Canning and preserving - Early works to 1800
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The gentlewoman's delight in cookery : containing the newest art of dressing all sorts of flesh, fowl, or fish, either roasted, boiled, baked, stewed, fryed, broyled, hasht or frigaced. Together with the true way of raising paste, and making pyes, pasties, tarts, cakes, custards, &c. Also how to make all sorts of broths, caudles, syrups, jellies; and the exact way of making divers sorts of pickles, &c. Likewise directions for garnishing, serving up, and setting out a table; ... To which is added, the art of preserving, conserving, and candying all sorts of fruits, flowers, buds, roots, herbs, &c. With a most excellent receipt for making beautifying water to clear the face, neck, hands, & whiten the skin. Very beneficial for all young gentlewomen and servant-maids. Licensed according to order.
Date: [1690?]- Books
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A closet for ladies and gentlewomen. Or, The art of preserving, conserving, and candying : VVith the manner how to make divers kindes of sirups, and all kinde of banqueting stuffes. Also divers soveraigne medicines and salves for sundry diseases.
Date: 1647- Books
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A Closet for ladies and gentlewomen, or, The Art of preserving, conserving, and candying : with the manner how to make divers kindes of syrups, and all kindes of banqueting-stufs : also divers soveraign-medicines and salvs.
Date: 1656- Books
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The compleat servant-maid; or, The young maidens tutor : directing them how they may fit, and qualifie themselves for any sort of these employments. Viz. Waiting-woman, house-keeper, chamber-maid, cook-maid, under-cook-maid, nursery-maid, dairy-maid, laundry-maid, house-maid, scullery-maid. Whereunto is added a supplement containing the choicest receipts, and rarest secrets in physick and chirurgery. Composed for the great benefit and advantage of all young maidens.
Hannah WoolleyDate: 1685- Books
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A Queens delight, or, The art of preserving, conserving and candying : as also, a right knowledge of making perfumes, and distilling the most excellent waters : never before published.
Date: 1671