Herbs to Still in the Summer
Tuesday 18 July 2023
Join us for a stillroom day in one of our historic houses. Inspired by Thomas Tusser’s 1573 poem Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry, you will learn about summer stillroom tasks and how to use blessed thistle, betony, roses, raspberries, strawberries, saxifrage, sorrel, dill, fennel, mints, woodruff and hyssop in medicine and cookery. The day will also take a look at aromatic waters, strewing and fragrances, and how other herbs were used in the 16th century.
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Tuesday 18 July 2023
Join us for a stillroom day in one of our historic houses. Inspired by Thomas Tusser’s 1573 poem Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry, you will learn about summer stillroom tasks and how to use blessed thistle, betony, roses, raspberries, strawberries, saxifrage, sorrel, dill, fennel, mints, woodruff and hyssop in medicine and cookery. The day will also take a look at aromatic waters, strewing and fragrances, and how other herbs were used in the 16th century.
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