University of Guelph: Handbound Recipe and Remedy Book (XM1 MS A117046)

Sweet Marjorum, Lavender cotten, red rose buds Camomile, Lavender tops when blown, of each of these herbs, a small handfull, but of the poplar buds, red rose and adders tongue Double the quantity gather the herbs in dry weather, and wipe them clean with a Cloth, Shred them pretty grossley before you put them in, so let them steep in a stone pott when all is in cover it very close then set it on the fire in a skillett. Let them simmer with a slow fire 5 or 6 hours. Then strein it out This is good for any green wound, bruise burn or ach, and for bruises inward, taking a spoonfull in a little warm sack, And for any outward swelling warm it and anoint the part affected.

To Jugg an old Hare Do

Cut him into small peices, rub the same over with some salt and pepper, and put the same in a long earthen pott, with some Onion Thyme and Mace and slices of bacon Let the mouth be stop't so close, so as no water can enter therein then put the same in a pott of boiling water hang the pot very high And let the same gently stew till it be very tender Thre will be some moisture in the pott. To which add some butter and Anchovie. And serve it up

French Rolls Mts. Greenwoods

Take 3 pound of flour and mix in it a bit of butter as big as a Walnut & a little salt 3 quarts of a pint of Balm, a pint of skim milk warm Mix it up light drop them on tins, and set them before the fire to rise Then bake them in a quick oven

To make a Dozon of Hart Cakes Mts Jones

Take a pound of butter melt it and let it stand till it is almost cold, Then put to it a pound of single refin'd sugar, 20 ounces of fine flour a little mace and Orange flower water with 5 eggs and 4 ounces of currents Then beat it up before the fire a quarter of an hour.

A Floating Island Do

Three coddled Apples the Juce of 3 lemons a little sugar beat it 3 hours with 3 whites of eggs

Lemon Creame Do

Take a pint of cream, the yolks of 2 eggs The rinds of 2 lemons grated, a quart of a pound of double refin'd sugar put it altogether over a slow fire, stirng it all the while till it begins to grow thick Then take it off and pour it backwards and forwards till almost cold Then put in the juce of one lemon by degrees put it into glasses. You may make it with Oranges the same way

To make a Triffle Cos. Howard

Take Mackroons or Naples biskuets Dip them in sack and cover the bottom of your dish Then boil a Custard and pour upon them. Make a Whipt Syllabub and put upon it as light as you can.

Tincture of Rhubarb Mts. Jones

Take the best Turkey Rhubarb an ounce 1/2 Cardimum seeds and saffron of each 2 drachms Liquorish root half an ounce put all these into a pint of french Brandy. Let it stand 8 or 10 days close stopp'd. Shake it once or twice a day

Then strein it off for use

To make a Sperma Ceto Mixture for a Cough. Do

Take 3 drams of Sperma Ceto and pound it very fine in a Marble Morter. Then take as much yolk of egg as will mix it , and rub it well together, and put to it 2 spoonfulls of syrup of Tolu, and rub it with the sperma Ceto and egg. Then take half a pint of spring water and mix with it by little and little till you have put it all in. Take a spoonfull or two often. You may put a little spirit of Lavender in it If the person is low spiritted. Or if it seems too cold a little treacle water

Surfeit water Cos. Howard

Take of Baum, Sage Mint, Hysop, Sweet Marjorom, Sundew, each a small handfull Roman Woormwood, Rice, Angelica, Agrimony Betony each half an handfull, Cloves half an Ounce Sugar and raissons of the Sun each a pound Rosmary, and red rose leaves each an handfull, Snake root & Pimpernelle each an ounce, Coriander seeds an ounce liquorish 2 ounces red poppy leave two gallons, Infuse them for 12 days (stiring them every day) in 2 gallons of Brandy. Then press them off and let it stand to settle and bottle it

{Cos Smith} For a Scald or a Burn of any sort

Oyntment of Tobacco and oyl of green poplar budds of each an equal quantity

First anoint the part affected, and then blow it in with a Fan or Bellows.

To make Cheese Cakes with or without Currents Mts Ibbott

Take a pound of sugar, and sift it, and 1 pound of Almonds blanch'd put to them the rinds of 8 lemons boil'd till they are tender, put 'em into a stone Morter, and beat 'em till they come to a paste put to it a little rose water or orange flower water with a little sack If you make 'em with currents, you must take 5 pints of milk warme'd put to it runnet to turn it , whey it very well thro' a cloth put 2 ounces of the lemon peel 2 ounces of Almonds to the curd with a quart od a pound of currents well wash'd & pick'd a little rose water and a little Nutmegg

A White Frigasee of Rabbitts Mts Capps

Take 2 or 3 rabbitts and cut 'em to peices, and put them in a stew pan, with 3 ounces of butter, then season 'em with pepper, and salt, a Nutmeg, a little thyme, and sweet Marjorum, a little lemon peel grated, and let them be close covered, and stew them gently till they are tender, in half a pint of Veal broth, with an Onion, then strain off the liquor, and beat 3 yolks of eggs with some cream. Then put some of the broth by degrees to the eggs, and cream, keeping them stirring least they curdle, you may put to it some parsley boil'd tender and shred small. Then toss them up thick, adding some Mushroons, And Serve 'em hott, with garnish of slic'd lemon & red beet roots.

To make a Boil'd Custard Mts Farmer

Take a pint of milk, boil it with some Nutmeg when it is boil'd take it off the fire, have the Yolks of 6 eggs well beat and mix it with the milk, but be sure the milk is not too hott when you mix it, put it on the fire again, to thicken And be sure it does not boil after the eggs are in Sweeten it to your taste. You may put in an ounce of Jordan Almonds. Beat not very fine A little Orange flower water ot sack. Put it in cups for use. The Nutmeg must be cutt into peices and not grated.