Which preposition to use with jugs

of Occurrences 133%

Between them they bore a huge jug of milk, a number of thick glasses and a plate of crackers.

in Occurrences 21%

Place the jug in a saucepan of boiling water; keep stirring well until it thickens, but do not allow it to boil, or it will curdle.

with Occurrences 14%

Blanch and chop the almonds, and put them into a jug with the cream; in another jug put the sherry, lemon-rind, strained juice, and sufficient pounded sugar to sweeten the whole nicely.

to Occurrences 7%

Pour rapidly from one jug to the other till the mixture is well frothed; then, pour it into jelly-glasses, omitting the lemon-rind.

from Occurrences 6%

To be stirred in the jug from 8 to 10 minutes.

on Occurrences 6%

But I found some steps with blue carpet on them, as well as a table with a Bible, and a funny old china medicine spoon, and glass and water-jug on it; and the steps did nicely, for when I got to the top, I just took a header into the feathers.

into Occurrences 5%

Strain the cream into a jug, add the yolks of eggs, which should be well beaten, and put the jug into a saucepan of boiling water; stir the mixture one way until it thickens, but do not allow it to boil; take it off the fire, and keep stirring it until nearly cold.

over Occurrences 3%

"But a kind lady came out of the Vicarage garden and flung the contents of a bedroom jug over the three of us.

for Occurrences 3%

"If you please, ma'am, that funny-looking gentleman with the long hair has brought his jug for some more water.

above Occurrences 2%

As she spoke she raised her jug above the struggling animals.

at Occurrences 2%

but the leper stretched out his arm and emptied the jug at one draught.

inside Occurrences 1%

"Jug inside dirty box," he agreed ultimately, pointing in its direction.

near Occurrences 1%

Next morning, while lying in a half doze, I heard something like the upsetting of a jug near my bedside, and then, a sound like mopping up; suspicious of my company, I opened my eyes, and lo!

by Occurrences 1%

Kleist's joy at the acceptance of The Broken Jug by Goethe for the Weimar theatre was turned to bitterness when, because of unintelligent acting and stage management, this brilliant comedy failed wretchedly; the disappointed author held Goethe responsible for this fiasco and foolishly attacked him in a series of spiteful epigrams.

between Occurrences 1%

"Mike and the Indian are seated at the lower spring, with a jug between them, and appear to be in a deep conversation.

onto Occurrences 1%

A struggling mass bumped against Mike's shins as he rose from his chair; he emptied his jug onto this mass, and a yell of anguish showed that the contents had got to the right address.

out Occurrences 1%

"When the man heard the wolves howl and saw how many there were after him, he lost his head, and it did not occur to him that he ought to dump his casks and jugs out of the sledge, to lighten the load.

beside Occurrences 1%

Ivra skipped back after they were outside to set out a bowl and spoon for her, and stand the cream jug beside them.

behind Occurrences 1%

I had only just time to shove the jug behind the photograph of Uncle Tom on the mantelpiece before the door opened and in came Gussie, curveting like a circus horse.

after Occurrences 1%

[SHORTHOSE pulleth JUG after him: ROBIN beateth the priest with his flail.

without Occurrences 1%

The least expensive kind of a vineyard is that which brings wine to the jug without the aid of any sort of prop.

in Occurrences 1%

"He has a brother-in-law in the trade at Hampsteadkeeps the Three Jugs in Coulter Street.

Which preposition to use with  jugs