Scalded

So that the skins of both of these fruits may be easily removed, they must be scalded, which is an operation that corresponds to blanching in vegetable canning. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

But I think the campaign finance investigations and all the hits he took in '97 and' 98 with the Hsi Lai Temple and the West Wing phone calls, I think he really felt kind of scalded by that. ❋ Unknown (2000)

In many instances, where there is either diarrhoea or dysentery present, without other prominent symptoms, I have found the mere use of cooked milk (merely "scalded," as women usually term it -- being heated to the boiling point without permitting it to boil), taken as food alone, to be the only remedy required. ❋ Martin Robinson Delany (N/A)

They travelled very fast, the season was extremely wet, and they did not dare to kindle fires for fear of the Indians; in consequence they suffered torments from cold, hunger, and especially from "scalded" feet. ❋ Theodore Roosevelt (1888)

If constipation exists, overcome it by an allowance of laxative diet, such as scalded oats, bran, and linseed mashes; also, grass, if in season. ❋ Charles B. Michener (1877)

If the animal retains an appetite, a soft diet is preferable, such as scalded oats, bran mashes, and grass, if in season. ❋ Charles B. Michener (1877)

Port River dolphins 'scalded' A MYSTERIOUS skin "affliction" is eating away the flanks of two Port River's dolphins - Wave and her calf Tallula - and experts fear it was caused by hot water or chemicals. ❋ Unknown (2010)

[Charles] Lewis [of the Center for Public Integrity] said the Keating scandal "scalded" ❋ Unknown (2010)

"Port River dolphins 'scalded'" 13/4/2010 Adelaide Now ❋ Unknown (2010)

Now the author steps in, and I, for one, marvel at how Cain is both concise and vivid: "They spoke quickly, as though they were saying things that scalded their mouths, and had to cooled with spit." ❋ Jesse Kornbluth (2011)

Each run-up has its own character, and the current one is informed by the experience of collectors during the recession, when some were badly scalded. ❋ Kelly Crow (2011)

Indeed, McDonalds' own records showed that 700 people had been scalded this way. ❋ The Media Consortium (2011)

Barbour also said that Democrats are running from Obama and health care reform "like scalded dogs" and that if Republicans in Congress don't fully repeal and replace health care reform, they "will make such big changes in it over the next three years that you won't recognize it." ❋ Felicia Sonmez (2010)

He said Democratic candidates "are running from Barack Obama on health-care reform like scalded dogs" and attacked the party for "outrageous spending, excessive debt, skyrocketing deficits, [and] joblessness." ❋ John D. McKinnon (2010)

Sure, some people might get scalded from time to time, but I can't envision a scenario in which uncanned soup would lead to a concussion. ❋ Todd Hartley (2011)

Sourced from Ecuador, scalded three times to make them less bitter, they appeared, dressed in artichoke and rose oils and decorated with a tiny square of silver leaf, on El Bulli's radical menu during its 2009 season. ❋ Unknown (2011)