[Recipe book], UPenn Ms. Codex 1038

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UPenn Ms. Codex 1038. Collection of recipes for desserts, meats, preserves, "soops," and condiments, including Indian-influenced dishes such as curry and pickles. Some recipes are attributed, and Paxton, Baker, Ward, Pridham, Simeon, and Sayer are surnames that appear repeatedly. Included among the recipes are a few preparations for household tasks such as marking linen and making a red dye. Beginning upside down from the end is a collection of medical preparations. A few recipes written on scraps of paper and one printed recipe ("For Strains and Bruises") are laid in. https://franklin.library.upenn.edu/catalog/FRANKLIN_9939472243503681

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A Trifle. Lay a row of Cakes at the Bottom of a China Dish, Soak'd in Sack or Mountain Wine, make a Rich Custard and put it on the Cakes, Let it stand 'till it is Quit Cold, then Whip some very thick Cream laying it on a Sieve to drain, and keep the Whip as high and light as you can. Garnish it at the Top with Sweetmeats, Currant Jelly & [?] -- put what Cakes you please at the Bottom, Naple or Savoy Biscuits, Mackeroon or Rakfee Cakes [&?].

To make Artificial Asses Milk. French Barley, Hawthorn Shavings, Eringo Root, of each half an Ounce, Boil them in a pint and a half of Water, 'till it is reduced to a pint, then strain it for use, take a Quarter of a pint of this, and as much Milk warm from the Cow every Morning fasting and every afternoon -- The water must be warm before the Milk is put to it.

To Jugg a Hare. Cut your Hare to pieces and put it into a large Jugg cover'd up close with three pints of Strong Broth, and at the same time put in a pint of Red Wine, an Onion, and a Bunch of Sweet Herbs, let it stew leisurely for 3 or 4 hours, then thicken it up to your Taste.

A Gravy Soop with Herbs. A Knuckle of Veal, 2 Craggs of Mutton, and two or three pound of

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of Beef, 12 Roots of Cellery, 3 Heads of Indiff, an handfull of Cheroil, and Corns of Pepper, with some Onions and Salt to your Taste -- The Meat [m?] Stew Gently for four hours first, and then put the Herbs [&c?] to it, and let strain for an hour more.

Caveetri. A Quart of Vinegar, ten [?]ealots cut and boil'd together 'till it is reduced to a pint, then put as much Cajan Butter as will lye on four Shillings, and let that boil for a Moment, put it into a Bottle and Cork it Close.

German Puffs. Take four Spoonfulls of Flower and 4 Eggs, mix them to a Smooth Batter, then Add two Ounces of Clarified Butter, a little Nutmeg & Sug and a pint of good Cream, Mix all well together, Butter your Cups and put in your Mixture -- Bake them three Quarters of an hour, take them out of the Cups and Serve them. Note, They are not right unless they rise to the Size of a French Roll.

Spanish Paste, or hasty Pudding fried. A pint of Cream, mix with part of it, three Moderate Spoonfulls of Flower, Boil them together very Smooth, Beat up with the Remainder of the Crean 4 Eggs (leaving out 2 of the Whites) and a little Sugar and Orange flower Wat Mix them with the Ftol Cream and Flower, and boil it altogether, Stirring it

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all the time, pour it into a Flat Dish, and when Cold, Cut it in pretty Slices & fry it in Butter -- Wine and Butter and Sugar for Sauve, but not in the Dish. Note, it should be made the day before -- It will look like Oyl when it is first boiled.

To Collar a Calves Head. Take the Head with the Hairs onand Split it, Let it lye a Night in Cold Water to Soak the Blood out, Wash it well and Tye it up in s Cloth, and put it in Cold water and boil it 'till the hair will come off, which pick off very clean -- Take out the Bones, then Season it with Pepper, Salt, Mace, Nutmeg and a little Cloves, Then Roll it up Tight, and put it in a Cloth and Tye it with Tape, and put it into the Pot again with the same liquor and boil it two hours -- Take it out of the liquor again, and hang it up by one End 'till it is Cold -- Make the Pickle with Water Salt and Bran boiled well together, strain it off, and when Cold, take the Cloth of your Calves head, and put it in.

Cakes for Tea. One pound of fine Flower, and half a pound of Fine Sugar beat & well mix'd with the Flower, take out of this Quantity two Ounces and keep it to Roll the Cakes -- Beat 2 Eggs with two Spoonfulls of Rose water, Mix this with the Flower and Sugar and make it into a Paste -- Roll the Paste thin, and Cut it into Shapes, Bake them on Tin Plates in a Quick Oven.

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To stew an Ox's Head. Take the Bones out of the Head, and put both Bones and head into cold water, let them stad 24 hours, then wash it out with a little Slat, Pull each cheek separate, put the bones into a Stew Pot and the two Cheeks upon them, put in a Quart of ale, with Pepper, Salt and Onions to your Taaste, and as much water as will coer the Head -- Let it stand in the Oven allnight, then take the head from the gravy and keep them in Separate Pots, Cut Slices or more as you have Oceavion and warm it with the gravy and a little red onion [?]

To stew golden Pippins. Pare your Pippins very thin and put them into water as you Pare them then take half a pound of fine Sugar, and with a pint of water make it leave them, into a Syringe, Just boil and leave [?] it, and let it stand and cool while you pare the Pippins, then lay them in it with a Sheet of white paper over them and a cover, set them on a gentle fire and scrub [?] them when enough and look clean, have ready the juice of the large Lemmons to a Dozen & a half Pippins, and put it to them just as you take them of the Fire, & cover them and let them standcold -- have the Lemmon Poel boile Tender and cut to lay on them, and so serve them up.

Whip'd Cheese. Sweeten a pint of Cream with fine Sugar, put to it the Juice of has

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Lemmons, Whip it as for Syllabubs [?], put a piee of Muslin in a Sieve, Whip the Cheese 'till the Wisk will stand in it, then throw it into the Sieve and let it stand all night, then turn it out on a China Dish.

Lemmon Cream. Baker Take 5 Lemmons, pare them very thin, and lay the paring 2 hours in a Quart of Spring Water, put the Juice of the Lemmons to it, & strain it though a fine Sieve, then put half a pound of double refined sugar & the Whites of Seven Eggs well beaten, set it on a Slow fire 'till it Thickens, keep it Stirring always one way, and when as thick as Cream, put it into your glasses. -- you may Cut some of the Lemmon Peel into some of them.

An infallible Cure for the Bite of a Mad Dog brought from Tonquin by Sir George Cobb Bart. Take 24 grains of Native Cinnabar, 24 grains of factions Cinnabar 16 grains of Musk; grind all these together into an eseccoding [?] fine Powder and put it into a Small Tea Cup of Arrack, Rum, or Brandy; let it be well Mixed, and give it the person as soon as Possible after the Bite; a second Dose of the same must be repeated thirty days after, and a third may b[e] taken in thirty days more; but if the Symptoms of Madness appear on the persons, they must take the one of the Doses above immediately, and a second in a hour after; and if wanted, a third must be given a few hours afterwards. N.B. The above Recipe is calculated for a full grown person, but must

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