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📗 Libro en inglés MLADYS BOOK OF HOUSEHOLD SECRETS

THE HON. SARAH MACPHERSON

THE HISTORY PRESS - 9781803995397

Biblioteconomía Biblioteconomía

Sinopsis de MLADYS BOOK OF HOUSEHOLD SECRETS

During the eighteenth century ladies of high society kept handwritten notes on recipes remedies gardening and household advice in their personal House Books and it became fashionable to exchange their most successful tips with friends and neighbours Very few of these fragile House Books have survived and this compilation celebrates two one from Lady Talbot of Lacock Abbey and the other from Lady Louisa Conolly of Castletown House In this collection you will find their herbal remedies for everything from coughs and colds to rickets consumption and preventing smallpox along with concoctions to ensure soft hands improve the skin and remove inhibitions There are also tips on cleaning and polishing the best ways in which a garden should be laid out and the roles each servant should be expected to perform Finally there is also a selection of their favourite recipes including Cinnamon Spinach Slipcoat Cheese and Pitchcocked Eels This charming compilation is full of fascinating information and useful tips and gives an insight into the lives of those living in the grand houses of the eighteenth century

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Editorial: The History Press

ISBN: 9781803995397

Idioma: Inglés

Encuadernación: Tapa blanda

Fecha de lanzamiento: 16/11/2023

Año de edición: 2023


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