The Queens Closet opened : incomparable secrets in Physick, Chirurgery, Preserving, Candying and Cookery, as they were presented to the Queen. By the most experienced persons of our times, many whereof were honoured with her own practice, when she pleased to descend to these more private recreations. Never before published. Transcribed from the true copies of her Majesties own receipt books, by W.M., one of her late servants
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Type of record: Book
Title: The Queens Closet opened : incomparable secrets in Physick, Chirurgery, Preserving, Candying and Cookery, as they were presented to the Queen. By the most experienced persons of our times, many whereof were honoured with her own practice, when she pleased to descend to these more private recreations. Never before published. Transcribed from the true copies of her Majesties own receipt books, by W.M., one of her late servants
Other titles: The queens cabinet; The queens delight; The compleat cook
Classmark: Cookery A/M--
Creator(s): W. M
Publisher: Printed for Nathaniel Brook
Publication city: [London]
Date(s): 1655
Language: English
Size and medium: [12], 296, [22], 123, [7] p
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/242240
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991014133409705181
Collection group(s): Cookery Collection
Description
The work consists of three parts: The queens cabinet opened: or, the pearl of practice; accurate, physical, and chirurgical receipts. -- The queens delight, or the art of preserving, conserving, and candying; as also a right knowledge of making perfumes, and distilling the most excellent waters. -- The compleat cook. Expertly prescribing the most ready wayes, whether, Italian, Spanish or French, for dressing of flesh, and fish, ordering of sauces, or making of pastry.
Parts 2 and 3 have separate title-pages; part 3 has separate pagination.
Additional description
Wanting: Sig.A2. Pp.2-15 of the table to the 'Pearl of practice' and the table to the 'Queen's delight' are bound at the end of the volume
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