When I got home I undressed and rubbed myself down with whisky, put my feet in hot water and a mustard-plaster on my chest, had a basin of gruel and a glass of hot brandy-and-water, tallowed my nose, and went to bed.

Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow by Jerome, Jerome K. View in context

The breakfast began with three bowls of excellent soup, thanks to the liquefaction in hot water of those precious cakes of Liebig, prepared from the best parts of the ruminants of the Pampas.

Round The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context

Bacon could be eaten raw on a pinch, and flour, stirred in hot water, could keep men going.

Burning Daylight by London, Jack View in context

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