The Retreat From Serbia Through Montenegro and Albania. E-book. Formato PDF Olive M. Aldridge   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

But if the Serbians found us interesting be cause different from themselves, we certainly found them interesting, and for the same reason. Being chie?y an agricultural people they have a different civilisation and — apart from the Catholic, which we have in common — a dif ferent religion: most are members of the Greek Church and others are Mahommedans, and not only have they another language but another alphabet, the Kyrillic, based on the Greek instead of the Latin characters. Then, too, there is a fortnight's difference in time between their calendar and ours. Two other points of di?'erence we noticed among the peasants — a nod of the head we found meant No, whilst a shake of the head meant Yes, and that the women, who are great knitters, invariably commence a stocking at the toe instead of the top. The Serbs belong to the East of Europe and are therefore quite other than ourselves and have much of the reserve of the Oriental. At first it was the differences that roused our interest; later we not only admired but found the Serbian character lovable.

Two Hundred Recipes for Cooking in Casseroles. E-book. Formato PDF Olive M. Hulse   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

Cover two pounds of chuck steak with boiling water; place the cover on the bean-pot and let the meat cook in a moderate oven for two hours. Add a cupful each of diced carrots and potatoes, and half a cupful of sliced onions. Season with salt and pepper to taste, cook about an hour longer. Thicken the liquor in which the meat is cooked with two tablespoonfuls of ?our, and serve from the bean-pot.