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To Stew Carp my own M:H

Bleed him under the lower fire, into pint of
Claret half a pint of water, a bunch of sweet
herbs, a little pepper, mace and a Nutmeg sliced
put in your Carp Let it stew first on the one
side and then on the other Then take it out
and put into the same liquor an Anchovey two
shallotts Let it stew a quarter of an hour Then
put in a quarter of a pound of butter beat up thick

A Diet Drink for a Child - Mrs Davison

Take Sassaparilla,2 ounces China roots 1 ounce roots of
drop wort and fig wort slic'd of each half an ounce boil
them all in 3 pints of Spring water till a 3dd be
washed away adding toward the latter end Maiden
hair one handfull 2 figs sliced an ounce of raisins
of the Sun stoned half an ounce of Balsam of Tolu
when 'tis cold strain it off and let the Child drink
it and no other drink for one month But purge
once in 10 days with Syrup of Succory with Rhubarb

To Stew a Breast of Veal --Do

half rost it , and then stew it in a strong gravey with
2 Anchovies, sweet herbs, mace lemon peel. Capers and
half a pint of white wine for an hour, Then thicken
your sauce with the yolks of 3 eggs or butter rubbed in
flour with the juce of half a lemon take the
sweet bread half rosted and slice it and fry it in butter
to garnish it or sausages, Asparagus. Heartichoke
bottoms, sliced lemmon peel or pickles