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The gentlewomans cabinet unlocked : Wherein is contained many excellent receipts for neat dressing of divers sorts of meats; as flesh and fish, with their proper sauces· Also directions for the best way of making pancakes, fritters, tansies, puddings, custards, cheesecakes. And such like fine knacks. And other delicate dishes, which are most frequently used in gentlemens houses.
Date: [1686-1688]- Books
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A supplement to The queen-like closet, or, A little of everything : presented to all ingenious ladies, and gentlewomen / by Hannah Woolley.
Woolley, Hannah, active 1670Date: 1674- Books
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Madam Johnson's present: or, every young woman's companion, in useful and universal knowledge. Digested under the following Heads: I. Spelling, Reading, Writing, and Arithmetick, taught without the Help of a Master. II. The Compleat Market-Woman. III. The Cook's Guide for dressing all Sorts of Flesh, Fowl and Fish. IV. For Pickling, Pastry, and Confectionary. V. An Estimate of the Expences of a Family in the middling Station of Life. VI. The Art and Terms of Carving Fish, Fowl, and Flesh. Vii. A Bill of Fare for every Month in the Year for Dinner and Supper, and also for extraordinary Occasions. Viii. The Young Woman's Instructor for the right Spelling of Words used in Marketting, Cookery, Pickling, Preserving, &c. &c. &c. To this edition are added, some plain and very necessary directions to maid-servants in general, and several useful Tables: Which renders it the Completest Book of the Kind ever published. The Compiler, Madam Johnson, in order to make this Book come as cheap as possible to the Purchasers, has, out of her Benevolence, fixed the Price at 1 s. 6 d. Bound; though it contains double the Quantity that is usually sold for that Sum.
Johnson, Mary, active 1753.Date: [1765]- Books
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The gentlewomans companion; or, A guide to the female sex : containing directions of behaviour, in all places companies, relations, and conditions, from their childhood down to old age: viz. As, children to parents. Scholars to governours. Single to servants. Virgins to suitors. Married to husbands. Huswifes to the house. Mistresses to servants. Mothers to children. Widows to the world. prudent to all. With letters and discourses upon all occasions. Whereunto is added, a guide for cook-maids, dairy-maids, chamber-maids, and all others that go to service. The whole being an exact rule for the female sex in general. The third edition. By Hannah Woolley.
Woolley, Hannah, active 1670Date: 1682- Books
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The accomplish'd lady's delight in preserving, physick, beautifying, and cookery : Containing, I. The art of preserving, and candying fruits and flowers, and the making of all sorts of conserves, syrups, and jellies. II. The physical cabinet, or, excellent receipts in physick and chirurgery; together with some rare beautifying waters, to adorn and add loveliness to the face and body: and also some new and excellent secrets and experiments in the art of angling. III. The compleat cooks guide or, directions for dressing all sorts of flesh, fowl and fish, both in the English and French mode, with all sauces and sallets; and the making pyes, pasties, tarts, and custards, with the forms and shapes of many of them.
Woolley, Hannah, active 1670Date: 1677- Books
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The ladies cabinet enlarged and opened : containing many rare secrets, and rich ornaments of several kindes, and different uses : comprized under three general heads, viz. of 1. preserving, conserving, candying, &c., 2. physick and chirurgery, 3. cookery and houswifery : whereunto is added sundry experiments and choice extractions of waters, oyls, &c. / collected and practised, by the late Right Honorable and learned chymist, the Lord Ruthuen ; with a particular table to each part.
Forth and Brentford, Patrick Ruthven, Earl of, 1573?-1651Date: 1654- Books
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The British jewel, or Complete housewife's best companion; Containing I. A number of the most useful and uncommon receipts in cookery, with the manner of trussing poultry, rabits, hares, &c. illustrated with curious cuts, shewing how each is to be trussed. II. The best and most fashionable receipts for all manner of pastry, pickling, &c. with some general rules to be observed therein. III. Directions for making all sorts of English wines, shrub, vinegar, varjuice, catchup, sauces, soups, jellies, &c. IV. A table to cast up expences by the day, week, month or year. V. Every man his own physician; a valuable collection of the most approved receipts for the cure of most disorders incident to human bodies, from the most eminent English physicians. VI. The manner of preparing the elixir of life, turlington's balsam, Fryar's balsam, the court or lady's black sticking plaster, lip-salve, lady york's receipt to preserve from the small-pox or plague, &c. the royal patent snuff for the head and eyes; Dr. Braken's powder for the teeth, a secret for the cure of the tooth ach, a speedy method to destroy warts or corns, &c. VII. Directions for destroying rats, mice, eugs, fleas, &c. with a choice variety of useful family receipts. Together with a method of restoring to life people drowned, or in any other manner suffocated, to which is added the complete farrier, being the method of buying, selling, managing, &c. and of the diseases and cures incident to horses.
Date: 1769- Books
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The young ladies school of arts. Containing a great variety of practical receipts, in gum-flowers filligree japanning shell-work gilding painting cosmetics jellies preserves cakes cordials creams jamms pickles canding made wines clear starching, &c. Also, a great many curious receipts, both useful and entertaining, never before published. By Mrs Hannah Robertson.
Robertson, Hannah, 1724-1800?.Date: M,DCC,LXX. [1770]- Books
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Madam Johnson's present: or, every young woman's companion, in useful and universal knowledge. Digested under the following Heads: I. Spelling, Reading, Writing, and Arithmetick, taught without the Help of a Master. II. The Compleat Market-Woman. III. The Cook's Guide for dressing all Sorts of Flesh, Fowl, and Fish. IV. For Pickling, Pastry, and Consectionary. V. An Estimate of the Expences of a Family in the middling Station of Life. VI. The Art and Terms of Carving Fish, Fowl, and Flesh. Vii. A Bill of Fare for every Month in the Year for Dinner, Supper, and also for extraordinary Occasions. Viii. The Young Woman's Instructor for the right Spelling of Words used in Marketting, Cookery, Pickling, Preserving, &c. &c. &c. To this Edition are added, Some plain and necessary Directions to Maid-Servants in General, and several useful Tables: Which renders it the Completest Book of the Kind ever published. The Compiler, Madam Johnson, in order to make this Book come as cheap as possible to the Purchasers, has, out of her Benevolence, fixed the Price at 1 s. 7 1/2 d. Bound; though it contains double the Quantity that is usually sold for that Sum.
Johnson, Mary, active 1753.Date: MDCCLXX. [1770]- Books
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The accomplished ladies rich closet of rarities: or, The ingenious gentlewoman and servant-maids delightful companion : Containing many excellent things for the accomplishment of the female sex, after the exactest manner and method, viz. 1. The art of distilling. 2. Making artificial wines. 3. Making syrups. ... 14 The accomplished dairy-maids directions, &c. ... To which is added a second part, containing directions for the guidance of a young gentle-woman as to her behaviour & seemly deportment, &c.
J. S. (John Shirley), active 1680-1702Date: 1691- Books
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The farmer's wife; or the complete country housewife. Containing full and ample directions for the breeding and management of turkies, Fowls, Geese, Ducks, Pigeons, &c. Instructions for fattening hogs, pickling of Pork, and curing of Bacon. How to make Sausages, Hogs-Puddings, &c. Full Instructions for making Wines from various Kinds of English Fruits, and from Smyrna Raisins. The Method of making Cyder, Perry, Mead, Mum, Cherry-Brandy, &c. Directions respecting the Dairy, containing the best Way of making Butter, and likewise Gloucestershire, Cheshire, Stilton, Sage, and Cream Cheese. How to pickle common English Fruits and Vegetables, with other useful Receipts for the Country House-Keeper. Full Instructions how to brew Beer and Ale, of all the various Kinds made in this Kingdom. Ample Directions respecting the Management of Bees, with an Account of the Use of Honey. To which is added the art of breeding and managing song birds: Likewise a Variety of Receipts in Cookery, And other Particulars, well worthy the Attention of Women of all Ranks residing in the Country.
Date: [1780?]- Books
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The accomplish'd housewife; or, the gentlewoman's companion : containing I. Reflections on the education of the fair sex; with Characters for their Imitation. II. The Penman's Advice to the Ladies; or the Art of Writing made easy, and entertaining. III. Instructions for addressing Persons of Distinction, in Writing or Discourse. IV. An easy Introduction to the Study of Practical Arithmetic. V. Directions for copying Prints or Drawings, and Painting either in Oil or Water Colours, or with Crayons. VI. Directions for Marketting, with respect to Butcher's Meat, Poulterer's Ware, and Fish. Vii. A Bill of Fare for every Month in the Year. Viii. Receipts in Cookery, Pastry, &c. IX. Instructions for Carving and placing Dishes on the Table. X. All Sorts of Pickles, Made Wines, &c. XI. Remarks on the Nature and Qualities of the most common Aliments. XII. Recipes in Physick and Surgery. XIII. Remarks on the Causes and Symptoms of most Diseases. XIV. The Florist's Kalendar. XV. Familiar Letters on several Occasions in common Life; with Instructions to young Orphan Ladies how to judge of Proposals of Marriage made to them without the Consent of their Friends or Guardians. XVI. A Dictionary serving for the Translation of ordinary English Words into more scholastic ones. Concluding with some serious instructions for the conduct of the fair sex, with regard to their Duty towards God, and towards their Neighbours.
Date: MDCCXLV. [1745]- Books
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Madam Johnson's present: or, every young woman's companion, in useful and universal knowledge. Digested under the following Heads: I. Spelling, Reading, Writing, and Arithmetick, taught without the Help of a Master. II. The compleat Market-Woman. III. The Cook's Guide for dressing all Sorts of Flesh, Fowl and Fish IV. For Pickling, Pastry, and Confectionary. V. An Estimate of the Expences of a Family in the middling Station of Life. VI. The Art and Terms of Carving Fish, Fowl, and Flesh. Vii. A Bill of Fare for every Month in the Year, for Dinner, Supper, and also for extraordinary Occasions. Viii. The Young Woman's Instructor for the right Spelling of Words used in Marketting, Cookery, Pickling, Preserving, &c. &c. To this edition are added, some plain and necessary directions to maid-servants in general, and several useful tables: Which renders it the Completest Book of the Kind ever published.
Johnson, Mary, active 1753.Date: MDCCLXIX. [1769]- Books
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The queen-like closet: or, Rich cabinet : stored with all manner of rare receipts for preserving, candying and cookery. Very pleasant and beneficial to all ingenious persons of the female sex. To which is added, A supplement, presented to all ingenious ladies, and gentlewomen. By Hannah Woolley.
Woolley, Hannah, active 1670Date: 1684- Books
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The farmer's wife; or the complete country housewife : containing full and ample directions for the breeding and management of turkies, fowls, geese, ducks, pigeons, &c. ... To which is added the art of breeding and managing songbirds: likewise a variety of receipts in cookery and other particulars, well worthy the attention of women of all ranks residing in the country.
Date: [1780?]- Books
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L. Junii Moderati Columellæ De re rustica libri duo. Et quædam excerpta ex ejusdem aliis libris, in adolescentulorum, infra diœcesin, apud Hibernos, ossoriensem degentium, agricolationis studiosorum, gratiam. Juxta exemplar Roberti Stephani.
Columella, Lucius Junius Moderatus.Date: 1732- Books
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The new British jewel, or, complete housewife's best companion. Containing I. A number of the most uncommon and useful Receipts in Cookery, with the Manner of trussing Poultry, Rabbits, Hares, &c. illustrated with Curious Cuts, shewing how each is to be trussed. II. The best and most fashionable Receipts for all Manner of Pastry, Pickling, &c. with some general Rules to be observed therein. III. Directions for making all Sorts of English Wines, Shrub Vinegar, Verjuice, Catchup, Sauces, Soups, Jellies, &c. IV. A Table to cast up Expences by the Day, Week Month, or Year. V. Every Man his own Physician; a valuable Collection of the most approved Receipts for the Cure of most Disorders incident to human Bodies, from the most eminent English Physicians. VI. The Manner of preparing the Elixir of Life, Turlington's Balsam, Friar's Balsom. the Court or Lady's Black Sticking Plaster, Lip-Salve, Lady Yorke's Receipt to preserve from the Small-Pox or Plague, &c. the Royal Patent Snuff for the Head and Eyes; Dr. Bracken's Powder for the Teeth, a Secret for the Cure of the Toothach, a speedy Method to destroy Warts or Corns, &c. Vii. Directions for destroying Rats, Mice, Bugs, Fleas, &c. And a choice variety of useful family receipts, Together with a Method of restoring to Life People drowned, or in any other Manner suffocated. Also the complete farrier, Being the Method of Buying, Selling, Managing, &c. and of the Diseases incident to Horses, with their Cures. To which is added the Royal gardener, or monthly calendar.
Date: M.DCCLXXXVIII. [1788]- Books
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Copy of an original manuscript, entitled, "A breviate touching the order and governmente of a nobleman's house, &c." Communicated by the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. K.B. P.R.S. and F.S.A. [a] Read March 27, 1800.
Date: 1800?]- Books
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The queen-like closet, or Rich cabinet : stored with all manner of rare receipts for preserving, candying and cookery. Very pleasant and beneficial to all ingenious persons of the female sex. To which is added, A supplement, presented to all ingenious ladies, and gentlewomen. By Hannah Wolley.
Woolley, Hannah, active 1670Date: 1675- Books
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The ladies cabinet enlarged and opened : containing many rare secrets, and rich ornaments of several kindes, and different uses. Comprized under three general heads. Viz. of [brace] 1. Preserving, conserving, candying, &c 2. Physick and chirurgery. 3. Cookery and houswifery. Whereunto is added, sundry experiments, and choice extractions of waters, oyls, &c. / Collected and practised; by the late Right Honorable and learned chymist, the Lord Ruthuen. With a particular table to each part.
Date: 1654- Books
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The ladies accomptant, and the scholar's best accomplisher. In three parts. I. The first four rules in integers only; also, reduction, with the tables of weights, measures, &c. designed for the scholar's first, or foul book. II. Arithmetic in all the most necessary rules, with a great variety of questions in each; to which are added various bills of parcels for exercise in the different rules. III. An alphabetical list of abbreviations of words. -An explanation of marks and stops in pointing.-Forms of address to persons of distinction.-Receipts, promissory notes, Inland and foreign bills of exchange, complimentary cards, letters on various subjects.-Form of a petition, a bond, and of a will. To which are added, a variety of examples on the globes. The whole being designed for the use of schools, as a proper exercise book, and will be found very useful for the youth of both sexes. The second edition. By Charles Vyse, author of the Tutor's guide, &c.
Vyse, Charles, active 1770-1815.Date: M.DCC.LXXXIX. [1789]- Books
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A collection of receits. For the use of the poor.
Wesley, John, 1703-1791.Date: [1745?]- Books
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Domestic economy; or, a complete system of English housekeeping: containing the most approved receipts, confirmed by Observation and Practice, in every reputable English book of cookery now extant; besides a great Variety of others which have never before been offered to the Public. Also a valuable Collection, translated from the Productions of Cooks of Eminence who have published in France, with their respective Names to each Receipt; which, together with the Original Articles, form the most complete System of Housekeeping ever yet exhibited, under the following Heads, viz. Roasting, Boiling, Made-Dishes, Frying, Broiling, Potting, Fricasses, Ragouts, Soups, Sauces, Gravies, Hashes, Stews, Puddings, Custards, Cakes, Tarts, Pies, Pasties, Cheesecakes, Jellies, Pickling, Preserving, and Confectionary. To which is prefixed, in order to render it as complete and perfect as possible, An Elegant Collection of Light Dishes for Supper, Adapted for Every Month in the Year. Also the complete brewer; Containing Familiar Instructions for brewing all Sorts of Beer and Ale; including the proper Management of the Vault or Cellar. Likewise the family physician; being a collection of the most valuable and approved prescriptions by Mead, Sydenham, Tissot, Fothergill, Elliot, Buchan, and Others. By Maximilian Hazlemore.
Date: 1794- Books
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A book of cookery, and the order of meates to be served to the table, both for flesh and fish dayes : with many excellent wayes for the dressing of all usuall sorts of meats, both bak'd, boyld, or rosted, of flesh, fish, fowle, or others, with their propper sawes [sic]. As also many rare inventions in cookery for made dishes: with most notable preserves of sundry sorts of fruits. Likewise for making many precious waters, with divers approved medicines for grievous diseases. With certaine points of husbandry how to order oxen, horses, sheep, hogges, &c. with many other necessary points for husbandmen to know.
Dawson, ThomasDate: 1650- Books
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The experienced English housekeeper, for the use and ease of ladies, housekeepers, cooks, &c. Written purely from practice, and Dedicated to the Hon. Lady Elizabeth Warburton, Whom the Author lately served as Housekeeper: consisting of near nine hundred original receipts, most of which never appeared in print. Part I. Lemon Pickle, Browning for all Sorts of Made Dishes, Soups, Fish, Plain Meat, Game, Made Dishes both hot and cold, Pyes, Puddings, &c. Part II. All Kinds of Confectionary, particularly the Gold and Silver Web for covering of Sweetmeats, and a Dessert of Spun Sugar, with Directions to set out a Table in the most elegant Manner, and in the modern Taste; Floating Islands, Fish-Ponds, Transparent Puddings, Trifles, Whips, &c. Part III. Pickling, Potting, and Collaring, Wines, Vinegars, Catchups, Distilling, with two most valuable Receipts, one for refining Malt Liquors, the other for curing Acid Wines, and a correct List of every Thing in Season for every Month in the Year. The eighth edition. With an engraved head of the author; Also Two Plans of a Grand Table of Two Covers; and A curious new invented Fire Stove, wherein any common Fuel may be burnt instead of Charcoal, by Elizabeth Raffald.
Raffald, Elizabeth, 1733-1781.Date: MDCCLXXXII. [1782]