"Don't overboil the water!" she said in a confidential whisper. From Wordnik.com. [The Cat Who Moved A Mountain]
If the water does not boil, or if it be allowed to overboil, the leaves of the tea will be only half-opened and the tea itself will be quite spoiled. From Wordnik.com. [The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home] Reference
The disadvantage of this test lies in the fact that the jelly on the stove continues to boil while the test is being made, and as this takes several minutes, the jelly is likely to overboil to a considerable extent. From Wordnik.com. [Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 5: Fruit and Fruit Desserts; Canning and Drying; Jelly Making, Preserving and Pickling; Confections; Beverages; the Planning of Meals] Reference
But this happens none the less with the birds of prey though they lay few eggs, for often one of the two becomes rotten, and the third practically always, for being of a hot nature they make the moisture in the eggs to overboil so to say. From Wordnik.com. [On the Generation of Animals] Reference
Fanatics of despair turned hopeful eyes to Russia where a devilment was brewing which, should it overboil, would pour destruction across five continents. From Wordnik.com. [The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel] Reference
To avoid temptation I went and lived with a hermit to whom I soon found that I could be of no use beyond warning him not to overboil his peas and lentils, not to leave his door open when. From Wordnik.com. [The Pilgrims of the Rhine] Reference
Ipley crooned a ready accompaniment: the sleepers had been awakened: the women and the men were alive, half-dancing, half-chorusing here a baby was tossed, and there an old fellow's elbow worked mutely, expressive of the rollicking gaiety within him: the whole length of the booth was in a pleasing simmer, ready to overboil with shouts humane and cheerful, while. From Wordnik.com. [Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith] Reference
3. Do not overboil the curry after the coconut milk is added as it may curdle or separate. From Wordnik.com. [Valval - Root Vegetables Stew] Reference
Overheating China pricks realty bubble property bubble, hours after fresh data elevated concerns of an economy on overboil, with GDP growing 11. 9% in the first. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Business News] Reference
Overheating China pricks realty bubble property bubble, hours after fresh data elevated concerns of an economy on overboil, with GDP growing 11.9% in the first quarter of 2010. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to China economic surge raises hope for yuan] Reference
A pleasing simmer, ready to overboil with shouts humane and cheerful, while Emilia pitched her note and led; archly, and quite one with them all, and yet in a way that critical Wilfrid could not object to, so plainly did she sing to give happiness. From Wordnik.com. [Sandra Belloni — Complete] Reference
Deep in its fountain, lest it overboil. From Wordnik.com. [Childe Harold's Pilgrimage] Reference
Deep in its fountain, lest it overboil. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Lord Byron]
Bees from the belly; the rent ribs overboil. From Wordnik.com. [The Georgics] Reference
Do not overboil. From Wordnik.com. [The Christmas Cookie Cookbook] Reference
3. Do not let the curry overboil. From Wordnik.com. [Ambya Saasam] Reference
Could they have let the BOEUF EN DAUBE overboil? she wondered, pray heaven not! when the great clangour of the gong announced solemnly, authoritatively, that all those scattered about, in attics, in bedrooms, on little perches of their own, reading, writing, putting the last smooth to their hair, or fastening dresses, must leave all that, and the little odds and ends on their washing-tables and dressing tables, and the novels on the bed-tables, and the diaries which were so private, and assemble in the dining-room for dinner. From Wordnik.com. [To the Lighthouse] Reference
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