The Queen-like Closet or Rich Cabinet by active 1670 Hannah Woolley

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Author Woolley, Hannah, active 1670
Title The Queen-like Closet or Rich Cabinet
Stored with all manner of rare receipts for preserving, candying and cookery. Very pleasant and beneficial to all ingenious persons of the female sex
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Note Reading ease score: 72.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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Summary "The Queen-like Closet or Rich Cabinet" by Hannah Woolley is a collection of recipes and remedies written in the late 17th century. This work serves as an intriguing resource for women of the era, offering a variety of culinary concoctions and medicinal recipes aimed at enhancing domestic skills and health. The opening of the text introduces readers to Woolley's intent to provide new experiments and valuable knowledge to her audience, particularly women interested in cooking and herbal remedies. She begins with a dedication to a friend, expressing gratitude for the support she has received. This portion showcases some of the foundational recipes that blend gastronomy and herbal medicine, including instructions for making various flavored waters and health tonics. It reflects the cultural significance of women engaging in the arts of healing and cookery during this period, illustrating not only the practicality of the recipes but also the social expectations of women to cultivate these skills. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class TX: Technology: Home economics
Subject Cooking, English -- Early works to 1800
Subject Medicine, Popular -- Early works to 1800
Category Text
EBook-No. 14377
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Dec 18, 2020
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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