Boil a calf's tongue in salted water until tender; skin and slice thin.

Peel the cucumbers and slice thin; add 1 onion sliced.

Cook a fresh tongue until tender; skin and slice thin.

Boil a beef tongue until tender; skin and slice thin.

We parched peeled sweet potatoes slice thin and made coffee.

Cook some venison, well seasoned, until tender and slice thin.

Take nice firm cucumbers, slice thin and salt overnight.

For the crostini, slice thin rounds of French bread, brush with oil, and grill until toasted.

Boil beef brisket until tender, and slice thin.

Take seven lemons, slice thin and remove seeds.

Pare the apples and then slice thin.

Pare potatoes, and slice thin as wafers, either with a potato-slicer or a thin-bladed, very sharp knife.

When cold, slice thin and serve.

Peel, slice thin, and cool thoroughly.

Pare the onions, wash and slice thin; put them in with the boiling meat, allowing two hours for cooking.

Pare potatoes, wash, slice thin; put them in with the meat and onions, allowing three-quarters of an hour for cooking.