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The Dictionary of Merchandise, and Nomenclature in All Languages; For the Use of Counting-Houses: Containing, the History, Places of Growth, Culture, ... With Their Names in All European Languages - Softcover
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1805 ... what is called "short staple are pinned together, with a small woodert." peg; the middle of the roll is then pressed downwards, "which gives it the resemblance of a heart-shape; and "thus it is laid on boards, or hung up in the air to dry." OOt be doubted to answer every purport more effectually in its native state; and the sounds of cod and ling might prove valuable substitutes for the Isinglass imported from Russia. "The sounds which compose the long staple are longer "than the former; but the operator lengthens this sort at "pleasure, by interfolding the ends of one or more pie"ces of the sounds with each other. The extremities are "fastened with a peg, as the former; but the middle part is "bent more considerably downwards; and in order to pre"serve the shape of the three obtuse angles thus formed, a "piece of round stick is fastened in each angle. In this "state it is permitted to dry, long enough to retain its "form, when the pegs and sticks are taken out, and the "drying conipleated." "The membranes of the book sort being thick and re "fractory, will not admit a similar formation; the pieces "therefore, after their sides are folded inwardly, are bent "in the centre, in such manner, that the opposite sides "resemble the cover of a book, from whence its name." "That called cake Isinglass is formed of the bits and "fragments of the staple sorts, put into a fiat metalline "pan with a very little water, and heated just enough "to make the parts cohere like a pancake when it is "dried." Isinglass is chiefly used for clarifying wine, malt liquors, cyder, coffee, &c. It is likewise reducible into, jelly With al...
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