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The true way of preserving & candying, and making several sorts of sweet-meats, according to the best & truest manner : Made publick for the benefit of all English ladies and gentlewomen; especially for my schollars.
Date: In the year, 1681- 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 ... : to which is added a second part containing directions for the guidance of a young gentlewoman as to her behaviour and seemly deportment ... : together with ... matters ... not published in the former editions.
J. S. (John Shirley), active 1680-1702Date: [1690]- Books
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The queen-like closet; or, Rich cabinet : stored with all manner of rare receipts for preserving, candying & cookery. Very pleasant and beneficial to all ingenious persons of the female sex. By Hannah Wolley.
Woolley, Hannah, active 1670Date: 1670- Books
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The treasurie of hidden secrets : Commonlie called, The good-husvviues closet of prouision, for the health of her houshold: / gathered out of sundry experiments, latelie practised by men of great knowledge: and now newly inlarged, with divers necessarie physicke helpes, and knowledge of the names and naturall disposition of diseases, that most commonlie happen to men and women. Not impertinent for euery good huswife to vse in her house, amongst her owne famelie.
Partridge, John, active 1566-1573Date: 1596..- 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 Candying 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,LXVII. [1767]- 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. &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. 6 d. Bound; though it contains double the Quantity that is usually sold for that Sum.
Johnson, Mary, active 1753.Date: MDCCLXVI. [1766]- 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: 1681- Books
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The young w[o]man's companion; or the servant-maid's assistant; digested under the several heads hereinafter mentioned, Viz. I. A short Essay on the Benefits of Learning, &c. by way of Introduction. II. The Young Womans's Guide to the Knowledge of her Mother-Tongue. III. A compendious English Spelling Dictionary, peculiarly calculated for the present Undertaking. IV. An easy Introduction to the Art of Writing; with Rules of Life. V. Familar Letters on various Subjects. VI. The Young Woman's Guide to the Art of Numbers; with a great Variety of useful Tables. Vii. The compleat Market Woman; with proper Instructions to prevent the Purchaser from being imposed upon. Viii. The compleat Cook-Maid, Pastry-Cook, and Confectioner. IX. Advice to Sevants in general, with Respect to their Duty towards God, their Employers, and themselves, with additional Prayers and Hymns. And Lastly A compleat Table of the Contents. The whole compiled by Mary Johnson, For many Years a Superintendant of a Lady of Quality's Family in the City of York.
Johnson, Mary, active 1753.Date: MDCCLIII. [1753]- Books
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The treasurie of hidden secrets : commonly called, The good-huswives closet of prouision for the health of her houshold. / Gathered out of sundry experiments, lately practised by men of great knowledge: and now newly enlarged, with divers necessary physicke helpes, and knowledge of the names and naturall disposition of diseases, that most commonly happen to men and women. Not impertinent for euery good huswife to vse in her house, amongst her owne familie.
Partridge, John, active 1566-1573Date: 1627- Books
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The treasurie of commodious conceites, and hidden secrets : Commonly called, The good huswiues closet of prouision, for the health of her houshold. : Meete and necessarie for the profitable vse of all estates. : Gathered out of sundry experiments lately practised by men of great knowledge.
Partridge, John, active 1566-1573Date: 1584..- Books
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The ladies cabinet opened : vvherein is found hidden severall experiments in preserving and conserving, physicke, and surgery, cookery and huswifery.
Date: 1639- Books
The British housewife, or, The cook, housekeeper's and gardiner's companion / by Martha Bradley, 1756.
Bradley, Martha.Date: 1996-1998- Books
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The servant's directory, or house-keeper's companion: Wherein the Duties of the Chamber-Maid, Nursery-Maid, House-Maid, Landery-Maid, Scullion, or Under-Cook, Are fully and distinctly explained. To which is annexed a diary, or house-keeper's pocket-book for the whole year. With Directions for keeping Accounts with Tradesmen, and many other Particulars, fit to be known by the Mistress of a Family. By H. Glass, Author of The Art of Cookery made plain and easy.
Glasse, Hannah, 1708-1770.Date: MDCCLX. [1760]- 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: 1684- Books
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The accomplish'd ladies 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: 1684- 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 ... with letters and discourses upon all occasions : where unto 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 / by Hannah Woolley.
Woolley, Hannah, active 1670Date: 1675- Books
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Domestic management, or the art of conducting a family; with instructions to servants in general. Addressed to young housekeepers.
Date: [1800?]