaid him and gave him sweetmeats and kisses. Jan Vedder's Wife Proprietors of large sweetmeat factories have learned that there is danger from this source. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 4 June 1906 Nor did he furnish her with common goose food, but with pastry and sweetmeats, and whenever he was at liberty he paid her visits of condolence. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace Something, however, in his demeanour made ’Alam Gul suspicious, and he excused himself for not eating the sweetmeats at once, and put them in a handkerchief by his side. Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches The sweetmeats were a portion of some score hundredweight which the Kotwal had recently bought for the delectation of the soldiers, and which the king himself had inspected and deigned to taste. Barclay of the Guides At eleven o'clock, tea, ices, and sweetmeats were served, and then the visitors took their leave. Josephine Makers of History Instead of feeding her on grain he gave her pastry and sweetmeats. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors On the great square in front of the church were booths filled with bright flowers and early fruit and cheap sweetmeats, at which the peasants were haggling and chaffering and filling their blue handkerchiefs. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. When his uncle had departed, he gave some of the sweetmeats to one of the dogs in the house. Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches We will have a feast, and Rahmut's women and my sisters shall make us sweetmeats with their own hands. Barclay of the Guides Wishing to honour them, after much reflection he bethought himself that the lily was the emblem of France, and accordingly arranged his truffles and fillets and sweetmeats in that pattern. The Memoirs of Madame Vigée Lebrun I am not a bit afraid of him nor of his disgusting hands; he shall neither spoil my sweetmeats as an advocate, nor my eyes as a sandman. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors I wondered if she had been fed, like the girl of our diary, too much on sweetmeats, and wanted a more nutritious fare. The Portal of Dreams Besides this, I made him forfeit one rupee of his pay to purchase sweetmeats for the mare, to which she was exceedingly partial. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment Two hours later, Minghal Khan, having finished the more substantial portion of his meal, was reclining on cushions in his dining-room, eating sweetmeats and sipping sherbets with his guest, the Mirza Akbar Sultan. Barclay of the Guides When he was weary, he looked up towards the window, where Ginnistan stood and threw to him all sorts of sweetmeats. Henry of Ofterdingen: A Romance. They are fashioned variously, and used for sweetmeats of all kinds, spices, almonds, and dainties made of orange and pomegranate. Of Six Mediæval Women To Which Is Added A Note on Mediæval Gardens The bare mention of these sweetmeats, fraught as they are to her with bitterest memories, awake a long slumbering grief within Dulce's breast. Portia or By Passions Rocked Their driver then made them salaam to the general, who ordered them five rupees each for sweetmeats. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment This evening he had spent his last rupee in buying sweetmeats as garnishment for the meal. Barclay of the Guides The two old men flung their tunics around her, while her malicious, boyish face peeped forth and sniffed the foods and sweetmeats. Sónnica Marie never minded about her sweetmeats, being delighted to think that she had saved Nutcracker by means of them. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. Nevertheless it might be that the women in the three poems, though “dominant,” are “classed with roses and sweetmeats.” Life of John Keats There were several pyramids of candied sweetmeats, that hung like icicles, with fruit scattered up and down, and hid in an artificial kind of frost. The Tatler, Volume 3 I know that the ladies are fond of sweetmeats and I can guarantee these to be perfectly pure. A Trip to the Orient The Story of a Mediterranean Cruise Pandanus fruit is made, in the Gilberts, into an agreeable sweetmeat, such as a man may trifle with at the end of a long dinner; for a substantial meal I have no use for it. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) The tall, handsome man who petted you, carried you in his arms, and gave you sweetmeats really was your father, Antonio; and it was the beautiful rich-toned German that we spoke. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. Again, Isabella, amenable as she may be to the censure of the severely virtuous, plays a part which takes her very considerably out of affinity to roses and sweetmeats. Life of John Keats If we move about and examine the stalls, we see lumps of candied sweetmeats here; charms, snuff-boxes made of young cocoanuts and beads there; and jars of milk or baskets of dates elsewhere. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) Venders of licorice water and sweetmeats did not permit their presence to be overlooked, and donkeys occasionally joined in the chorus. A Trip to the Orient The Story of a Mediterranean Cruise Mara fancied that Moses looked sad and preoccupied as they sat down to the tea-table, which Mrs. Pennel had set forth festively, with the best china and the finest tablecloth and the choicest sweetmeats. The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine The refreshment upon which Leberfink regaled his guests consisted of the choicest confectionery, the finest sweetmeats, and old Rhine wine and Muscatel. Weird Tales, Vol. II. His basket was full when he brought it back to the princess, but she sent him off again to the larder, and from there he carried away all the king's sweetmeats and dessert. Old-Time Stories The Aztec cooks dressed their viands with various sauces and condiments, the more solid dishes being followed by fruits of many kinds, as well as sweetmeats and pastry. The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West The Whig gentlemen drank the little lady's health up-standing and, feasting her with sweetmeats and passing her round with kisses, at once inscribed her name with a diamond on a drinking-glass. Old and New London Volume I She made another attempt, and offered the Turkish sweetmeats to Frau Sophie, who declined with the remark that her teeth were bad, and she could not eat sweets. Timar's Two Worlds Rettel was quite beside herself over the confectionery, observing with special emphasis that such sweetmeats, which were for the most part splendidly silvered and gilded, were not, she knew made in Bamberg. Weird Tales, Vol. II. Gifts of every kind were proffered to her—sweetmeats and sugar, gay ribbons, and dresses of cloth-of-gold, dolls, slippers richly embroidered, with many pearls and diamonds. Old-Time Stories On another occasion, as he was sitting at a tea table, unusually supplied with cakes and sweetmeats, he found an opportunity to make a practical allusion to the same family story. The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings The refreshments are light in kind—peanuts, watermelon seeds, sweetmeats, oranges, tea and cakes. Threads of Grey and Gold "Miserable girl! that is the box of sweetmeats, not the casket." Timar's Two Worlds Fresh bread and butter, ham, sweetmeats, pickles, tea, and all without stint; and besides, clean white dishes to eat off! Our campaign around Gettysburg Being a memorial of what was endured, suffered and accomplished by the Twenty-third regiment (N. Y. S. N. G.) and other regiments associated with them, in their Pennsylvania and Maryland campaign, during the second rebel invasion of the loyal states in June-July, 1863 The system to be adopted for this particular purpose will doubtless differ in some important respects from that which has been successful in the vending of small articles such as sweetmeats and cigarettes. Twentieth Century Inventions A Forecast Then the kotwál’s son said, “Your Rání herself made these sweetmeats for me?” Indian Fairy Tales On New Year’s Day, Henry VI received gifts of jewels, geese, turkeys, hens, and sweetmeats. Threads of Grey and Gold I was next conducted to the boudoir, where coffee, pomegranates, melons, and sweetmeats were served. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. Arthur much approved of the specimen he tasted; and without doubt the sugar-making was a sweetmeat saturnalia for all the 'papooses' in the camp. Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement One was a park, the other a sweetmeat. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 The crows came flying down, and all the crows who ate the sweetmeats died instantly. Indian Fairy Tales And as she found she was denied the toys or the sweetmeats that they used to lavish upon her open-handed, she left off asking for them. The Grandee This fruit, with its uses, for drying, cooking, marmalades, flavors to tarts and pies made of other fruits, and for preserving as a sweetmeat, is well known and highly esteemed. Soil Culture The garb and attributes of sacrifice consisted of a black frockcoat, rosetted, its pockets bulging with sweetmeats and inferior cigars, trousers of light blue, a silk hat like a reflector, and a varnished wand. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) Some 750 tons of the sweetmeat known as ’Turkish delight’ are annually exported to the United Kingdom, America and Rumelia; embroideries, &c., are sold in fair quantities to tourists. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 2 "Constantine Pavlovich" to "Convention" The six eldest answered, “Father, we love you as much as sweetmeats and sugar;” but the seventh and youngest daughter said, “Father, I love you as much as salt.” Indian Fairy Tales He kept it by him as an anticipation, a sweetmeat which took the bitter taste of life out of his mouth. A Country Gentleman and his Family The small plum-tomato, both red and yellow, and the pear or bell-shaped, are good for preserving as a common sweetmeat, and for pickling whole. Soil Culture And now behold the honorary steward in the hour of duty and glory; see me circulate amid the crowd, radiating affability and laughter, liberal with my sweetmeats and cigars. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) Other spies took the trouble to disguise themselves in rags and turbans, and, mixing with the Tommies, sold them sweetmeats, fruit, and cigarettes. With the French in France and Salonika However, she said, “Good; go and see your friend, and I will make you some delicious sweetmeats to take him from me.” Indian Fairy Tales One or two shooting-galleries, a cocoa-nut 'shy,' and a score or more of stalls laden with fruit, sweetmeats, and the like, were brilliantly lighted up by naphtha flares. The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts The fine varieties, well ripened, are a good dessert-fruit; for sweetmeats and tarts they are much esteemed; they are one of the better and more wholesome dried fruits. Soil Culture "When plumcake and sugar for ever he picks, And sweetmeats, and comfits, and figs; Pray let him get rid of his own nasty tricks, And then he may laugh at the pigs." Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 There was a cute little set of furniture made from cactus burrs, to say nothing of the delicious cactus candy, and other sweetmeats which must have come from a far away town. Little Tales of The Desert She set to work, and made the most tempting sweetmeats she could; only in each she put a strong poison. Indian Fairy Tales They were glad to linger over the peach ice cream which was Wing’s crowning triumph, and nibble at the Chinese sweetmeats about which they were rather doubtful. Chicken Little Jane on the Big John The young wife with only one servant will have to rub up her own silver backed brushes and sweetmeat dishes if she wants them to look nice. The Etiquette of Engagement and Marriage Describing Modern Manners and Customs of Courtship and Marriage, and giving Full Details regarding the Wedding Ceremony and Arrangements "When plumcake and sugar forever he picks, And sweetmeats, and comfits, and figs; Pray let him get rid of his own nasty tricks, And then he may laugh at the pigs." Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 After dinner we go into our host's room where we are served with sweetmeats, pipes, and coffee…. Letters from my Windmill “Now,” he said to himself, “I will eat some of the sweetmeats my mother gave me, and I will drink some water, and then I will continue my journey.” Indian Fairy Tales Tommy Candy seemed to find words unequal to the situation; he gave Mrs. Tree an eloquent glance, then obeyed her nod and helped himself to both sweetmeats. Mrs. Tree On her return from church her mother places a sweetmeat in her mouth to make her gentle of speech. The Etiquette of Engagement and Marriage Describing Modern Manners and Customs of Courtship and Marriage, and giving Full Details regarding the Wedding Ceremony and Arrangements Their more serious occupations are sewing and embroidery, and their greatest drudgery the preparations of jellies and sweetmeats. The Age of Pope (1700-1744) Andrew was taken into the house and fed on preserves and sweetmeats by his doting mother, while the poor bound boy was toiling in the hot sun, dreading the return of his stern master. Robert Coverdale's Struggle Or, On The Wave Of Success “Never mind,” he said, “I won’t eat the sweetmeats; the ants shall eat them.” Indian Fairy Tales One may sometimes find an epicure who stills retains an infantile taste for sweetmeats, and is not afraid to avow it. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) The same little cocoanut oil lamps furnished light for the stands where native women and Chinese disposed of their sweetmeats and fruit. Friars and Filipinos An Abridged Translation of Dr. Jose Rizal's Tagalog Novel, 'Noli Me Tangere.' Sometimes he ate sweetmeats till he made himself sick, and then he suffered a great deal of pain, because he would not take bitter physic to make him well. The History of Sandford and Merton We had sweetmeats, rose leaf glyco, oranges and all kinds of fruit. Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife “You are a thief!” cried the mouse, and he knocked down the sweetmeat-seller, seized all his sweetmeats, and ran off with them. Indian Fairy Tales They are great traders also, and if not young or too attractive looking, they are allowed to take their flour, their sweetmeats, etc., to the markets and trade. Our Moslem Sisters A Cry of Need from Lands of Darkness Interpreted by Those Who Heard It In a covered passage which joined the two stands, there were seats for the musicians and a table covered with sweetmeats, candies and flasks of water, ornamented with leaves and flowers, for the thirsty public. Friars and Filipinos An Abridged Translation of Dr. Jose Rizal's Tagalog Novel, 'Noli Me Tangere.' T.—What, and had they no coaches to ride in, nor sweetmeats, nor wine, nor anybody to wait upon them? The History of Sandford and Merton Mr. Richmond went rummaging among Miss Redwood's stores and brought out a jar of sweetmeats; in honour, he said, of his guests. Opportunities Then buy new dishes and make all the nicest and most delicious sweetmeats you can.” Indian Fairy Tales The rind of the bitter orange is used to make a sweetmeat with which we are all familiar. Due South or Cuba Past and Present "The delicacies which he will give thee to eat and to drink; the sweetmeats and rich food cannot be much to one nurtured as thou hast been." Marion Fay Fruit, vegetables, and food-stuffs have a ready sale; nor are sweetmeats for the children forgotten. Burma Peeps at Many Lands The sweetmeats were good, and so was Miss Redwood's fresh bread. Opportunities By the tank and the tree you must spread your cloth and lay out your sweetmeats on it. Indian Fairy Tales "Nursery Hygiene" proclaimed the undeniable fact that sweetmeats last thing at night are most injurious. Jan and Her Job Notes and flowers, and sweetmeats, and presents of all kinds were continually reminding Elizabeth of her lover; and she grew beautiful and generous in the sunshine of such a magnificent love. A Singer from the Sea Little children took to him, and he showered sweetmeats upon them and winning smiles of love. Dreamers of the Ghetto On the fourth day, when Tom had asserted for about the hundredth time, 'It fell out itself,' his Aunt Susan kissed him and gave him a sweetmeat. A Great Man A Frolic But stay under this tree till we return, and then we will pay you for your sweetmeats.” Indian Fairy Tales Eaten, as we ate it, fresh from Clermont twice a-week, it is soft and pulpy; but soon becoming candied, loses much of its fruity flavour, and is converted into a sweetmeat. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846 Above, on the embossed platter, were petits fours, watercress sandwiches, a sack of sweetmeats, a bunch of violets, a scatter of cups. The Paliser case Can you make butter and bread and pudding and pies and sweetmeats and pickles, and all that sort of thing? Diana Some wanted only to look on; others were glad to talk to any English lady who could converse with them, while others again were much taken up with the sweetmeats and ices. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' And the sweetmeat-seller made his sweetmeats of flour and ghee without either sugar or salt, so that they were very nasty. Indian Fairy Tales By this time the bridge club with its Russian sweetmeats, its six-hundred-dollar china plates, the new afternoon frock, and the spoofing of Trudy must be well under way! The Gorgeous Girl “It’s the first time I ever heard of a great critic laden with sweetmeats!” said the soldier. The Strollers But there were no sweetmeats in it; there were what Margot called golden fish. The Fairchild Family Deputation of judges of show and principal Sindhi, Hindoo, Mahomedan, and other inhabitants, bringing fruit, flowers, and sweetmeats. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' They would be all used in making sweetmeats.” Indian Fairy Tales Attention should also be paid to the diet, and such indigestible articles as pork, pickles, rich pies and cakes, and rich sauces, sweetmeats and nuts should be avoided. Treatise on the Diseases of Women A long table has been tastefully arranged with sweetmeats, cakes, fruit, wine, and other luxuries, and some of the guests, whose appetites could not be restrained, have already inaugurated the festivities. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba How delighted was the lady with Margot, and what a beautiful little enamelled box for containing sweetmeats did she give her from her pocket! The Fairchild Family She encouraged him to feast on the one sweetmeat of the situation: that the hands would not be turned off and the factory would keep open doors. In a Little Town “I have no money to buy flour and ghee to make more sweetmeats with; and if I quarrel with the mouse, he will doubtless kill me.” Indian Fairy Tales After this he noticed a large plate full of cakes and sweetmeats, which was set apart for the ladies of the party. Told by the Northmen: Stories from the Eddas and Sagas Occasionally a tray of cigars is handed round together with coffee, chocolate, sweetmeats, and biscuits. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba Whenever I was sent into the store-room, where the sugar and sweetmeats were kept, I always stole some. The Fairchild Family Nelson's Gelatine Lozenges are not only a delicious sweetmeat, but most useful as voice lozenges, or in cases of sore or irritable throat. Nelson's Home Comforts Thirteenth Edition “Look at all these sweetmeats,” said the mouse. Indian Fairy Tales Start not, delicate reader, until you have had an opportunity of trying this remarkable compound; but take my word for it, it only wants a French name to make it a first-rate sweetmeat. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 When Susan has any money given to her, she does not treat herself with sweetmeats or toys, but buys something that will be useful to her brothers or sisters. The Bad Family & Other Stories In this room was a closet, full of shelves, where Mrs. Fairchild used to keep her sugar and tea, and sweetmeats and pickles, and many other things. The Fairchild Family Nelson's Licorice Lozenges are not only a favourite sweetmeat, but in cases of throat irritation and cough are found to be soothing and curative. Nelson's Home Comforts Thirteenth Edition So the cowherds took the sweetmeats and ate them all up. Indian Fairy Tales They sit in little circles on the grass, smoking cigarettes and eating sweetmeats. Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land Impressions of Travel in Body and Spirit They are like the sweetmeats my father brought with him once from Damascus. The Book of Khalid Some months after this, one evening, just about the time it was getting dark, she was passing by the room where these sweetmeats were kept, and she observed that the door was open. The Fairchild Family This paste can be used for making several kinds of cakes and sweetmeats, and without the Albumen can be kept in bottles for some time. Nelson's Home Comforts Thirteenth Edition The kotwál’s son put the sweetmeats on one side, and said, “Let us talk, and I will eat them by and by.” Indian Fairy Tales After the cordial is made, you can make a most delightful sweetmeat with the cherries, by dipping them into syrup, and drying them in a cool oven. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. I imagine it's sometimes an ice and sometimes a sweetmeat, or a cleverly mixed drink. Partners of the Out-Trail The overloaded table, 222 shining with handsome glass and china and decked with fancy cakes, preserves, and sweetmeats, had no present attractions for the boys. The Boy Settlers A Story of Early Times in Kansas This is an elegant sweetmeat, and with clear jelly and care in moulding, can be made by inexperienced persons, particularly if Nelson's Bottled Jelly is used. Nelson's Home Comforts Thirteenth Edition So he took some of the sweetmeats, and broke them into bits and threw them to the crows. Indian Fairy Tales Half a pound of brown sugar, the same of butter, beat up as a cake, till it becomes a fine cream, six eggs very well beaten, and sweetmeats, if agreeable; mix all together. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. Preserves or sweetmeats should be carefully kept from the air, and set in a very dry place. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families She is gone to the mountains To buy thee sweetmeats. Child-Life in Japan and Japanese Child Stories This favourite sweetmeat is also most easily and successfully made with Nelson's Lemon Sponge. Nelson's Home Comforts Thirteenth Edition Then the kotwál’s son threw a sweetmeat to a dog that was passing. Indian Fairy Tales You may put some of them in codling jelly, and use them as a wet sweetmeat. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. Sieves and spoons should likewise be kept on purpose for sweetmeats. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families They were singing a French canzonette in concert and throwing sweetmeats to the people, and the people clapped their hands and shouted. Cuore (Heart) An Italian Schoolboy's Journal After such an experiment she would usually seek Jimmy Brackett, who would console her with some sticky sweetmeat, and strive to wither McWha with envenomed glances. The Backwoodsmen “My child,” she said to him, “when you are hungry eat some of these sweetmeats.” Indian Fairy Tales One hundred walnuts make about three pounds of sweetmeats. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. This may be eaten with sugar only, or both this and the fresh cheese are good eaten with strawberries and raspberries, as cream, or with sweetmeats of any kind. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Alas, that Christmas was only a domestic feast, a feast of sweetmeats and toys! The Rainbow The first course consisted of sweetmeats, served upon lacquered plates. Harper's Young People, May 18, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Then she went to him and said, “The sweetmeats are ready.” Indian Fairy Tales Shake over it half a pound of dried flour; beat it well with your hand; add half a nutmeg, half an ounce of caraway seeds, and what sweetmeat you please. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. Attention, without much practice, will enable a person to do any of the following sorts of sweetmeats and preserves, which are quite sufficient for a private family. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Most of these here are munching sweetmeats; they love them as children do, and the sweetmeat-seller never lacks trade. Round the Wonderful World The use of it in England would not be so much for cooling of drinks, as 'tis here generally used; but for cooling of fruits, sweetmeats &c. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society - Vol 1 - 1666 Giving some Accompt of the present Undertakings, Studies, and Labours of the Ingenious in many considerable parts of the World When they have bathed they will come towards you, and you must say to them, ‘See! you are four angels, therefore you must eat some of my sweetmeats.’ Indian Fairy Tales Cut the sweetmeats; well mix the whole; and bake in large cakes on tin plates. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. Sugar plums, sugar candy, barley sugar, sweetmeats, and most kinds of cakes, are unwholesome, and cloying to the appetite. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Then we see a sweetmeat shop with a crowd outside and a cloud of flies bearing them company. Round the Wonderful World Happy the child who can be taught to improve himself without the stimulus of sweetmeats! Practical Education, Volume I When the four men had bathed, they came towards the woman, and she said to them, “See! you are four angels, and therefore you must eat some of my sweetmeats.” Indian Fairy Tales When your oven is ready, stir your cake thoroughly; put in your sweetmeats and currants; mix them well in, and put into tin hoops. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. When fruit is plentiful, and sweetmeats are wanted for tarts, divide two pounds of apricots just ripe, and take out and break the stones. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families When we were disputing who ought to have had the favourite sweetmeat, Sally Delia urged her high birth and fortune, and concluded that if reason could not strength should have obtained it. Forgotten Tales of Long Ago She will probably translate it into, "Whip the child when it is troublesome, and give it sweetmeats when it does as it is bid." Practical Education, Volume I So the four angels sat down and ate a great many of her sweetmeats. Indian Fairy Tales This kind of sweetmeat is eaten in Geneva with roast meat, and is much better than currant jelly or apple sauce. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. Put it into small pots, which art the best for preserving sweetmeats. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Lucy Sterling asked her in the most kind manner what she could think to get by her contention about a piece of sweetmeat. Forgotten Tales of Long Ago And, Cousin Andrew, I have saved some money that my brother gave me to buy frippery and sweetmeats with. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia |
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