Old Remedies and Recipes

Posted by Gary on April 03, 2002

In Reply to: Old Remedies and Recipes posted by Barney on April 03, 2002

: While trawling through my attic over the Easter Weekend I came across an old book - leather bound in poor condition and dated 1734 - entitled "A collection of over 300 Receipts in Cookery Physick and Surgery for the use of Good Wives, Tender Mothers and Careful Nurses' - 5th edition; so there must be loads of copies out there somewhere. It was printed in London for the Executrix of Mary Kettilby and sold/fold (the printed 'f' and 's' in this edition are identical letters) by W Parker at the King's Head in St. Paul's Churchyard.

: It's full of blood curdling potions for diseases I can only guess at and recipes for dishes such a Cheese Curd Pudding, The London-Wigs, A Westphalia-Ham Pie and even a cure for sore nipples which includes ingredients such as Salad oil, Red Lead, Red Sealing Wax and Bees Wax - the cures sound worse that the diseases.

: Just thought it might interest you literary types and perhaps someone might even recognise this obviously popular early 18th century book.

Lets hope it doesn't contain that old poem 'Where the Bee sucks, there suck I'

• Old Remedies and Recipes Barney 04/04/02
  • Old Remedies and Recipes Bob 04/05/02