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No 21 For Dyeing Bloud Lace Black 11 To 1 oz Powd of Logwood put 4 quarts of water (soft) the logwood to be put in the water an hour before it is used, boil it 1/4 of an hour then put in your net or blond & boil it 1/4 of an hour longer, take it out & put in the dye one pennyworth (1789.B) of green copperas & a bit of Verdigris, both finely powdered, & when melted put in your lace & again & let it boil as before stirring it the whole time with a stick, let it remain in the dye some hours then "rince" it in hard water & hang it to dry, it will be a fine jet black, throw out the dye where nothing can possibly get at it, as it is a strong poison - an earthen pipkin is the best to boil it in.
No 22 To keep the hands & arms soft & smooth Soft Soap 1lb Spermacetti 2 ozs Camphor 1/4 oz Sweet oil 2 table spoonsful Brandy Do Do (or 3 tablespoonful) White writing Sand 1/2 a tea cup full All to boil in an earthen Pipkin till dissolved Scent with what you please.
No 23 Apple Cheese Cakes. $ ozs Apple grated - 4 ozs Sugar 3 ozs Butter, the juice & rind of a Lemon 4 eggs, leaving out the whites, the butter must be milled in a pan before it is put to the apples Mrs Penfold
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No 24 Raison Wine 13 One cwt of Raisons to 18 gallons of Water (Wine measure) If you wish it very sweet you may add 12 or 14 lbs more, let them be picked & chopped & put into a tub, stir them every day for a fortnight or 3 weeks - press out the liquor & put it into a Brandy Cask if you can get one, if not rinse your barrel with Brandy - let it stand six months, then rack it & let it stand six months longer before you bottle it, or as much longer as you please, when you rack it if you think your raisons have not turned out good add a few pounds of fresh & if it wants sweeting a few lbs of Lisbon sugar which will mend both color & the taste
No 25 Miss Marten, Woburn A pound of Flour, Nine Eggs, a pound of Sugar a pound of Butter (clarified) Beat all together grate the peel of a lemon, the eggs to be beat in the flour & sugar - Carraway seeds or Currants
No 26 Cream of Roses. 1/2 a pint of White Rose Water 1/2 an oz Oil of Almonds 1/2 " " Oil of Tartar
No 27 To Stew Peas Mrs Nixon Half boil your Peas with a little mint then strain them off put them into a stew pan with a little of the liquor & the mint chopped, when nearly done add a piece of Butter rolled in flour pepper & Salt.
