Curious cures and delicious
recipes from the 17th century are to be found within these pages. With syllabub
and loblolly, pottage and spiced bread, this book describes a way of life long
gone. It holds a collection of interesting and tasty tidbits with everything
from dream interpretation to diet tips:
“use a measure of eating that
thou mayst live long and if thou wilt be in health, then hold thine handes.”
Excerpts from old English
manuscripts and Newfoundland letters paint a vivid picture of how
Newfoundland’s earliest settlers might have lived.
Shortlisted for 2004 Cuisine
Canada and the University of Guelph National Culinary Book Awards – Special
Interest Food and Beverage Book Award
