The family-dictionary
Subtitle: or, Houshold companion: wherein are alphabetically laid down exact rules and choice physical receipts for the preservation of health, prevention of sickness, and curing the several diseases, distempers, and grievances, incident to men, women, and children. Also, directions for making oils, ointments ... &c. and descriptions of the virtues of herbs, fruits, flowers, seeds, roots, barks, minerals, and parts of living creatures, used in medicinal potions, &c. Likewise, directions for cookery ... The whole art of pastry, conserving, preserving, candying, confectioning, &c. Also, the way of making all sorts of perfumes, beautifying-waters ... Together, with the art of making all sorts of English wines ... The mystery of pickling ... To which is added ... an appendix ...
By: by J. H.
Contributors: J. H.; J. H.
Publisher: H. Rhodes
Published: 1695
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 378
Subjects: Medicine, Popular; Cookery, English; Cookery -- Early works to 1800