The Duchess of Northumberland's Little Book of Cocktails, Cordials and Elixirs [electronic resource].

ISBN:

9780750957243

Title:

Author:

Northumberland, The Duchess of.

Personal Author:

Northumberland, The Duchess of.

Publication Information:

New York : The History Press, 2014.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (106 p.)

General Note:

Description based upon print version of record.

Contents:

Cover; TITLE PAGE; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; DANDELION TEA; CORDIAL TULIP; LIME WATER; TO MAKE 4 QUARTS OF BARLEY WATER; ELEANOR FITZ-JAMES' BOOK OF RECEIPTS, 1667; TO MAKE COWSLIPE WINE; AQUA MIRABILIS; A CORDIALL WATTER CALLED TREAKELL WATER; A CORDIALL WATTER; KATHERINE STEPHEN'S RECIPE BOOK, 1641; TO MAKE SWEETE WATER; TO MAKE SIRUPE OF VIOLETTS; TO MAKE SPIRIT OF ROSES; FIRST DUCHESS' RECIPE BOOK; TO MAKE RAISIN WINE; NETTLE WATER; NETTLE WATER; PEPPER MINT WATER; SPEAR MINT WATER; MINT WATER; CARDAMOM SEED WATER TO ASIST DIGESTION AND STRENGTHEN THE STOMACH; DILL SEED WATER

ORANGE FLOWER WATERLEMON WATER; CARRAWAY WATER; CITRON WATER; JESSAMINE WATER; FATHER ANDREW'S WATER; BIRCH WINE; APRICOCK WINE; TO MAKE COWSLIP WINE; COWSLIP WINE; TO MAKE APRICOCK WINE; TO MAKE ELDER FLOWER WINE; TO MAKE PERRY; TOKAY; RASPBERRY WINE; TO MAKE QUINCE WINE; RAISIN WINE; BIRCH WINE; TO MAKE DAMSON WINE; OTHER RECIPES; THE BITTER TINCTURE; TINCTURE FOR AN ASTHMA; MILK WATER FOR A CONSUMPTION; A GREAT STRENGTHNER AFTER MISCARIAGES OR ANY OTHER WEAKNESS; ELDER WATER; A VERY GOOD LIP SALVE; MRS OWENS MILK WATER; TO MAKE WHITE ELDERBERRY WINE; COWSLIP WINE; TO MAKE MEAD

TO MAKE SACK MEADTO MAKE AN EXCELLENT BITTER; ELDER WINE; A RECEIPT TO MAKE BALM WATER OR EAU DE CARME; DEADLY JANE; COPYRIGHT

Subject Term:

Alcoholic beverages.

Subjects Cocktails.

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2014

Publication Information:

New York : The History Press, 2014.

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Shelf Number	Material Type	Copy	Shelf Location	Status
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Summary

Found in the archive at Alnwick Castle, this little book features some of the oldest recipes for cocktails and cordials ever recorded. As well as tasting delicious, many of them have health-giving properties to treat everyday ailments such as asthma, weakness, balm and lip salve. To make Raspberry Wine: Take ripe Raspberries bruise them with the back of a spoon, strain them, and fill a Bottle with the Juice stop it but not very close, and set it by 4 or 5 Days: then pour it off from the Dregs, and add thereto as much Rhenish or White Wine, as the Juice will well colour; that done sweeten your Wine with Loaf Sugar, and bottle it up for Use.

Author Notes

The Duchess of Northumberland is the mistress of Alnwick Castle and the author of The Duchess of Northumberland's Little Book of Jams, Jellies and Preserves, The Duchess of Northumberland's Little Book of Poisons, Potions and Aphrodisiacs, and The Poison Diaries.