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Pleasure of the Taste

Savor the taste of early Massachusetts with Historic Bostons’ 24-page recipe booklet, The Pleasure of the Taste.

From Narragansett venison stew to English pippin tart, we offer recipes from the English, New England and Native American past - modernized for today’s kitchen.

Narragansett venison stew, English pippin tart, pottage with herbs −
it’s yours for the cooking. 

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17th century medical glossary terms

From caudle to zotica, 17th century medicine abounded in terms that today leave us mystified. At least, that’s what we found when we offered our Historic Bostons 2017 autumn lecture series, “Medicine and Mortality.”  What is a “caudle”? What is “lithotomy” − and why did people dread it?  

To answer these and other questions, we provided our audiences with a short glossary of 17th century medical terminology. 

From caudle to cauterie, a glance at English 17th century medical texts might leave you puzzled. This short glossary, written by Historic Bostons for our 2017 series, Medicine and Mortality in 17th Century Boston, unpacks the verbiage and reveals how
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Boston Uncovered

Learn more about the discovery of Sara Baker’s gravestone, originally from Copp’s Hill Burying Ground— Boston’s largest burying ground, dating from 1659.