Agnes-meadowes Quote by Janet Gleeson

“Her small bedroom was decorated with cheerfully embroidered samplers, which she had stitched herself, and a shelf containing an intricate shellwork tableau. In her…

— Janet Gleeson

“A few minutes later Agnes had reached the market and was battling through the throng. She stepped over rotting offal and cabbage leaves to…

— Janet Gleeson

“Agnes added the yolks of half a dozen eggs to her stuffing, cracking each one over a small bowl so the white ran into…

— Janet Gleeson

“Theodore took his seat between Nicholas and Lydia, while John, the footman, removed the dome lid of the tureen by its acorn finial, and…

— Janet Gleeson

“There sat a massive oval vessel, over three feet long and two feet wide, as big as the copper basin his mother had used…

— Janet Gleeson

“A simple dinner had been prepared. The first course comprised soup a la reine, chicken stew with oysters, fried tripe, and boiled cauliflower; the…

— Janet Gleeson

“The shelves were filled with a spectacular array of preserves and pickles as richly colored as jewels. She brushed a finger over the middle…

— Janet Gleeson

“Agnes could not count on the fingers of one hand the times she had entered the Blanchards' business premises. Usually she had been sent…

— Janet Gleeson

“As she assembled the stuffing with ingredients Doris had prepared- a pound of bacon fat scraped to beads, the crumbs of two penny loaves,…

— Janet Gleeson

“First course: almond soup, white fricassee, boiled cod Second course: chicken patties, jugged hare, roast venison, oyster loaves, mushrooms, cauliflower pickle Dessert: apple tart,…

— Janet Gleeson

“She shot Rose a look before turning to the hare. She seasoned it, set it in the jug with herbs, bacon, a blade of…

— Janet Gleeson