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Total number of records: 16

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medicine, popular16
recipes15
cooking9
cooking, english7
interest4
money4
sermons1
home economics1
formulas, recipes, etc1

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Harrison, Sarah (1777-)5
W. M2
Willes, Sir (1685-1761)1
Smith, E (1732)1
Weddell, George1
Morris, Mary (1760-)1
Lister, Dame Mary (1625-1635)1
Bellasis, Grace1
Corke, Lady1
Fairfax Family1

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Recipes for cookery and household remedies
Archive Series

Recipes for cookery and household remedies

16--

Contemporary pagination (irregular) 3-4, 10-11, 19-20, 23-48, 51-68, 69-71, 76-99, 104-109, 112-115, 122-127, 130-143, 148-167, 170-180. Commencing from the other end, modern ink pagination (irregular...

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An anonymous collection of culinary and medical receipts
Archive File

An anonymous collection of culinary and medical receipts

18--

Pages 1-129 contain culinary receipts; pages 130-137 contain medical receipts; (pp.9-14; 23-24; 28-30; 42-44; 56-58; 68-70; 75-78;91-108; 119-129; 138-148 are blank)

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Book containing late seventeenth century culinary and medical recipes
Archive File

Book containing late seventeenth century culinary and medical recipes

ca.1690

In 3 different hands. Bound in leather, with modern pencilled foliation

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Recipe book
Archive File

Recipe book

c.1651-1700

Recipe book containing medicinal and culinary recipes in various hands, once in the possession of Gertrude Holcroft

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An anonymous collection of cookery, household and medical recipes, mid-17th to later 18th century
Archive File

An anonymous collection of cookery, household and medical recipes, mid-17th to later 18th century

c.1650-c.1800

Includes recipes from Lady Corke (probably Elizabeth Clifford, d.1690/1, wife of 2nd earl) (f.132); from Lord Justice Willes (1685-1761) (f.10); from the Gentleman's Magazine, 1760 (f.130); and a pres...

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Recipe book known as 'Dame Mary Lister's household book'
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Recipe book known as 'Dame Mary Lister's household book'

Lister, Dame Mary (1625-1635)

16--

Anonymous recipe book, known as 'Dame Mary Lister's household book', containing culinary and medical recipes, household inventories and religious notes, in various hands. Includes: (1) inventories an...

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An anonymous recipe book containing culinary, medical and household recipes and memoranda, probably of Guernsey origin
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An anonymous recipe book containing culinary, medical and household recipes and memoranda, probably of Guernsey origin

18--?

Recipe attributed to Mr. Geddins, store-keeper of Fort St. George, 1836 (f. 17r.); list of ailments of the writer's children, 1820-1829 (ff. 18v.-19r.); form of bond for Sarah Gibbons, St. Peter Port,...

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The Queens closet opened : incomparable secrets in physick, chyrurgery, preserving, candying, and cookery, as they were presented unto the Queen by the most experienced persons of our times, many whereof were honoured with her own practise, when she pleased to descend to these more private recreations

W. M

1658

"The approvers names": prelim. p. [7]-[10]. The work consists of 3 parts: 1. The Queen's cabinet opened: or, the pearle of practice; accurate, physical, and chyrurgical receipts. -- 2. A Queens deli...

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The Queens closet opened : incomparable secrets in physick, chyrurgery, preserving and candying, &c., which were presented unto the Queen by the most experienced persons of the times, many whereof were had in esteem, when she pleased to descend to private recreations

W. M

1674

Includes "tables" [i.e. indexes]. Letter to the reader signed W.M. In three parts: part I has caption title: The Queen's cabinet opened, or, The pearl of practice. Part II has special t.p. and sep...

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