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Collection: Early modern recipe books

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Caroline Butten
Caroline ButtenGraines of Paradise = the capsules of Amomum Meleguetta of Western Africa (cf. cardamom n. b), used as a spice and in medicine; called also Guinea grains-MS 373: Jane JacksonEarly modern recipe books
Caroline Butten
Caroline ButtenCubebs = The berry of a climbing shrub Piper Cubeba or Cubeba officinalis, a native of Java and the adjacent islands; it resembles a grain of pepper, and has a pungent spicy flavour, and is used in medicine and cookery. (Usually in plural cubebs,...-MS 373: Jane JacksonEarly modern recipe books
Caroline Butten
Caroline Butten"Salt phlegm" is a term that, according to a study on medieval friars and parasites, refers to a type of phlegm believed to be associated with the development of long round worms. -MS 373: Jane JacksonEarly modern recipe books
Caroline Butten
Caroline Butten"Aqua composita" translates to "compound water" in English and refers to a type of medicinal preparation where ingredients are distilled from alcohol, rather than water, as in simple waters-MS 373: Jane JacksonEarly modern recipe books
Caroline Butten
Caroline ButtenIpocrasse = hippocras - A drink made from wine sweetened with sugar or honey and flavoured with spices and other ingredients, typically drunk as a restorative or a digestive. Also more fully hippocras wine-MS 373: Jane JacksonEarly modern recipe books
Caroline Butten
Caroline ButtenStillitorie = stillatory, A place where distillery is carried on; a still-room; a still-house, distillery.-MS 373: Jane JacksonEarly modern recipe books
Caroline Butten
Caroline ButtenSaunders = sandalwood-MS 373: Jane JacksonEarly modern recipe books
Caroline Butten
Caroline ButtenManus Chri = Manus Christi, A kind of restorative confection or cordial drink (OED - 1706: 'refined Sugar boil'd with Rose-water, or that of Violets, or Cinamon; a sort of Cordial for very weak Persons.')-MS 373: Jane JacksonEarly modern recipe books
Caroline Butten
Caroline ButtenSerce = A sieve or strainer.-MS 373: Jane JacksonEarly modern recipe books
Caroline Butten
Caroline ButtenMenison = Severe diarrhoea; dysentery (esp. in bloody menison; cf. bloody flux n.).-MS 373: Jane JacksonEarly modern recipe books
Caroline Butten
Caroline ButtenFlewellen = "fluellen" A name given to several species of Veronica or Speedwell, esp. V. officinalis.-MS 373: Jane JacksonEarly modern recipe books
Caroline Butten
Caroline ButtenCullice = A strong broth, made of meat, fowl, etc., boiled and strained; used especially as a nourishing food for sick persons-MS 373: Jane JacksonEarly modern recipe books
Caroline Butten
Caroline Butten'nole me tangere' could refer to "Noli me tangere" - the Latin phrase for "touch me not," referencing Jesus' words to Mary Magdalene after his resurrection in the Gospel of John-MS 373: Jane JacksonEarly modern recipe books
Graham Saunders
Graham SaundersDone 2 pages of translation but not sure what "z" means or "Mj" - ingredients amount-MS 373: Jane JacksonEarly modern recipe books
Graham Saunders
Graham SaundersCouldn't find the pb button, so needs inserting-MS 373: Jane JacksonEarly modern recipe books
Graham Saunders
Graham SaundersAlso, I have saved the page, but not sure if this has been saved in the document transcription.-MS 373: Jane JacksonEarly modern recipe books
Graham Saunders
Graham Saunders2 pages done. Not sure what "z" or Mj. Ingredients amounts -MS 373: Jane JacksonEarly modern recipe books
efraser
efraserCould not get the beginning part so left a gap between the first and second types of handwriting.Untitled Page 125Royal College of Physicians: A Book of surgerie and phisick of Mistress Honore Henslow (MS688)Early modern recipe books
Annie12
Annie12This set of pages includes quantities given en masse. I have left these transcribed but unformatted after discussing with the group.-MS 373: Jane JacksonEarly modern recipe books
Annie12
Annie12"lbjs" = half pound-MS 373: Jane JacksonEarly modern recipe books
Bethany Slater
Bethany SlaterThink 'criquesoil' is a misspelling of 'cinquefoil'-MS 373: Jane JacksonEarly modern recipe books
Pippa1518
Pippa1518I think I’ve just transcribed a page someone has already done as the site took me to the wrong place in the book and I hadn’t realised.Untitled Page 117Royal College of Physicians: A Book of surgerie and phisick of Mistress Honore Henslow (MS688)Early modern recipe books
LisaSmith
LisaSmithIn addition to the crossed-out text, some text has been scraped off and written over again.Untitled Page 108Royal College of Physicians: A Book of surgerie and phisick of Mistress Honore Henslow (MS688)Early modern recipe books
acsmith
acsmithIsinglass is a form of collagen extracted from fish and used in beer and wine making, according to wikipedia! Worked out with Melissa Marsh, Grace Murray, Kathryn HempsteadUntitled Page 5Royal College of Physicians: A Book of surgerie and phisick of Mistress Honore Henslow (MS688)Early modern recipe books
LisaSmith
LisaSmithsiney is a variation of senna.Untitled Page 69Royal College of Physicians: A Book of surgerie and phisick of Mistress Honore Henslow (MS688)Early modern recipe books
Caroline Butten
Caroline Buttencoperas = A name given from early times to the protosulfates of copper, iron, and zinc (distinguished as blue, green, and white copperas respectively); etymologically it belonged properly to the copper salt; but in English use, when undistinguishe...-MS 373: Jane JacksonEarly modern recipe books
Caroline Butten
Caroline Buttensmalache = Any of several kinds of celery or parsley; esp. wild celery, Apium graveolens, formerly used medicinally and to flavour food.-MS 373: Jane JacksonEarly modern recipe books
LisaSmith
LisaSmithfragment of a typed transcription.Untitled Page 66Royal College of Physicians: A Book of surgerie and phisick of Mistress Honore Henslow (MS688)Early modern recipe books
jennbaker
jennbaker"aristolach" likely refers to aristolochia (birthwort)Untitled Page 19Royal College of Physicians: A Book of surgerie and phisick of Mistress Honore Henslow (MS688)Early modern recipe books
Annie12
Annie12In the recipe "For the fluxe", there is a gap after the word "strong" which seems like perhaps it should have a noun.-MS 373: Jane JacksonEarly modern recipe books
LisaSmith
LisaSmithSome page damage at the bottom.-MS 373: Jane JacksonEarly modern recipe books
LisaSmith
LisaSmithnumdifie may be a misspelling for mundify (OED: cleanse, purify -- word also in use at this time).-MS 373: Jane JacksonEarly modern recipe books
ufaller
ufallerThere are three gaps on the page as if a word was to be placed there retrospectively : one of Lavander one of [gap] of yarrowe one of Louage one of [gap] one of [gap] one of daysies-MS 373: Jane JacksonEarly modern recipe books
Caroline Butten
Caroline Buttenalehove = alehoof or ground ivy-MS 373: Jane JacksonEarly modern recipe books
NicolaDaisy
NicolaDaisyCouslepe = Cowslip-Wellcome Collection: English Recipe Book, early 18th century (MS.7746)Early modern recipe books
NicolaDaisy
NicolaDaisyAdd page number REmove ---- Expansions of ye, yr ,yn,ym,pd required Last recipe not completed.-Wellcome Collection: English Recipe Book, early 18th century (MS.7746)Early modern recipe books
NicolaDaisy
NicolaDaisyExpansions of ye, yr, yn,ym,pd required-Wellcome Collection: English Recipe Book, early 18th century (MS.7746)Early modern recipe books
NicolaDaisy
NicolaDaisyMissed trancriptions ie: the first recipe has been missed. Words that require expansion: ye, pd, ym, yn Remove the - - - -Wellcome Collection: English Recipe Book, early 18th century (MS.7746)Early modern recipe books
txblaize
txblaizeempty screen-Medici, Antonio De'Early modern recipe books
txblaize
txblaizeempty screen-Medici, Antonio De'Early modern recipe books
txblaize
txblaizeOne of the most famous Dutch dish is Poffertjes which resembles this dish.-MS 9198: Lady Caroline Eliza East's recipe bookEarly modern recipe books
txblaize
txblaizeFirst known as the Imperiall and later the Magnum Bonum plum, the plums were large egg-shaped, free-stone variety developed in the 19th century in Europe.-MS 9198: Lady Caroline Eliza East's recipe bookEarly modern recipe books
txblaize
txblaizeOne & half hundred.-MS 9198: Lady Caroline Eliza East's recipe bookEarly modern recipe books
txblaize
txblaizeLiaison is a thickening mixture.-MS 9198: Lady Caroline Eliza East's recipe bookEarly modern recipe books
NicolaDaisy
NicolaDaisyHeartsease = Viola Tricolour-Wellcome Collection: English Recipe Book, early 18th century (MS.7746)Early modern recipe books
NicolaDaisy
NicolaDaisy*Ambergrasse = ambergris is a solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull grey or blackish colour produced in the digestive system of sperm whales. Ambergris has been highly valued by perfume makers as a fixative that allows the scent to last much ...-Wellcome Collection: English Recipe Book, early 18th century (MS.7746)Early modern recipe books
NicolaDaisy
NicolaDaisyRunlet = small wooden keg or barrel Cowslap= cowslip (primrose)-Wellcome Collection: English Recipe Book, early 18th century (MS.7746)Early modern recipe books
NicolaDaisy
NicolaDaisyhi, I've been transcribing the earlier pages. Pd is short for pound. -Wellcome Collection: English Recipe Book, early 18th century (MS.7746)Early modern recipe books
KitRichards
KitRichardsThe text says 'pd' at times and I am not sure what measurement this is referring to. It may be 'pound' but as I wasn't sure, I have just transcribed it as 'pd'-Wellcome Collection: English Recipe Book, early 18th century (MS.7746)Early modern recipe books
LJPW
LJPW*mashed berriws - mashed berries-English recipe book, 17th century and later MS 8575Early modern recipe books
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