tea-cupfuls

Updated: July 22, 2026

This is a celebrated cosmetic for the hands. Take fifty fine large oysters, and mince them raw. Chop also four or five small pickled cucumbers, and a bunch of parsley. Grate about two tea-cupfuls of stale bread-crumbs, and beat up the yolks of four eggs. Mix the whole together in a thick batter, seasoning it with cayenne and powdered mace; and with a little salt if the oysters are fresh.

Eliza Leslie - Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches