He mixed by pouring from an ancient gravy-boat into a handleless pitcher; he poured with a noble dignity, holding his alembics high beneath the powerful Mazda globe, his face hot, his shirt-front a glaring white, the copper sink a scoured red-gold. ❋ Unknown (2004)
Rupert had opened the remaining packages to display a set of twelve silver goblets, one with a dented edge, and a queerly shaped vessel not unlike an old-fashioned gravy-boat. ❋ Andre Norton (1958)
"But we don't mind," cried Mollie joyfully, as she took the gravy-boat in one hand, the dish of potatoes in the other, and ran with them over to a great stove in one corner of the room. ❋ Laura Lee Hope (N/A)
She knew every nick and brown spot on each piece of the set of china purchased by Kennicott's mother in 1895 -- discreet china with a pattern of washed-out forget-me-nots, rimmed with blurred gold: the gravy-boat, in a saucer which did not match, the solemn and evangelical covered vegetable-dishes, the two platters. ❋ Unknown (1920)
"If ever I do sich a thing again, Frances, you may cut me up and serve me in a gravy-boat." ❋ Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards (1896)
Reduce the gravy by rapid boiling, thicken with butter and flour cooked together, and serve in a gravy-boat. ❋ Myrtle Reed (1892)
I don't know much about boats, but I know enough to be aware without your telling me, that this affair is not a battle-ship, tug, collier, brig, lugger, barge or gravy-boat. ❋ John Kendrick Bangs (1892)
After dishing your cutlets, add to the lard remaining in the frying-pan a lump of butter rubbed in very little flour, a little chopped parsley or celery, then pour in a cup of boiling water from your teakettle, stir it briskly till very smooth gravy, let it boil awhile, then serve it in a gravy-boat. ❋ Unknown (1875)
Send your sirloin to the table in a heated dish, and the gravy in a gravy-boat. ❋ Unknown (1875)
Serve in a gravy-boat, and not with the roast in the dish. ❋ Unknown (1875)
A teaspoonful will flavor a gravy-boat of sauce, and will be found preferable to onions. ❋ Unknown (1875)
This is sent to table in a gravy-boat, as an accompaniment for the fried chicken. ❋ Unknown (1875)
The gravy-boat comes around and you say, 'Well, that's enough for me!' ❋ Unknown (2011)
Give it a boil up, and send it to table in a gravy-boat. ❋ Eliza Leslie (1822)
