I believe it was on Epiphany morning, or somewhere about that period, when Lizzie ran into the kitchen to me, where I was thawing my goose-grease, with the dogs among the ashes — the live dogs, ❋ Richard Doddridge (2004)
I found a nice pot of goose-grease in the back to make a proper dressing with. ❋ Edghill, Rosemary (2002)
A hot stone wrapped in Welsh flannel for the sick man's feet, a long and vigorous rub for chest and throat and ribs, down to the waist, with an ointment of goose-grease impregnated with mustard and other heat-giving herbs, and chest and throat then swathed in a strip of the same flannel, cool cloths on the dry forehead, and a hot draught of wine mulled with spices and borage and other febrifuge herbs. ❋ Peters, Ellis, 1913- (1992)
Medicines for throat, chest, head, an unguent for rubbing into the chest, goose-grease and strong herbs. ❋ Peters, Ellis, 1913- (1992)
Brother Ambrose, still voiceless, essayed speech and achieved only a painful wheeze, before Brother Cadfael, who was anointing his patient's throat afresh with goose-grease, and had a soothing syrup of orpine standing by, laid a palm over the sufferer's mouth and ordered silence. ❋ Peters, Ellis, 1913- (1988)
Dear Mrs. Louderer, with her goose-grease, her bread, and her delicious "kuchens." ❋ Elinore Pruitt Stewart (N/A)
The result was that next morning every one was in a hurry to get me started, -- Clyde greasing the little old wagon that looks like a twin to Cora Belle's, and Mrs. Louderer, who thinks no baby can be properly brought up without goose-grease, busy greasing the baby "so as he shall not some cold take yet." ❋ Elinore Pruitt Stewart (N/A)
They would probably have made life a burden for me ever after, had I not after the performance lifted tearful eyes to them and said, "I am so sorry for your discomfort, but you can go out and get fresh air; but, boys, just think of me, I can't get away from myself and my goose-grease smell a single moment, and it's perfectly awful!" ❋ Clara Morris (N/A)
I quietly went at the old rocking again, the bottle of goose-grease in my pocket, which I feared might melt and I should lose the material -- the bottle was already low. ❋ M. T. W. (N/A)
Then the "moon and stars" which had been fixed for a quarter of a century, were made to spin; the "days of the month" refused to pass in review without a squeak that must be remedied, so I flew into the closet to get some sweet oil which was goose-grease; but shutting the closet-door I roused my grandmother. ❋ M. T. W. (N/A)
Thither brought I an extensive and various assortment of splinters and fresh cuts; thither my impervious nose, to be lubricated with goose-grease, or my swollen angry tonsils ( "waxen kernels," Aunt Judy called them), to be mollified with volatile liniment. ❋ Various (N/A)
However, she sent me a bottle of goose-grease to ward off colds from the "kinder." ❋ Elinore Pruitt Stewart (N/A)
-- Take of the bark of white oak and sweet apple trees, equal parts; boil them down to a thick substance, and then add the same quantity of goose-grease or oil, simmer all together, and then rub it on the parts warm. ❋ Barkham Burroughs (N/A)
First there will be a capital roast, then the fat will find me in goose-grease for six months, and then there are all the beautiful white feathers. ❋ Anonymous (N/A)
I know where there's a pot of goose-grease in Cornelia's tidy pantry and it beats all the fancy cold creams in the world. ❋ Lucy Maud (1921)
It didn't matter any more that she had once chased me through the Glen with a codfish; it didn't matter that she had smeared goose-grease all over my dream of romance the night of the lighthouse dance; it didn't matter that she thought she knew more than anybody else and always rubbed it in – I would never dislike Mary Vance again. ❋ Lucy Maud (1921)
I am certain that a persistent application of goose-grease and electricity to the chin of a woman would at last enable her to become as bearded and virtuous as her husband, besides entitling her to the political franchise. ❋ James Stephens (1916)
There is a common belief that they may be prevented by the use of vaselin, goose-grease, mutton-fat, or some one of a variety of lotions; but this teaching is not borne out by experience. ❋ Unknown (1912)
"For the soup I shall want the fat of a wild swan, turnips and eggs; for the dumpling, however, I shall want four different kinds of meat, some Madeira wine, goose-grease, ginger, and some mixed herbs and marjoram." ❋ Cicely Hauff McDonnell (1903)
There is goose-grease in a box, if the old scars ache at the turn of the weather. ❋ Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 (1902)
That [spread] like goose grease [all over] [the land]. ❋ Melissa (2005)
[that girl] has [got] goose grease [all over her face]. ❋ Alex Barcenas (2004)
