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We've acquired a two-seater sofa off Freecycle, we've got rid of four CD racks and a zimmer frame, I've achieved well-risen wholemeal bread which slices predictably enough to make toast, and a stranger said, when asked, that the house doesn't smell of potty-training.
Nursery clothes vs everyday clothes ailbhe 2007
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So I took the liberty of leaving the house, going to see a friend perform a gig in the city, and coming back home to a well-risen and slightly dried out ball of dough.
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Fill four small soufflé tins and bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden and well-risen.
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To be able to produce a well-risen home-made sponge cake is still a domestic skill keenly prized.
Archive 2005-09-01 2005
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To be able to produce a well-risen home-made sponge cake is still a domestic skill keenly prized.
Victoria Sponge Cake 2005
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Post baking thoughts : the cake is well-risen and looks airy and light – might be the bubbles from the cola?
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Post baking thoughts : the cake is well-risen and looks airy and light – might be the bubbles from the cola?
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This should be covered about twenty minutes when first put into the oven with a thick brown paper, or an old tin cover; it prevents the upper crust hardening before the loaf is well-risen.
The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home Mrs. F.L. Gillette
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When well-risen and lightly browned on the top, it is done; roll out in warm dish, sift pulverized sugar over, and send to table.
The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home Mrs. F.L. Gillette
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For an hour the noiseless journeying continued, and ever and anon the two gray, sinuous shapes would come for a moment into the view of the now well-risen moon.
Earth's Enigmas A Volume of Stories Charles George Douglas Roberts 1901
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