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100 1 _aAnonymous
245 1 2 _aA queens delight
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2005
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2005-02-12
508 _aProduced by David Starner, Hanns Puellen, Leonard Johnson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net.
520 _a"A Queen's Delight: or, The Art of Preserving, Conserving and Candying" is a collection of historical recipes and techniques for food preservation, likely written in the late 17th century. This guide presents a plethora of methods for preserving fruits, making candies, and distilling various sweet waters and perfumes. The text serves as a comprehensive resource for anyone interested in the culinary arts of preserving and flavoring foods, showcasing the practices of the era. At the start of the book, readers are introduced to various recipes that illustrate methods for preserving fruits such as plums, grapes, and quinces, alongside instructions for making syrups, conserves, and candies. The detailed directions guide the reader on how to prepare and cook each fruit, emphasizing the importance of measuring sugar and maintaining the right cooking temperatures. There are also mentions of making perfumes and sweet waters, hinting at a broader interest in culinary delights beyond simple preservation. The opening sets the stage for a work rich in historical gastronomy, aimed at those looking to explore or revive these traditional practices. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aMedicine, Popular -- Early works to 1800
653 _aCanning and preserving -- Early works to 1800
653 _aTraditional medicine
653 _aFormulas, recipes, etc. -- Early works to 1800
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15019
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