What does skum mean?
Skum means Obsolete spelling of scum (“surface impurities”)..
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/skʌm/ · noun
Obsolete spelling of scum (“surface impurities”)..
[…] by keeping the Water a certain time heating without boiling — the Meat swells — becomes tender — its fibres are dilated — and it yields a quantity of Skum, which must be taken off as soon as it appears.
two ounces of Hony of Roses well skummed
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Skum means Obsolete spelling of scum (“surface impurities”)..
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[…] by keeping the Water a certain time heating without boiling — the Meat swells — becomes tender — its fibres are dilated — and it yields a quantity of Skum, which must be taken off as soon as it appears.
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