English Medical and Culinary Recipe Book

Date:
Late 18th Century
Reference:
MS.8569
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Description

Culinary recipes include "to bake herring", "to stew duck, celery and cucumber", "to make a milk punch", "ginger wine"; Medicinal recipes include "a drink for the rheumatism", "gargyle for a sore throat"; Also includes household lessons such as "how to clean up old leather chair, "to clean (?) varnish mahogany." Some of the recipes appear to be attributed to certain physicians or individuals.

Publication/Creation

Late 18th Century

Physical description

1 Volume

Acquisition note

Purchased, 2007

Where to find it

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Accession number

  • 1548