No longer an empire, but useful as you relax and reflect on the past.

My first letter absent is a repast. Without my second I was used in the past. Minus the third is ready to advance. Missing the last is a watery expanse. All together, I could be a chair Or the part of your body that you will place there.

Of lime or fish, measurer of weight May also be removed during a dental appointment

You use me to make most puddings, including a brown betty, but turn me around backwards, and you can pour us on spaghetti.

My first four are what to do to really make me stellar, Though many love me raw, if you can risk the salmonella. I'm versatile AF - find me in any size, shape and flavor, But the version with black circles is still the one most people favor.