| 单词 | half-pint |
| 例句 | “In fifty years, did you ever have a vacation, you little, silly, half-pint, smidgin of a wife?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The crew received a scant meal of hardtack, a strip of dried meat, and a half-pint of water. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “You’re only a little half-pint of cider half drunk up, but by Jinks! you’re as strong as a little French horse!” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Milkman went into the bathroom, lifted the !id from the toilet tank, and took out the half-pint bottle he kept hidden from Macon, who wouldn’t have alcohol on the premises. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He would hang his gun on the wall over the door, throw off his fur cap and coat and mittens, and call: “Where’s my little half-pint of sweet cider half drunk up?” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Others are connected one way or another to Max Berry, a neighborhood Ponzi scheme “investment counselor” who is addicted to drinking milk out of half-pint cartons and has a thing for goth Catholic school girls. Review | William Boyle captures a slice of Brooklyn in ‘Shoot the Moonlight Out’ 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z He ordered his first shipment of half-pint Mason jars and a few boxes of pectin soon after. Raise chickens? Make preserves? Why Americans are flocking to urban homesteading activities 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z But her half-pint size makes Leia more vulnerable, which is likely a good thing for the character. In defense of little Leia, the believable, bratty child in "Obi-Wan Kenobi" 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z Or, if it's on the specials board, try a Hennessy Smash – a cognac and strawberry drink served, incongruously, in a half-pint tankard. 10 of the best cocktail bars in Edinburgh 2011-08-02T08:30:00Z And then I went inside the pub myself, to contemplate the future of Yorkshire brewing over another half-pint or two. A Tasting Tour of Yorkshire’s Beers and Ales 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z The tiny, half-pint cartons of milk served with millions of school lunches nationwide may soon be scarce in some cafeterias, with districts across the country scrambling to find alternatives. Milk carton shortage hits school lunchrooms in New York, California and other states, USDA says 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z In Denver, broken parts at the milk supplier’s plant affected shipments of half-pint cartons, on top of disruptions at one time or another in cereal, tortillas and juice. Food shortages are the next supply-chain crunch 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z The salmon is prepared for storage a variety of ways: dried for jerky, cut into fillets that are frozen, canned in half-pint jars or preserved in wooden barrels with salt. Alaska’s vanishing salmon push Yukon River tribes to brink 2021-10-02T04:00:00Z I killed the fruit flies for Kenneth Cooper, whose lab was up on the second floor, where he and his wife, Ruth, geneticists, raised them in half-pint glass milk bottles. Tabula Rasa: Volume One 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z I’ve gotten more proficient over the years, though, at transforming large quantities of summer produce to fill half-pint Ball jars and wide-mouth Mason quarts. ‘The Food In Jars Kitchen’ offers delicious, gratifying tips for using and sharing your stockpiled goodies 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z There are also meat-and-cheese plates and, for kids, a “half-pint platter” with crackers, cheese and applesauce. The Washington area’s hottest new beer destination is downtown Silver Spring 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z Adams was arrested Jan. 8 after authorities searched the nearly 30,000 half-pint milk cartons he was delivering that day. House arrest for milkman who snuck drugs into Ohio prison 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z Adams was arrested Jan. 8 after authorities searched the nearly 30,000 half-pint milk cartons he was delivering that day and found contraband, including 12 cellphones, in 30 of them. Milkman pleads guilty to sneaking drugs, phones into prison 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z On Jan. 8, authorities searched the nearly 30,000 half-pint milk cartons Adams was delivering that day and found contraband, including 12 cellphones, in 30 of them. Milkman accused of sneaking drugs, phones into Ohio prison 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z On Jan. 8, authorities searched the nearly 30,000 half-pint milk cartons Adams was delivering that day and found contraband, including 12 cellphones, in 30 of them. Milkman accused of sneaking drugs, phones into Ohio prison 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z “For that two hours maybe I’m awake waiting for the liquor store to open, that half-pint really made a difference. No dry heaves, no nothing. Not hungry. Nothing.” Man says sobriety, serving others, illuminates a road ahead 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z “They arrived from the Jungle in white trousers! Not a scratch on them,” said Christian Saillot, settling down to a half-pint of lager. Shouts Greet Migrants in the Streets of France: ‘We Don’t Want Them’ 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z Take Ashly Levy, 24, of East New York: A Brooklyn native who lived on Nostrand Avenue as a child, she stopped in for a half-pint of tropical rum nut during a drive through the area. When Only a Scoop of Soursop Will Do 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z The next time you are served a half-pint of tainted slaw, do not just pick at it, regretfully and in silence. The Abomination That Is Bad Coleslaw 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z In Kharodi, the nominally illegal homemade liquor sells for as little as 15 cents for a half-pint, sold by the glass or in clear plastic bags. A poisonous mix in India: Crushing poverty, weak police and deadly liquor 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z Some time after arriving at the scene, investigators smelled gas, and they discovered inside the bag six half-pint jars filled with gasoline with cloth wicks stuffed into the tops. Assailant Shot at New Orleans Airport Had Fire Bombs, Officials Say 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z In 1862 the US Navy abolished the traditional half-pint daily rum ration for sailors, and by the late 19th Century support for Prohibition, banning the manufacture and sale of alcohol was overwhelming. When Americans drank all day long 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z But how about the half-pint hedgehog, the tiniest one that ever lived? Fossil of world's smallest hedgehog unearthed in Canada 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z Hundreds of people crammed around a single half-pint of Stoat Lager bought by a tiny man named Dennis wearing a tweed vest? Britain's traditional pubs are closing. Maybe that's because they're terrible 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z "We need change in the city," he told the BBC in an interview over a half-pint of beer in a crowded bar before the start of a Toronto Blue Jays baseball game. Who is challenging Toronto's Rob Ford 2014-04-12T23:52:01Z They are guzzled by the half-pint in schools across New York City each day: cartons of milk labeled low-fat, skim and chocolate, the flashiest among them decorated with cartoons of skateboarding cows. Contracts for Milk in New York City Schools Are Flagged 2014-02-27T03:21:02Z According to government estimates, the higher tax will increase the price of a half-pint of ordinary beer by approximately 6 cents. Paris Journal: In France, Beer Lovers Chafe at Tax Increase Plans 2012-11-27T01:43:26Z The half-pint hedgehog and trunk-less tapir lived in a rainforest along the edges of a lake, but it was not tropical, the researchers said. Fossil of world's smallest hedgehog unearthed in Canada 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z This could be the age of the half-pint. St George's must slay long-ball monster to free England 2012-10-12T13:27:00Z For a pack rat like myself, that meant finally saying goodbye to mementos such as circa 1999 analyst reports hyping dot-com wonders and a half-pint milk carton printed with the Windows XP launch logo. 10 years later, tech fans sure to be dazzled at CES 2012-01-08T03:58:03Z I handed him a mug—a hulking big half-pint coffee mug, it was—and uncorked the bottle. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z A half-pint of "Burton bitter" was a necessity, and a pint merely rations. An American at Oxford 2011-12-02T03:00:19.150Z It is not every one who knows that twenty cigarette-ends make a pipe-ful of tobacco, and that as many empty brandy-flasks may be exchanged for a full half-pint, but the knowledge, if rare, is useful. The Transgression of Andrew Vane a novel 2011-11-17T03:00:37.293Z This table was next to the one where sat the Dean of the Fishmongers, Josse Grypstuiver by name, drinking sparingly from his half-pint tankard. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z A pint is the normal measure; sometimes an extra half-pint may be conceded on thirsty days. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z The door was slowly opened, but in place of the vendor of milk handing in to her solitary customer the small half-pint, she went in herself, pails, and tankard, and all. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 2011-09-09T02:01:06.280Z One half-pint ov the present prevailing rum would ruin a deacon in twenty minitts. The Complete Works of Josh Billings 2011-07-01T02:00:13.387Z What hours upon hours we spent in the broiling sun, picking into some half-pint vessel, and emptying that into a larger receptacle, safely stowed away under some cedar-tree or barberry bush. A Rambler's lease 2011-05-22T02:00:11.507Z To make matters worse, food was so scarce that each settler's daily portion was reduced to a half-pint of mouldy wheat and the same quantity of barley. American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z Priest from River La Tranche, 3 quarts corn and half-pint of wine. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z A middy is a half-pint in some states Down Under, although also known as a pot. 7 days quiz 2011-01-07T05:25:41Z Pour a half-pint of white wine into a stew-pan, with some sliced carrots, onions, and mushrooms; pepper, salt, and mace; and a bunch of chopped sweet-herbs. Domestic French Cookery, 4th ed. 2011-01-05T03:01:00.907Z One basketful of berries will fill two half-pint tumblers. The Century Cook Book 2011-01-04T03:01:10.367Z So the three set out; and Bertie, in his patent slippers, remained in the drawing-room of the Grand Hotel, with a book and a half-pint bottle. Footsteps of Fate 2010-12-20T17:11:56.663Z Now add half-pint of good milk, or gravy, and let it stand on a slow fire till wanted. The Curry Cook's Assistant or, Curries, How to Make Them in England in Their Original Style But he did on that day dine off the two mutton chops, and comforted himself with no more than the half-pint of sherry. Ayala's Angel Add a half-pint of cream, and mix all together. Domestic French Cookery, 4th ed. 2011-01-05T03:01:00.907Z ‘There isn’t water enough in the Arno now to drown a duck, unless she held her head under in a half-pint puddle.’ Legends of Florence Collected from the People, First Series At the Lord Mayor's state dinner, the eighty waiters employed to change plates and pour out for the Corporation had, every one of them, a whole half-pint of beer! Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) Let all these fry gently in the butter, then add half-pint of good gravy, salt to taste, and let this stand on a hot oven, simmering gently till required. The Curry Cook's Assistant or, Curries, How to Make Them in England in Their Original Style I had squeezed a half-pint of oil into it already. The Water Eater Pour in a half-pint of red wine, a half-pint of white wine, and a spoonful of brandy. Domestic French Cookery, 4th ed. 2011-01-05T03:01:00.907Z It had an under pocket, in which was a flat, half-pint flask with a cob stopper, and filled with apple-jack so new that it was as colorless as water. Si Klegg, Book 3 (of 6) Si And Shorty Meet Mr. Rosenbaum, The Spy, Who Relates His Adventures These went in, accompanied by a half-pint bottle of "No. 6," which was Si's mother's specific for all the ills that flesh is heir to. Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6) His Transformation From A Raw Recruit To A Veteran Now add the tripe you fried, and half-pint of good gravy, and let it simmer gently on slow fire. The Curry Cook's Assistant or, Curries, How to Make Them in England in Their Original Style Curll, in his revengeful spite, accused Pope of pouring an emetic into his half-pint of canary when he and Curll and Lintot met by appointment at the "Swan Tavern," Fleet Street. Old and New London Volume I I bought rice of the guard for two dollars the half-pint, and good-sized potatoes for a dollar each. The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War It contained a half-dozen more flasks, each holding a "half-pint of throat-scorch and at least two fights," as Shorty expressed it. Si Klegg, Book 3 (of 6) Si And Shorty Meet Mr. Rosenbaum, The Spy, Who Relates His Adventures However, the great bulk of the food used by the salamanders was introduced for them, in the form of colonies of Drosophila melanogaster in half-pint milk bottles. Natural History of the Salamander, Aneides hardii Now add a pint of good gravy or fresh milk, and let it simmer on slow fire till you find it reduced to a half-pint. The Curry Cook's Assistant or, Curries, How to Make Them in England in Their Original Style A glass full was to be paid for as a short half-pint. When Ghost Meets Ghost She didn’t think of getting large cans till Michael in the process of opening the half-pint tins made the belated suggestion, which she greeted with some hauteur. Outside Inn Same as usual, of course; a half-pint cup all around, and a glass of lemon water apiece. Mayflower (Flor de mayo) A Tale of the Valencian Seashore Dissolve a quarter of an ounce of Nelson's Gelatine to each half-pint of the fish gravy, and boil together for a minute, let it then stand until cool. Nelson's Home Comforts Thirteenth Edition Now put all these into a clean stew-pan and set on fire for twenty minutes or more, simmer gently, and let it reduce to half-pint. The Curry Cook's Assistant or, Curries, How to Make Them in England in Their Original Style A glass was a glass, and a half-pint was a half a pint. When Ghost Meets Ghost “An’ sure and I fail to see the difference between the preciseness of a quart can and four half-pint ones, but I suppose it’s my ignorance now.” Outside Inn Items: Income Tax doubled; threepence a pound added to tea; a halfpenny clapped on price of every modest half-pint of beer consumed. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 25, 1914 Dissolve a half-pint tablet of Nelson's Raspberry Jelly, and when it is set break it up and strew it over the jam. Nelson's Home Comforts Thirteenth Edition Now add all the Curry stuffs, spices, ginger, garlic, etc., etc., and the broth that the fowl has been boiled in, and a half-pint of milk and bay leaves. The Curry Cook's Assistant or, Curries, How to Make Them in England in Their Original Style This was a long half-pint, and took an hour; so that it was well on towards the early November sunset before he started again for Chorlton. When Ghost Meets Ghost Pour it into half-pint bottles, cork them up carefully, and keep them in a 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 Strain the stock and boil it with a half-pint more to a strong glaze. The Skilful Cook A Practical Manual of Modern Experience The biggest nuggets being thus disposed of, the smaller ones were measured in the half-pint pot, till at length the envious eyes of the goldsmith saw the last measureful disappear into its owner’s bag. The Tale of Timber Town "Go ahead, half-pint," one of the other men yelled. Mex Uncle Mo hurried away, leaving instructions that his half-pint should be bestowed on any person whose tastes lay in that direction. When Ghost Meets Ghost Every Day Pie Crust: One pound flour, six ounces shortening—lard or clarified dripping, pinch salt, half-pint ice water. Dishes & Beverages of the Old South This piece of money, however, on being proffered in payment of a last half-pint of beer, was instantly confiscated by the landlord for previous arrears. A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France Oats, 25 cents; butter, 12½ cents; brandy, 50 cents a half-pint; hay, $8 a ton. Narrative of Richard Lee Mason in the Pioneer West, 1819 The vanilla should be of the finest quality, and had better be bought by the ounce or half-pint from the druggist than from the grocer. Choice Cookery Mrs. Bangster takes her half-pint of brandy every night for her health's sake, no doubt. The Bertrams The regular rule is half-pint ice water to the pound of flour, using chilled shortening. Dishes & Beverages of the Old South Now, see if you can tell me this: I have a half-pint cup even full of water, the liquid exactly level with the edge of the glass. Radio Boys Loyalty Bill Brown Listens In I think I had done first, for I remember when I looked round the table my fellow-guests were still eating and washing their suppers down with economical draughts from the half-pint mugs of porter. Faces and Places The excellence of this cream depends on the coffee, which must be filtered, not boiled, freshly made, and very strong—three tablespoonfuls of coffee to the half-pint. Choice Cookery I drank my half-pint very slowly, and pretended it was a pint. The Peril Finders Soak a cup of dry grated bread crumbs in half a pint of milk until soft, add then the well-beaten yolks of two eggs, half a cup sugar, tablespoonful butter, and another half-pint milk. Dishes & Beverages of the Old South For answer the lecturer turned and drew a half-pint of water in a glass, brought from his pocket a box of brads and began dropping, one at a time and counting, them into the water. Radio Boys Loyalty Bill Brown Listens In This, I have ascertained, may be done by scalding: add a half-pint of water to about ten lbs.; stir it well, and heat it to the boiling point, and carefully remove all the scum. Mysteries of Bee-keeping Explained Stir the gelatine and a full half-pint of grated cocoanut with the cocoanut milk into the custard. Choice Cookery But neither the old gentleman nor any member of the company wished to disagree with him, and he rose up from the chair with a mug to order his final half-pint. War and the Weird In the spring, take out the plug, pour into the hole a half-pint of crude petroleum and set it on fire. Golden Days for Boys and Girls Volume XIII, No. 51: November 12, 1892 “No, you certainly cannot,” I answered, as well as I was able to speak for the saliva that gathered in my mouth at the mere thought of that nectar-like half-pint of water. Turned Adrift Chard took out the rum and filled a half-pint pannikin to the brim. Tessa 1901 Satisfied that whatever it was in the beaker wasn't explosive, the liquid was quickly poured off into sixteen small half-pint beakers and speeded to as many different laboratories for possible analysis. Make Mine Homogenized A stringent Wash: Place in a half-pint bottle one ounce of cucumber juice, half fill bottle with elderflower water, and add two tablespoonfuls of eau de cologne. The Woman Beautiful or, The Art of Beauty Culture They had very little food,—nothing but a half-pint of coarse corn-meal, a little molasses, and a mouthful of tainted bacon and salt, during each twenty-four hours. Winning His Way True mother’s heart, thought I to myself, and taking the half-pint mug, p. 131I made her fill it, and then held it to the children, causing each to take a draught. Lavengro The Scholar - The Gypsy - The Priest, Vol. 2 (of 2) "It's for the sake of talking, Gripper; it's evident that the snow towns Dr. Clawbonny admires so don't contain the least public where a poor sailor can get a half-pint of brandy." The English at the North Pole Part I of the Adventures of Captain Hatteras Missiles were rolling off the ends of assembly lines like half-pint tin cans out of can-making machines. Masters of Space He and my collector had been cronies until his dreadful secret was surprised, and had shared many a friendly half-pint together. Recollections With Photogravure Portrait of the Author and a number of Original Letters, of which one by George Meredith and another by Robert Louis Stevenson are reproduced in facsimile He carried a half-pint flask of it all the time. Prairie Flowers He remembered that he had committed himself to the statement that wild horses could not make him drink before six in the evening, and then not more than one half-pint. Salthaven The mate grinned, and, leading the way in, ordered refreshment for two, exchanging a pleasant wink with the proprietor as that humorist drew the lad's half-pint in a quart pot. The Skipper's Wooing, and The Brown Man's Servant The butler swore that on the very day of the murder he had served his master a half-pint of arsenic at lunch. Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels He turned and glanced at Stoner, who had come to the bar for his customary half-pint of ale. The Borough Treasurer Note.—The half-pint measuring cup and not the ordinary tea cup is the one to be used. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural Schools The late James Smith might often be seen at the Garrick Club, restricting himself at dinner to a half-pint of sherry; whence he was designated an incorporated temperance society. The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings The quietude told upon Henry, who, after a modest half-pint, lit his pipe and sauntered along the narrow High Street with his hands in his pockets. The Skipper's Wooing, and The Brown Man's Servant Take a quart of milk; heat one third and scald with it a half-pint of flour; if skimmed milk, use a small piece of butter. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865 Lift out the cauliflower, lay aside one half-pint of tufts. Vaughan's Vegetable Cook Book (4th edition) How to Cook and Use Rarer Vegetables and Herbs Use a generous half-pint of oysters in the place of the lobster, parboiling and draining before chopping, and fill in the centre of the aspic with coleslaw. Salads, Sandwiches and Chafing-Dish Dainties With Fifty Illustrations of Original Dishes "Then you've got me into a half-pint of trouble, anyway," old Mr. Crow insisted. The Tale of Dickie Deer Mouse His bread lies untasted near him, and the half-pint of water—his day's portion—has been given to bathe the forehead of his dying friend. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series The precipitate is rinsed into a half-pint beaker, covered with 20 c.c. of hydrochloric acid, and boiled down to about 20 c.c. A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. Prepare enough mushrooms to measure one half-pint when chopped, and enough of raw ham to fill a tablespoon heaping full. Vaughan's Vegetable Cook Book (4th edition) How to Cook and Use Rarer Vegetables and Herbs It is put up in pint, half-pint, and picnic bottles. Salads, Sandwiches and Chafing-Dish Dainties With Fifty Illustrations of Original Dishes He spent fivepence-halfpenny on a pint of ale, half-pint of milk, a roll of bread and two apples during the journey, which took him twenty-seven hours. George Borrow The Man and His Books ‘Wait a bit,’ I’ve always said to myself, ‘there’ll come a day when you’ll walk in and be glad enough of your chop and potatoes again with your half-pint of bitter.’ The Observations of Henry I should say altogether they would have just filled a half-pint measure; not that I believe they are ever sold in this manner, as if they were nuts or peas. Jethou or Crusoe Life in the Channel Isles Lay these around in a shallow dish and pour over them a half-pint of milk in which one egg has been thoroughly beaten. Vaughan's Vegetable Cook Book (4th edition) How to Cook and Use Rarer Vegetables and Herbs Stir this mixture into a half-pint of gruel; over this grate a little nutmeg and serve with hot toast. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada When they had done, Mrs. Kemp got up, and having finished her half-pint of beer, said to her daughter: 'Put the things awy, Liza. Liza of Lambeth Cream Bouillon Make this same soup, and pour it over a half-pint of thick cream, well whipped. A Little Cook Book for a Little Girl That required for children who take plain milk may now be poured into half-pint bottles, stopped with cotton, and put in the ice-chest, or the coolest place possible. The Care and Feeding of Children A Catechism for the Use of Mothers and Children's Nurses To make raw starch, allow four even tablespoonfuls to a half-pint of cold water. The Easiest Way in Housekeeping and Cooking Adapted to Domestic Use or Study in Classes Junket or Curds and Whey.—Take a half-pint of fresh milk; add one teaspoonful of Fairchild's Essence of Pepsin and stir just sufficiently to mix. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada He wore about a half-pint of dirty whiskers, and in his make-up he reminded me of a scare-crow that brother and I once made to put out on the farm in Wisconsin. The Colossus A Novel A short stroke for a half-pint stood, A longer for a quart was good, While something like an Eagle's talon Upon her blackboard was a gallon. Recollections of Bytown and Its Old Inhabitants She still comes to fetch her half-pint of milk daily, and only yesterday I learnt from a neighbour that she had left Mud Street three weeks ago. Living Alone Caper Sauce.—Make some butter sauce, and to every half-pint of sauce add a dessertspoonful of chopped French capers. Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery A Manual of Cheap and Wholesome Diet And fine warm exercise it is, my lord,—especially with the half-pint glasses. The Man of the World (1792) I may take an odd half-pint now and then; but half-a-crown a week! Thrift Calling for a half-pint from the best tap and casually surveying the room, he settled himself in a chair with an air of nonchalance, which a certain eagerness in his eyes seemed to belie. Half A Chance "We have already notified you three times that Tonk is having a half-pint of milk daily from the Happy Hearts, as well as an allotment from a soldier." Living Alone How to Cure Humors.—Take equal parts of saffron and seneca snake root, make a strong tea, drink one half-pint a day, and this will drive out all humors from the system. Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 He then squats down and watches it bleed about a half-pint, occasionally working the elbow-joint to stimulate the flow. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama A handful of hops, to a pailful of water, and a half-pint of molasses, makes good hop beer. The American Frugal Housewife We were allowed at dinner a cue of beer, which was a half-pint, and a sizing of bread, which I cannot describe to you. A Collection of College Words and Customs There, sir," he remarked, "is a half-pint of pure liquid oxygen, drawn from the air in less than eight minutes, at a cost of perhaps two-tenths of a cent. The Air Trust French Rolls.—One quart flour, add two eggs, one half-pint milk, tablespoon of yeast, kneed it well; let rise till morning. Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 Six dozen half-pint jars waiting to be filled with Brown Cold Cream. The Vertical City Boil the ingredients two or three hours, pour in a half-pint of molasses to a pailful, while the beer is scalding hot. The American Frugal Housewife Judge Wingate, who graduated thirteen years after, says: "We were allowed at dinner a cue of beer, which was a half-pint." A Collection of College Words and Customs Dissolve a piece of white rosin in a half-pint of gasoline and flow it over one side of the plates and allow to dry. The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do The old attorney rose early with good heart to speed the parting guest, and furnished him with a half-pint bottle of rum for the journey. Trial of Mary Blandy Take a half-pint glass of red raspberry or currant juice and mix it with a quarter cup of sugar. The International Jewish Cook Book 1600 Recipes According to the Jewish Dietary Laws with the Rules for Kashering; the Favorite Recipes of America, Austria, Germany, Russia, France, Poland, Roumania, Etc., Etc. At the same time from the glass he held there spilled on his Lordship's brocaded coat of blue and silver a good half-pint of wine. Mistress Penwick We were allowed at dinner a cue of beer, which was a half-pint, and a sizing of bread, which I cannot describe to you. A Collection of College Words and Customs For measuring the material, particularly the liquid and the yeast, half-pint cups, divided by marks into thirds and fourths, as shown in the cut, are especially serviceable. Science in the Kitchen. Did Mr. Blandy take any of that water gruel?—I gave him a half-pint mug of it on Monday evening for him to take before he went to bed. Trial of Mary Blandy All along the main street he met many acquaintances, and with each he found it necessary to stop and have a talk, indeed with two he had a modest half-pint. Colonel Quaritch, V.C. A Tale of Country Life Yet the compounds half-pint and half-penny are sometimes used to signify, the quantity of half a pint, the value of half a penny. The Grammar of English Grammars A sizing of cheese was nearly an ounce, and a sizing of cider varied from a half-pint to a pint and a half. A Collection of College Words and Customs Macaroni with Raisins.—Break macaroni into inch lengths sufficient to fill a half-pint cup. Science in the Kitchen. On the Monday the 5th, as has been said, I mixed the powder in his gruel, and at night it was in a half-pint mug, set ready for him to carry to bed with him. Trial of Mary Blandy A half-pint of wine for young men in perfect health is enough, and you will be able to take your exercise better, and feel better for this abstinence.—Dr. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 347, December 20, 1828 A very small measure will overset him; he may be bowled off his unsteady legs with a half-pint pot. Little Dorrit Indeed, my case had the special strength that the half-pint quadruped underwent as much suffering as the half-gallon quadruped. The Uncommercial Traveller None of your quiet half-pint inside the bar for him. Stage-Land That night some of the gruel was sent up in a half-pint mug by Mary for her father's supper. Trial of Mary Blandy While he was saying this, Beckwith had filled a half-pint glass with brandy. Hunted Down: the detective stories of Charles Dickens "I drink to the good luck of my mission," answered the ambassador, "in a half-pint bumper." The Bride of Lammermoor He consumed the sardines utterly, but left the tin box and the fork, after which he indulged in an inexpensive half-pint of lukewarm cider, at one of the open booths. Penrod The choir and the rest of the company moved off, in accordance with their half-pint regulation. The Mayor of Casterbridge When two o'clock arrived the professional reed-drawers tossed off the last half-pint in their flagon, put down their hooks, tied their last sheaves, and went away. Tess of the d'Urbervilles A half-pint measuring cup and a quart measure with the cups marked on it are very satisfactory for making all measures. Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 5: Fruit and Fruit Desserts; Canning and Drying; Jelly Making, Preserving and Pickling; Confections; Beverages; the Planning of Meals Pour it through a funnel into half-pint bottles, and cork them well. Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches The sight went to Stephen's heart, for he had just made his dinner off baked mutton and potatoes, washed down with his half-pint of stout. Stephen Archer and Other Tales "What right have you to a dog, when you ain't fit to pay your penny for a half-pint o' beer?" A Rough Shaking There was just room inside Spencer for another half-pint of water. The Politeness of Princes and Other School Stories Milk of this kind should, of course, be diluted, a half-pint can requiring 2 to 3 cupfuls of water. Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 5: Fruit and Fruit Desserts; Canning and Drying; Jelly Making, Preserving and Pickling; Confections; Beverages; the Planning of Meals Then chop a half-pint of oysters, and beat six eggs very well. Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches Why must a man say everything that comes uppermost in his noble mind, because, forsooth, he has swallowed a half-pint more wine than he ordinarily drinks? The Virginians Without a word the woman flung the man's penny in the till, and drew Clare a half-pint of porter. A Rough Shaking Tippy scolded when she found that her half-pint bottles which she kept especially for cream had been smuggled away in the hold of the brigantine. Georgina of the Rainbows Many half-pint bottles had succeeded the first, and, ashamed to admit her secret drinking, she now paid the landlady regularly out of her own money. A Mummer's Wife Four wine glasses will fill a half-pint or common tumbler, or a large coffee-cup. Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches Of course the lack of water, except that half-pint or so, to bathe your bruise with, is a rank barbarity. Darkness and Dawn It was yet morning when they came to the public house where Clare had his first and last half-pint of beer. A Rough Shaking We became excellent friends; we had up a half-pint of Kinahan's whisky, and the lieutenant expressed himself in terms of high praise of my countrymen, my country, and my own particular cigars. David Poindexter's Disappearance, and Other Tales And this booty still remained—a half-pint of ground-nuts piled carefully in a little hollow lined with moss. The Grizzly King Take a half-pint or a tumbler full of cold water, and mix it with half a pound of powdered white sugar. Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches With what chemicals I've got left, couldn't I work up a half-pint? Darkness and Dawn Boil the whole, and keep stirring, in a half-pint of distilled water, over a very slow fire, for from ten to fifteen minutes. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter Sell their presented partridges or fruits, And humbly live on rabbits and on roots; One half-pint bottle serves them both to dine, And is at once their vinegar and wine. Lady Mary Wortley Montague Her Life and Letters (1689-1762) "Ye're a jewel, ye be, ould Nick, or young Nick!" cried Mike, in an ecstasy of friendship, just after he had completed his first half-pint. Wyandotte At every breath a half-pint of blood receives its needed oxygen in the lungs, and at the same time gives out an equal amount of carbonic acid and water. American Woman's Home Drain the oysters, put the liquor into a half-pint cup, add sufficient milk to fill the cup. Many Ways for Cooking Eggs But the brandy went up in price, and the taverner said that he must have fourpence for the half-pint. The Pink Fairy Book The glass, a half-pint tumbler, was produced, and nearly filled with the execrable stuff—as guiltless of grape juice as a dyer's vat—which was poured down the throat of Mr. Jones. The Lights and Shadows of Real Life He dined alone, sitting by no means in bliss with his half-pint of sherry on the table before him. The Small House at Allington The advantage of Mrs. Green's ale was that the very first half-pint gave conscience its bemuddling sop; for a penny you forgot all the cares of existence; for threepence you became a yelling maniac. The Nether World I am afraid MD dined at home, because it is Sunday; and there was the little half-pint of wine: for God's sake, be good girls, and all will be well. The Journal to Stella The Semi-drunk, though beaten, was not disgraced: and he was so affected by the good feeling manifested by the company that he presently produced a sixpence and insisted on paying for another half-pint all round. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists They say he's so rich that he has business in every bank, and measures his money in half-pint cups.' Desperate Remedies Mr. Fogarty brought a gift with him, a half-pint of special whisky. Dubliners A colonel of the Missouri forces, who died in Sacramento in 1849, "was eaten with worms, a large, black-headed kind of maggot, seeming a half-pint at a time." The Story of the Mormons, from the date of their origin to the year 1901 In his youth he might have been able to handle a sudden half-pint of moonshine whisky and keep as level a head as he now strove valiantly to retain. The Trail of the White Mule At frequent intervals the bar was entered by fresh customers, most of them working men on their way home, who ordered and drank their pint or half-pint of ale or porter and left at once. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists See how Cramley takes the whole breast of the turkey on his plate, and how many times Jenkins sends away his beggarly half-pint of sherry! Men's Wives Not out of the sins of your youth only, but out of the best, the most watchful, and the most blameless day you ever live, distil your half-pint of repentance every night before you sleep. Bunyan Characters (2nd Series) Oh, and Dawn—tell the milkman we want an extra half-pint of cream to-day. Dawn O'Hara, the Girl Who Laughed The poison in the first half-pint, swallowed under the eye of Joe's six-shooter, upset his judgment. The Trail of the White Mule In the meantime, O venerable protectress of the wandering Rogue! let me gratefully drink your health in the nastiest and smallest half-pint of sherry this palate ever tasted, or these eyes ever beheld! A Rogue's Life It was a half-pint flask, and it was full when Casey, with Joe's eyes fixed upon him, tilted it and began to drink. The Trail of the White Mule |
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