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Brewer's: Kenno

This was a large rich cheese, made by the women of the family with a great affectation of secrecy, and was intended for the refreshment of the gossips who were in the house at the “canny…

Brewer's: Ex Luce Lucellum

To make a gain out of light; to make a cheese-paring from lucifer-matches. When Robert Lowe proposed to tax lucifer-matches, he suggested that the boxes should be labelled Ex luce lucellum…

Brewer's: Junket

Curded cream with spice, etc.; any dainty. The word is the Italian giuncata (curd or cream cheese), so called because carried on junk or bulrushes (giúneo). “You know there wants no…

10 Best Outdoor Activities to Do With Your Kids

Source: iStockIt can be difficult to keep kids engaged in activities outdoors while still maintaining their interest. Kids today are incredibly engrossed in playing games or watching videos on…

gourd

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Wild balsam apple, Echinocystis Jobata, a member of the gourd family gourdgourdgôrd, g&oobreve;rd [key], common name for some members of the Cucurbitaceae, a family of…

Lewis Carroll: Melancholetta

MelancholettaWith saddest music all day long She soothed her secret sorrow: At night she sighed “I fear ’twas wrong Such cheerful words to borrow. Dearest, a sweeter, sadder song I’ll sing to…