Comments on: Thomas Newington’s Recipes

By: paul loften

paul loften — Sat, 06 Mar 2021 14:03:31 +0000

As much as I admire the attempts of Mr Newington’s recommended remedy for the Plague I would dare to offer a more palatable remedy of a “Jewish Penicillin Soup” should a chicken come into the components of a possible cure. I can’t promise the effectiveness of the soup, but I am sure the poor plague victim would die a happier person having taken this alternative cure.
Thank you for bringing these recipes to our attention

By: Linda Granfield

Linda Granfield — Sat, 06 Mar 2021 13:15:03 +0000

I checked the rules for our condo building.

No, we are not allowed to keep ‘Cock Pullets,’ be-feathered, or bare-rumped, on our balconies. (I see from the illustration that I would need to have at least nine in the seven-by-six foot open space I have. That’s a problem.)

That said, there are no condo rules about my purchasing and utilizing the eggs of any hen companions of the Cocks.

So I shall continue to await my vaccination—and make a fine omelet!

By: Elizabeth Barton

Elizabeth Barton — Sat, 06 Mar 2021 12:52:16 +0000

Is it possible to buy a copy of Thomas Newington’s book?

By: Val Mutch

Val Mutch — Sat, 06 Mar 2021 10:39:29 +0000

I think I’ll give the snayles and worms recipe a miss and trust my spirits will revive without help!
All very interesting. Thank you.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Sat, 06 Mar 2021 09:31:13 +0000

Some grim and ghastly remedies.

By: mlaiuppa

mlaiuppa — Sat, 06 Mar 2021 07:31:02 +0000

Seriously? Hold the pig’s head in a bucket of water until he’s drowned? I question if this guy ever actually did this. Because it sounds more to me like he asked a farmer how to kill a pig and had his leg pulled quite thoroughly.

I think I’ll pass on the snail and worm facial.