The treasurie of commodious conceits, and hidden secretes Commonlie called The good huswiues closet of prouision, for the health of her houshold. Meete and necessarie for the profitable vse of all estates. Gathered out of sundry experiments, lately practised by men of great knowledge: and now newly corrected, and inlarged, with diuers necessary phisicke helpes, not impertinent to euery good huswife to vse in her house amongst her own famelie.

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Title: The treasurie of commodious conceits, and hidden secretes Commonlie called The good huswiues closet of prouision, for the health of her houshold. Meete and necessarie for the profitable vse of all estates. Gathered out of sundry experiments, lately practised by men of great knowledge: and now newly corrected, and inlarged, with diuers necessary phisicke helpes, not impertinent to euery good huswife to vse in her house amongst her own famelie.
Author: Partridge, John, fl. 1566-1573.
Publication: London :: Printed by Richard Jones, at the Rose and Crowne neere Holborne bridge,; 1591.
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Subject terms: Canning and preserving -- Early works to 1800.; Cookery -- Early works to 1800.; Medicine, Popular -- Early works to 1800.; Recipes -- Early works to 1800.
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A receit to restore strength in them that are brought lowe with long sicknesse. Chap. 56.

TAke of the brawn of a Fesant or Partridge, or of a Capon sodden or rosted, of each a quar¦ter of an ounce, steepe them in Rosewater two howers, of the kernels of Nuts called Pistatio∣rum, and of the kernel of the pine Apple, of each a quarter of an ounce: of Sinamon in fine pow∣der, the waight of twentie barlie cornes, of the spices of Dianthos, Diamargariton, Letificen∣tes, Galem, of each the waight of fortie graines or Barlie cornes, of the seede of Millon, Pepon, Goord, and Cucummer, of each the waight of ten graines the skin taken off, let them bee all ground small, then take sixe ounces of Suger, dissolued in Borage water, seeth it on height, as for loosings, and when it is sodden inough, then put in all the other geare, and make loosinges thereof. Whereof one is sufficient at once, dis∣solued in a messe of Pottage, or a draught of drinke: Thus do two or three times euery day.