Scald [verb]
Definition of Scald:
burn
Sentence/Example of Scald:
Another method is to scald them, and then to rub off the outer skin.
Boil a small lump of alum, and scald them in the alum-water.
Scald and peel them; throwing them, as they are peeled, into cold water.
Scald your china or silver pot, and pour the coffee into it.
You should mix your brandy and sugar before you scald the peaches.
Scald and flour a cloth, and sew, or tie, the pudding firmly in it.
Scald a quart of cream; when almost cold, put to it four eggs well beaten, a spoonful and a half of flour, with nutmeg and sugar.
The water to be used should be lukewarm in summer, and in very cold weather it must be hot, but not so as to scald the yeast.
For an extensive burn or scald, skilful advice should immediately be obtained, as it always endangers the life of the sufferer.
The time required to scald cream depends on the size of the pan, and the heat of the fire; but the slower it is done the better.