| Description | Handwritten ledger in poor condition containing a collection of recipies and remedies most probably written in the early 19th century [1798 watermark on paper] by an unknown author. Also includes instructions on how "To make choice black ink" and "To make liquid blacking for shoes etc.".
Included is an index to contents at the back of the ledger along with various draft or copy letters and some scribbled personal names e.g. Rachel Cowley of Bride, Hugh Keating, 28 Truman Street, Liverpool, Elenor Nolan
Recipes include :
To make mead
To make Elder Wine at Christmas
To make plum cake
To make the Queens Cheese
Remedies include :
An infallible cure for a sore throat
A bad cure for a cough
For the bite of a mad dog
Part of a letter addressed to James is loosely inserted, 31 December 1862 |