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Best Lavender Water8 pennyweight of oil of Lavender3┌d┐ram of musk & 3 of Ber-gamot, put into a Quart of Sprits ofWine with about an ounce of fineSugar- Put them into a well corke’d bottle & shake them often

Milk of Rose’s Take one quart of Rose Water- put into theBottle two Ounce’s of Oil of sweet Almonds- shakethem well together for ten minutes- then pour inhalf an ounce of the Oil of Tarter & continue shakingthe ingredients till well incoporated-…

Snaps Alice 1 pound lb flour, 1 pound lb Sugar, mix them together¾ pound lb Butter, melt it withoutwater, work- it into the flour andsugar, roll it out & cut into shapes-Greens Greens should be boil[e]’d in the hardest water that can be got- the…

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Raised (superscript) letters are lowered.Red CabbageSlice the cabbage- strew salt on it, let it lie 12 hours- put it altogether into jars- make a pickle of whole pepper, ginger, a little┌bruised┐cochineal- pour it on hot, if it is not tender enough…

To pickle Samphire O AmeWash it well in water & [Aliquor?] take a clean broad saucepan put a good layer of cabbage leaves and then a layer of samphire. and so on till the pan is full- then put it on the fire till it is near with a pickle of…

Italian CheeseTake 3 pints of cream, the juof 2 Lemons sweeten it to yourgrate a Little peel and add a small qof white wine beat the whole with a wtill it is pretty stiff, put it into a and then into a Chespot and let it sall night-Tapioca Pudding3…

Raised (superscript) letters are lowered, contractions are expanded, and added letters italicised. For cleaning Mahoganie a pennyworth of Alkernot Root- 2 of Rose Pink. putinto a pint of cool Linseed Oil, mix them well together then stand for 24…