The whole body of cookery dissected, taught, and fully manifested, methodically, artificially, and according to the best tradition of the English, French, Italian, Dutch, &c., or, A sympathie of all varieties in naturall compounds in that mysterie wherein is contained certain bills of fare for the seasons of the year, for feasts and common diets : whereunto is annexed a second part of rare receipts of cookery, with certain useful traditions : with a book of preserving, conserving and candying, after the most exquisite and newest manner ...

To Candie Rose-leaves as natural, as if they grew on trees.

TAke of your fairest Rose-leaves, Red or Damask, and on a Sun-shine day sprinkle them with Rose-water, lay them one by one on a fair paper, then take some double re∣fined sugar beaten very fine, put it in a fine laune searse, when you have laid abroad all the Rose-leaves in the hottest of the Sun, searse sugar thinly all over them, and anon the Sun will Candie the sugar: then turn the leaves and searse sugar on the other side, and turn them often in the Sun, sometimes sprinkling Rose-water, and sometimes searsing sugar on them, until they be enough, and come to your liking, and being thus done, you may keep them.