Meaning of larding-needle | Babel Free

Definitions

Dated form of larding needle.

alt-of, dated

Examples

““And we must get a rolling-pin,” she cried, “for I shall make pumpkin pies every day. Oh, and I want a farina-kettle and a colander, and a bain-marie, and a larding-needle, and a syllabub-churn.””

“These strips are called lardons, and are inserted either by making an incision in the surface and laying the lardon in the slashing or by the use of a larding-needle.”

“Scissors, kitchen needles, larding-needles, and skewers have special functions.”

““A stitch in time saves nine” came about when a suburban football team ate a barded joint of gammon (for high tea) in which the practitioner had regrettably left two larding-needles.”

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