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Fairfax-Spencer Family Recipe Book
About
Project Launch and 18th Century British Baking Challenge
Project History
Acknowledgements and Contributors
View the Original Manuscript
Bibliography
Contact
Browse Recipes
Food
Breads and Baked Goods
Meat-based Dishes
Vegetable-based dishes
Dairy and Cheeses
Preserving, Pickling, Fermenting
Sauces and Condiments
Sweets and Desserts
Drinks
Alcoholic Drinks
Health Waters
Health and Medicine
Health Waters
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To preserve the Face from pittying
An ointment to prevent smallpox scars made from spermaceti, almond oil and beeswax or lard.
To Make the Poultis [poultice] for it
Recipe for making a poultice using lard, white wine, wheat flour, and egg whites. Heated in a skillet and reduced to a paste, then applied. This entry likely refers to the one immediately preceding, "Mrs Lister's Purging Drink for the Kings Evell".
To draw out an Imposthume without incision
A plaster for treating abscesses made of leeks and lard.
To [Suse] a Turkey
A recipe for turkey by boiling with salt and herbs and preparing a broth with wine and vinegar.
Friteres [fritters]
A recipe for fritters using flour, eggs, salt, water, nutmeg, sack, beer, apples, and lard.
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