The Queen-like Closet or Rich Cabinet
Stored with all manner of rare receipts for preserving, candying and cookery. Very pleasant and beneficial to all ingenious persons of the female sex
"The Queen-like Closet or Rich Cabinet" by Hannah Woolley is a cookery book published in 1670. This influential household management guide contains nearly 600 recipes spanning medicinal cordials, sweet-meats, meat dishes, and pastries. The work includes notable recipes for trifle, gooseberry fool, hot chocolate, and the first known Sussex pond pudding. Woolley addresses female readers from ladies to gentlewomen, offering practical instructions for managing kitchens and servants while incorporating ingredients from both traditional English cooking and the New World.