Be Beautiful: The Country Way - Hardcover
: A history of the still -room and the household production of distilled waters, conserves, syrups, electuaries, juleps, draughts, bath essences, pomatums, powders, perfumes and sweet- scented waters. Old household recipes are included. Contents: Chapters entitled as follows:- The Stillroom and its Distillations. Sweet Waters and Washes. Fruits and Juices. Fragrant Oils. Unguents and Ointments. Perfumed Baths. Herbs and Flowers. The Hair. An Apple a Day. Sleep. Sweet Bags and Pot-pourris. Suppliers. Index.
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- PublisherHarperCollins Distribution Services
- Publication date1979
- ISBN 10 0706702344
- ISBN 13 9780706702347
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages64
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Book Description Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. The author explores the world tht we have lost - the world where a cure for hiccups was preserved damsons, and where housewives authomatically made lavender bags, sweet bags, and pot pourri to keep their homes sweet smelling. A wide variety of charming old household recipes are t be found in this book - anything from 'An Aromatic Bath for the Feet' to a recipe entitled 'For a Distemper got by an Ill Husband' - and it is delightfully illustrated with wood engravings by Thomas Bewick and his pupils. Illustrations. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.). Seller Inventory # 034011
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