| Description Of Item | Ingredients listed in recipe are: cumin seeds, ‘acmi’ seeds [white yarrow? ammi majus?], fenugreek, turmeric, bay berries, [illegible], ‘carssamuc’ [safflower?], coriander, brimstone [sulfur], ‘sallett oyle’ [salad oil], honey, and a pint of [illegible]. No instructions given. There is a note along the recipe, only saying ‘this is for a horse’ twice.
Recipe is marginalia in library copy of Nicholas Culpeper, A Physical Directory (1650) – library reference S10.22. |