A Christmas Courtship (2011)
“Blanche’s father had been too disturbed to remain in his bed, and too agitated to eat the roast salmon that Hannah had so painstakingly prepared, and it reposed on a plate in the pantry to be eaten cold the next day. Hannah had persuaded him to at least drink a soothing posset cup, and this he had reluctantly agreed to. Hannah occupied herself with darning some of Jake’s woolen socks, for she couldn’t just sit there while she waited.
The kitchen was a rambling, whitewashed room with low bea...ms from which hung strings of onions, dried mushrooms, bunches of herbs, several cured hams in muslin bags, a bread cage, and a sugar loaf. Against one wall stood a tall dresser laden with copper pans and the blue-and-white crockery that was to be found in so many country cottages. Against another wall stood a stone sink with a pump that drew water from a well beneath the floor, and next to it was the door of the little stone-shelved pantry where the butter, milk, eggs, fresh meats, and jars of pickled and bottled fruit were stored.MoreLess
The kitchen was a rambling, whitewashed room with low bea...ms from which hung strings of onions, dried mushrooms, bunches of herbs, several cured hams in muslin bags, a bread cage, and a sugar loaf. Against one wall stood a tall dresser laden with copper pans and the blue-and-white crockery that was to be found in so many country cottages. Against another wall stood a stone sink with a pump that drew water from a well beneath the floor, and next to it was the door of the little stone-shelved pantry where the butter, milk, eggs, fresh meats, and jars of pickled and bottled fruit were stored.MoreLess
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