Her husband is dead, and I guess he led her a life of it when he was alive, and she's as poor as second Skimmings.
"Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1904"
Lucy Maud Montgomery
Some cooks merely thicken their soups and sauces with flour, or the farina of potatoe; and others use the fat Skimmings off the top of broth, as a substitute for butter.
"The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,"
Mary Eaton