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The English Housewifeby: Gervase Markham, Michael R. Best October 01, 1986 |
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This astonishing book lays out in detail the duties expected of a 17th century housewife. The first chapter deals with the housewife's duty to be the family doctor and chemist, with detailed recipes for cures for all manner of complaints from toothache to consumption. A restorative for the liver for instance is given as:
"Take fennel roots, and parsley roots, of each a like, wash them clean, and peel off the upper bark and cast away the pith within, then mince them small, then put them to three pints of water, and set them over the fire, then take figs, and shred them small, liquorice and break it small, and put them to the herbs, an dlet all boil very well, then take sorrel and stamp it and put it to the rest, and let it boil ... Read More: >>More Details |
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