A recipe for a sweet steamed pudding (dessert) with nutmeg, covered with blanched almonds and topped with a mix of butter, sack (a fortified white wine), and sugar.
A medication to be taken by mothers experiencing convulsions comprised of senna, long pepper, anise seeds, licorice, elecampane, and white peony root; and boiled in sack (wine). Should be taken with honey and bread dipped in vinegar. An additional recipe with mercury plant, gerrymander, spearmint, fennel, liverwort, broom, wormwood, and betony is also given.