A Worcestershire Book (Recipes, Remedies & Folklore)

A WORCESTERSHIRE BOOK

Originally published in 1932. Absolutely fascinating book about the folklore and traditions of Worcestershire. Contains loads of info on the origination of phrases, words, field names etc. Also has sections on superstitions, proverbs, customs and games. Of great interest to anyone interested in folklore or anthropology.
The second part of the book is devoted to recipies and ancient remedies and relevant to anyone with an interest in natural healing, herbal remedies or cooking. There are some great recipes and many of the herbal cures would still be relevant and useful today (though, to be fair, some of them are, at best, dubious...)
Brilliant little book and totally fascinating. Also contains some great full page ads from the 1930`s when it was originally published - amusing to think they were still advertising electricity as a product back then...

Card covers, 95 pages.

Contents:
WORCESTERSHIRE PHRASES
(...Cure your bacon when the moon is waxing.
On Candlemas Daie
You must halfe your straw and halfe your haie
When the cuckoo comes to the bare thorn,
Sell your cow and buy your corn.)
WORCESTERSHIRE WORDS
(...Pishty ... Dog
...Mawkin... Scarecrow
...Unt... a Mole.)
WORCESTERSHIRE FIELD NAMES
(Poppies Parlor
Crab Tree Leys
Puck`s Close)
WORCESTERSHIRE SUPERSTITIONS
(Now the raven`s nest is bare
The Mansion long shall want an heir
Until the tree has had its day
The spell shall never pass away)
WORCESTERSHIRE PROVERBS AND CUSTOMS
(A man had better ne`er been born
Than have his nails on Sunday shorn)
WORCESTERSHIRE GAMES
(Catch and Kill
A piece of ground marked off as the den and one boy chosen as `Daddy` the game would begin by the others running across to the other side. If the Daddy caught anyone,the catch did not not count unless the victim said `Catch and kill` and the Daddy would use all sorts of devices and methods of compulsion to make him do this. When this was accomplished the boy caught would help the Daddy and catch the others. It often developed into a very rough game...)?
PART II
OLD WORCESTERSHIRE RECIPES AND ANCIENT REMEDIES
RECIPES:
TO SPICE BEEF
TO CURE HAMS
TO PICKLE WHITE MUSHROOMS
TO MAKE BAKING POWDER
SAUCE FOR COLD MEAT
SWEET POT
HERB MIXTURE
CANDIED PEEL
SCRIPTURE CAKE
A CORDIAL MADE OF VIOLETS
CONTINUATE OF QUINCES
QUINCE MARMALADE
POTPOURRI
AN OLD RECIPE FOR SMELLING SALTS
AN EXCELLENT HAIR TONIC
MOTH DESTROYER
SOAP
CURES:
WHITE MIXTURE FOR INDIGESTION
GREEN OLIS FOR BRUISES SPRAINS AND RHEUMATISM
EVAPORATING LOTION FOR SPRAINED ANKLE
HERB TEAS
TANSY TEA
COLTSFOOT TEA FOR COLDS
OLD ENGLISH TEA
FOR WHOOPING COUGH
ELDERFLOWER OINTMENT
FOR COLDS, INFLAMMATION, ETC
FURTHER OLD RECIPES AND REMEDIES:
CAUDLE
TO MAKE GRAVY
SALLAD DRESSING
APPLE CAKE
LIGHT BISCUITS
PRESERVE MADE WITH PERRY
COWSLIP PUDDING
TO KEEP GREEN PEAS, BEANS AND FRUIT GOOD TILL CHRISTMAS
TO ROAST A SWAN
TO SOUSE A PIGG
TO USQUEBAUGH
NOTHING
VIPER BROTH
STUFFED CHINE
FOR A GOOD TEMPER
THE BEST SANDWICH OF ALL
REMEDIES:
REMEDY FOR TOOTHACHE
A CURE FOR A COLD
WARTS
CANCER
TOTHACHE
EARACHE
RUB OINTMENT FOR SORES
FOR BROKEN CHILBLAINS
FOR DROPSY
SMETTLE OINTMENT
CURE FOR WHOOPING COUGH
FOR A SPECK IN THE EYE
TO DRAW A WATERING FROM THE EYE
TO CURE FITTS
WALNUT WATER
FOR THE AGUE
CELANDINE
HEADACHE
FOR THE BITE OF A MAD DOG
STOMACH PLASTER FOR A COUGH
TO CURE NETTLE RASH
THE HANLEY COURT RECIPES:
TO MAKE WIGS
AN ALMOND PUDDING
AN EXCELLENT OATMEAL PUDDING
A RICE OR MILLET PUDDING
AN EGG PYE
LEMON CREAM
TO MAKE A CAKE
TO HAVE COLORS
TO MAKE MARMALAD OF CHERRIES AND COURRANDS
TO IMPROVE CYDER AND MAKE IT PERFECTLY FINE
TO PICKLE CUCUMBERS
TO POT SEVERN SALMON
A RAGOUT OF SWEETBREADS
A GREEN GOOSE PYE
CURES:
FOR THE SCURVEY
TO CURE A COUGH
BALSOM FOR A CONSUMTION
WORCESTERSHIRE DISHES OF TODAY
A VEGETABLE SUPPER DISH
CAULIFLOWER CAKE
TOMATO RICE-CHEESE
RICE AND EGG PIE
STEWED LEG OF BEEF
BROWN BEAN STEW
STEWED OX-CHEEK
POTATOES SUPRISES
POTATO PIE
OMELET WITH POTATOES
APPLES IN CUSTARD
APPLES MERINGUED
APPLE FLAN
APPLE WHIP
APPLE AND CELERY SALAD
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A fascinating piece of history.