juniper-beries-msg – 3/3/13 Period use of juniper berries. NOTE: See also the files: herb-uses-msg, spices-msg, spice-mixes-msg, sumac-msg, gums-resins-msg, p-herbals-msg, seeds-msg, nettles-msg. ************************************************************************ NOTICE - This file is a collection of various messages having a common theme that I have collected from my reading of the various computer networks. Some messages date back to 1989, some may be as recent as yesterday. This file is part of a collection of files called Stefan's Florilegium. These files are available on the Internet at: http://www.florilegium.org I have done a limited amount of editing. Messages having to do with separate topics were sometimes split into different files and sometimes extraneous information was removed. For instance, the message IDs were removed to save space and remove clutter. The comments made in these messages are not necessarily my viewpoints. I make no claims as to the accuracy of the information given by the individual authors. Please respect the time and efforts of those who have written these messages. The copyright status of these messages is unclear at this time. If information is published from these messages, please give credit to the originator(s). Thank you, Mark S. Harris AKA: THLord Stefan li Rous Stefan at florilegium.org ************************************************************************ Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 15:14:00 -0500 From: johnn holloway Subject: [Sca-cooks] Juniper was Mustard handout request (long) To: Cooks within the SCA Harris Mark.S-rsve60 wrote: So far no one has posted any documentably period recipes that use juniper berries. >> Stefan ---------- Alright, I admit that I let the entire juniper discussion pass without ever hauling a book off the shelf because I was busy getting ready for the KW Costuming Symposium and I didn't have the time. But now that I have some time, here are some things to ponder over and look for in full in the sources cited. This search points out that one should be aware that there are recipes and then there are recipes for things like the plague. Gerald has quite a bit to say about what they cure. This includes "all maner of wormes in the belly, it staieth the menses and hemmorrhodes: it is commended also against spitting of blod; it dryeth hollow ulcers, and filleth them with flesh, if it be cast thereon: being mixed with oile of Roses, it healeth chops in the hands and feet. p.1373 of the 1633 edition. Have fun--- Johnnae llyn Lewis ----------------- Juniper---in OED as fa as quotes go for the A genus of coniferous evergreen shrubs and trees, the common European species Juniperus communis, a hardy spreading shrub or low tree, having awl-shaped prickly leaves and bluish-black or purple berries, with a pungent taste, yieldin a volatile oil (oil of juniper) used in medicine as a stimulant and diuretic, also in the manufacture of gin. The common N. American species is J. virginiana. A. 1400 Pistel of Susan 71 (Vernon MS.) Þe Iunipere ientel, Ionyng be-twene; C. 1400 Maunde. (1839) xxviii. 289 That Tre hathe many Leues as the Gynypre hathe. C. 1420 Pallad. on Husb. i. 397 (E.E.T.S.) Bordis of cipresse Playn and direct, vpsette hem in their kynde A foote atwyn, and hem to gedir dresse Wit iunipur [v.r. ienyper], box, oliue,or cupresse, So worchyng up thy wowis by and by. 1523 Ld. Berners Froiss. I. ccccxix. 734 A great large dyke full of busshes of genepar, and other small busshes. C. 1550 Lloyd Treas. Health (1585) S v, Give vnto the pacient..a litle oyle of Ienoper. 158 Lyte Dodoens vi. lxxxii. 763 Iuniper or the beries thereof burned driueth away..all infection and corruption of the ayre. 1582 Nottingham Rec. IV. 199 Paid for iyneper to swetten the Hall jd. 1594 Spenser Amoretti xxvi, Sweet is the Iunipere, but share his bough. --------- EEBO Full Text has these-- under juniper* 4. For Griping of the Guts. • ... 4. For Griping of the Guts.: Take Anniseeds, Fennel, Bay-berries, Juniper-berries, Tormentil, Bistort, Ba|laustius, Pomegranate-pills, each one Ounce, Roe-leaves a h ... from 1675 The Accomplish'd lady's delight in preserving --------------- Woolley, Hannah, fl. 1670. Title: The compleat servant-maid; or, The young maidens tutor. of 1677 calls for them in-- or the Griping of he Guts.: Take Anniseeds, Fennlseeds, Bayberries, Juniper berris, Tormentil, Bistort, Balau|stins, Pomgranate Pills, each one o ... She also calls for them in The gentlewomans companion in 1673. An admirable Water against the Stone in the Kidneys. • ... st the Stone in the Kidneys.: ake of the middle-rind of the Root of Ash bruised two pound; Juniper-berries bruised, three pound; Venice-Turpentine of the best, two pound and an half; put thes ... The following 3-- Another approved Remedy for the Stone and Gravel. • ... : TAke a spoonul of Virgin-Honey, the whitest you can get, and mix it with a glass-full of Juniper-berry water; take this in the morning fasting, and continue taking it for some time, and it ... Ladanum Opiatum. • ... ich boil to an Electuary with one ounce of the juie of Licorice. Then add to it of the Tincture of Juniper-berries, and Powder of Saffron of each two ounces, Castor one dram; boil it again ... An excellent Cordial Water. • ... An excellent Cordial Water.: TAke Angelica, Carduus Benedictus, Pauls- Betony Juniper-berries, of each one handful, of Wormwood two handfuls. Mix them, and put them into a wide m ... These are from Digby, Kenelm, Sir, 1603-1665. Title: Choice and experimented receipts in physick 1675 Precautions and Cure, Against the Plague cruely raging. > The Pomeambar. • ... ling Reed, &ounce; j.Rhodium Wood,Yellow Sanders,Juniper,Cedar, an &dram; vj.Lavender flowers, ... Precautions and Cure, Against the Plague cruelly raging. > The sweet sented Pestilential Liquor. • ... Galangal, sweet eed,Zedoary,Wood of Rhodium,Juniper, an. &dram; x.The leaves of dryed Scordium ... Precautions and Cure, Against the Plague cruelly raging. > The moist Fume for the Kings Bed-Chamber. • ... d Bark of Cinnamon, &ounce; j.Sweet Garden-Reed, &ounce; ij.Rhodim Wood, Juniper Wood, an. &ounce; j. ss.Yellow of Citron-Peel, Benzoine, an. ... plus at least another 5 or 6 cures for plague-- These are from Mayerne, Théodore Turquet de, Sir, 1573-1655. Title: Medicinal councels, or advices 1677 ---------------------- Pharmacopœia Londinensis, or, The London dispensatory further adorned by the studies and collections of the Fellows, now living of the said colledg ... / by Nich. Culpeper, Gent. of 1653 has 37 matches for juniper. A physicall directory, or, A transation of the London dispensatory made by the Colledge of Physicians in London ... by Nich. Culpeper, Gent. of 1649 has 17 matches. ----------- Sadler, John, ca. 1615-1664. Title: The sicke vvomans private looking-glasse of 1636 uses juniper in these two ecipes-- THE Sick womans Private Looking-Glasse. Wherein Methodically are handled all uterine affects or diseases arising from the wombe. > CHAP. II. Of the retention of the months. > Cure. • ... ointed. Make insessions of faengreeke, chammomill, melilote dill, marjerom, pennyroyall, feverfew, juni|per berries, and calamynt. But if the suppression comes by a defect of matter, then ought not t ... THE Sick womans Private Looking-Glasse. Wherein Methodically are handled all uterine affects or diseases arisig from the wombe. > CHAP. IIII. Of the Weeping of the wombe. > Cure. • ... ion of chammomill, betony, fever|few, mallowes, lineseed, juniper—berries, cummin|seed, aniceseed, meliloe: adding thereto of dia Searching under-- basic search for "iuniper", "iuiper-berries", "iuni", or "iuniper-herb", unsorted in Early English Books Online resulted in 392 matching terms in 104 full texts. among these many citations, one finds that Estienne's Maison rustique of 1616 mentions them frequently including-- flowers and Rosemarie flowers, &c. / Of Fruits:[Fruits.] Iuniper, Bay, and Iui berries, Pine-kernels, Capers, Abrico ... • ... .] and barkes of Woods: Rosemarie, Sauine bush, Iuniper, Ash, Gi|cum, Elder, the loppings and slisfts ... THE THIRD BOOKE OF THE COVNRIE FARME. > A briefe Discourse of the distilling of Oyles and Quintessences. > CHAP. LXXXI. • ... h the whites of women. / Fruits,[Fruits.] as of Iuniper berries, &c. by reason that they are somewhat more oylie than hearbes and seedes, doe no ... THE SITH BOOKE OF THE COVNTRIE HOVSE. > The Vine. > CHAP. XVIII. • ... eat hurt that shall drinke the same: but indeed it would doe better, if they would put into it some Iuniper berries and Ireos roots. / If that your Wine do continue to hold and still retaineany i ... THE SIXTH BOOKE OF THE COVNTRIE HOVSE. > The Vine. > CHAP. XX. • ... wo pints of vineger, put them together into a vessell, and vvith them as much of pepper, mints, and iuniper berries, then vse it afterward. / To make vineger of sea onions, .. ... Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:48:49 +1030 From: Hana Subject: Re: [Lochac] Juniper trees. To: "The Shambles: the SCA Lochac mailing list" <<< I am trying to track down some fresh juniper berries and branches for a brewing project. If any one knows whear I could get some could they please contact me off list. Rurik >>> um .. please make sure you get the right species of juniper (especially if using the branches). Many *Juniperus* look like the edible ones but are actually quite toxic. Hana Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:01:46 +1030 From: Craig Jones Subject: Re: [Lochac] Juniper trees. To: The Shambles: the SCA Lochac mailing list I'll wade in here also. The specific species that provides Juniper berries has a very limited range of growing conditions that you wont really outside of where it grows in Europe (mainly the pyranees and the balkans). Most commercial juniper berries sold are wild harvested. The berries are only lightly desciccated as when they're ready to harvest they're rather dry anyway. They're heavy in oil and preserve well... And a contraceptive apparently :P If you insist on trying to track down fresh juniper, Juniper communis is the one you want. You want to avoid Juniperus occidentalis - it's often sold as Juniper Berries but tastes different and is new world. I got a decent sized bag from Gaganis Bros. for making jenever and was very impressed with the quality of em... Happy to send you some. Drakey. Edited by Mark S. Harris juniper-beries-msg 5 of 5