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The art of making wines from fruits, flowers, and herbs, all the native growth of Great Britain. Particularly of Grapes, Goosberries, Currants, Rasberries, Mulberries, Elder Berries, Blackberries, Strawberries, Dewberries, Apples, Pears, Cherries, Peaches, Apricots, Quinces, Plums, Damascens, Figs, Roses, Cowslips, Scurvy Grass, Mint, Baum, Birch, Orange, Sage, Turnip, Cyprus Wine imitated, Gilliflower, Mead, &c. &c. &c. With a succinct Account of their medicinal virtues, and The most approved receipts for Making raisin wine. The Whole comprehending Many Secrets relative to the Mystery of Vintners, never before made public; shewing not only how to prevent those Accidents to which all Wines are liable, but absolutely to retrieve those that are actually tainted, and give them the most agreeable Flavour. To which is now added, the complete method of distilling, pickling, and preserving. A new edition. Revised, corrected, and greatly enlarged, by William Graham, Late of Ware in Hertfordshire.
Graham, William, of Ware.Date: M,DCC,LXX. [1770]- Books
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The way to get wealth; or, an easie way to make wine of gooseberries, currans, rasberries, Mulberries, Elderberries, Blackberries, Strawberries, Dewberries, Pears, Cherries, Peaches, Apricocks, Quinces, Plumbs, Damsons, Figs, Cowslips, Scurvygrass, Mint, Morella, Bawm, Apples and Roses, Equal to that of France, with their Physical Virtues: Also to make Cyder, Mead, Rum, Rack. The true Art of Distilling of Brandy, Strong Waters, Cordial Waters: To make Pickles and divers sorts of Vinegars; The Mistery of Confectioners: To recover Wine damaged; Physical Receipts of our Modern Doctors for most Diseases. To help a bad Memory, so that you may remember all that you ever read or do: To make all your wearing Apparel keep out Rain tho' never so great Showers; The Duty of all sorts of Servant Maids, with Directions to Dress Flesh, Fish and Fowl. To Encrease Peas, Beans, Wheat, Barley exceedingly, so that you may have a Treble Crop; To make China Varnish, and Black Ground for Japan Work; To black Wood, Gild: To make Coffee, Tea, Chocolate; A Help to Discourse, and divers Curiosities, of B. Portae, Alexis, and others; by the author of The way to save wealth, and also of a Thousand notable things.
Tryon, Thomas, 1634-1703.Date: [1702]- Books
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The scotch forcing and kitchen gardener; being a second edition with extensive additions, of the Scotch forcing gardener: comprehending the forcing of asparagus, cucumbers, Cherries, Grapes, Melons, Mushrooms, Nectarines, Peaches, Pine Apples, and Strawberries. Together with the management of the green-house -Culture of Wall and Orchard Fruits-Kitchen Vegetables, Sallads and Herbs. Illustrated with five copperplates; Containing Ten different Designs of Hot-Houses, Hot-Walls, &c. on the newest and most improved Constructions. By Walter Nicol, Late Gardener at Wemyss Castle; Author of an ̀̀essay on Gardening,'' drawn up by Desire, and for Consideration of the Board of Agriculture; and Corresponding Member of the Natural History Society of Edinburgh.
Nicol, Walter.Date: 1798- Books
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The scotch forcing gardener: being a compendious treatise on the forcing of asparagus, cucumbers, Cherries, Grapes, Melons, Mushrooms, Nectarines, Peaches, Pine Apples, and Strawberries. Together with instructions of the management of the greenhouse, Hot-Walls, &c. Illustrated with five copper-plates; Containing Ten different Designs of Hot-Houses, Hot-Walls, &c, on the newest and most improved Constructions. with an appendix; Containing Hints on the Making of Fruit-Tree Borders; Planting and Training Fruit Trees against Walls, Espaliers, &c. - Also, Hints on the Depth and Nature of Garden Land; Manures, and their Application; Culture and Rotation of Crops; &c. The whole adapted to the climate of Scotland. By Walter Nicol, Late Gardener at wemyss castle.
Nicol, Walter.Date: 1797- Ephemera
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British strawberries / Tesco.
Tesco (Firm)Date: [2002]