Elizabeth Fairfax Cookbook

Household Items

Item Set

Title

Household Items

Rights

en Public domain. There are no known restrictions.

Date

en 1694/1795

Description

General goods and tips for keeping a home in order

Publisher

en George Mason University Libraries

Source

en Elizabeth Fairfax cookbook, Collection #C0202, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Fairfax Cookbook

Items

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  My Grandmothers F: Sear Cloth
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  To Make Ink
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  To Paint Grates Black
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  Mr Balls Receipt for making black ink
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  In the [Annales] des [Cortes] J. is the following receipt for making a milk white paint
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  Water Proof . – The following is the Chinese method for rendering cloth water-proof:
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  An Important Improvement in Shoes and Boots from the London Chronicle
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  For keping Shoos Black

  A recipe for making shoe black (keeping shoes black).
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  To Dy[e] a Good Red

  This recipe gives instructions for creating a red dye for wool, using brazilwood.
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  To Dy [Dye] Blue

  This recipe gives instructions for creating a blue dye for wool, using logwood and verdigris.