Do we say soak or soke

soak 392 occurrences

We soak our children in habits of contempt and exultant gibing, and yet are confident thatas Clarissa one day said to me"We can always teach them to be reverent in the right place, you know."

They were at last forced to stop, and from the moment that they were put to soak in the trenches, the tone changed.

"I suppose you want an excuse for a soak ashore for six months!" Mr. Wilks twiddled his cap in his hands and smiled weakly.

When even their normal food supply began to fail them, they proceeded to soak and eat hides.

I'm much more interested in Catesby, who would face a firing party sooner than soak another fellow for his own fault.

Mr. Taynton had gone out without umbrella, and when he let himself in by his latch-key at his own house-door about half-past eight, it was no wonder that he wrung out his coat and trousers so that he should not soak his Persian rugs.

"Why, I believe the best way is to soak the joint in oil.

Wanted him to soak the Amalekites in his sermons, and to leave the grocery business alone.

Soak them overnight in plenty of cold water.

BEANS AND BARLEY Soak one-half cup of navy beans in cold water overnight.

DRIED LIMA BEANS, BAKED Wash one pound of dried Lima beans, let soak overnight.

MOCK CHILE CON CARNE Pick over and wash two cups of kidney beans, soak in one quart of water.

Soak them over night or for several hours in cold water.

KIDNEY BEANS WITH BROWN SAUCE Pick over and wash one pint (two cups) of kidney beans let soak overnight in cold water.

Place one pound Russian peas in granite kettle, add one tablespoon of salt and hot water to more than cover and let soak twelve hours or more.

NUT ROAST Soak one-half cup of lentils overnight; in the morning drain, cover with fresh water and bring to a boil.

VEGETABLE MEAT PIE Soak one-half cup of Lima beans overnight; in the morning let them boil rapidly for one-half hour.

HERRING SALAD, No. 1 Soak four herrings in cold water overnight, and then rinse several times in fresh cold water.

STEWED PRUNES Cleanse thoroughly, soak in water ten or twelve hours, adding a little granulated sugar when putting to soak, for although the fruit is sweet enough, yet experience has shown that the added sugar changes by chemical process into fruit sugar and brings out better the flavor of the fruit.

BAIRISCHE DAMPFNUDELN, No. 1 Soak one cake of compressed yeast in a cup of lukewarm milk with a teaspoon of sugar, a teaspoon of salt, and sift a pint of flour in a bowl, in which you may also stir a small cup of milk and one egg.

HUCKLEBERRY DUMPLINGS Take a loaf of stale bread; cut off the crust and soak in cold water, then squeeze dry.

SHABBAS KUGEL Soak five wheat rolls in water, then press the bread quite dry, add one cup of drippings or one-half pound of suet chopped very fine, a pinch of salt, two eggs well beaten, one teaspoon of cinnamon, one grated lemon rind, one-half cup of sugar, one tablespoon of water.

Soak some bread and two or three crackers.

HOMINY Get the unbroken hominy and after careful washing soak it twenty-four hours in the water.

CHEESE FONDUE Soak one-half cup of bread crumbs in one scant cup of milk; dissolve a speck of bicarbonate of soda in a drop of hot water and add to the milk, one egg, yolk and white beaten separately, one-half cup of dry cheese grated, one tablespoon of butter, salt and pepper to taste, beat well, pour into a well buttered baking dish, strew dry crumbs moistened with butter over the top, and bake in a hot oven until light brown.

soke 2 occurrences

In secret he wanted to speak, and he spoke, To seek with his lips what his heart long had soke; So he managed to let the truth leak, and it loke.

Shepherd, we are met, Draw close into the covert, lest the wet Which falls like lazy mists upon the ground Soke through your Startups.

Do we say   soak   or  soke