plant
Bay
Bay as a plant people have named and used. Laureled honor, kitchen crown, lasting leaf — one living kind, not a single symbol.
Bay is used in Hyssop.
In Culpeper’s English Physician, a decoction of equal parts of bay-berries, cummin seed, hyssop, and origanum with honey is used on the head — hyssop shares that bay-berry decoction.
from Nicholas Culpeper · The English Physician, 1652 (and later PD editions)
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Bay is used in Honey.
In Culpeper’s English Physician, the bay-berry decoction with hyssop and origanum is taken with some honey — honey sweetens the bay-berry head decoction.
from Nicholas Culpeper · The English Physician, 1652 (and later PD editions)
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Bay is historically related to Cinnamon.
In Beeton’s Book of Household Management, the seasoning of soups names bay-leaves with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, clove, and mace together — bay sits with that cinnamon in the seasoning.
from Isabella Beeton · Book of Household Management, 1861
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Bay is historically related to Clove.
In Beeton’s Book of Household Management, the seasoning of soups names bay-leaves with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, clove, and mace together — bay sits with that clove in the seasoning.
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Bay is historically related to Ginger.
In Beeton’s Book of Household Management, the seasoning of soups names bay-leaves with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, clove, and mace together — bay sits with that ginger in the seasoning.
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Bay is historically related to Mace.
In Beeton’s Book of Household Management, ox-cheek soup takes blades of mace with cloves and a bay-leaf among the seasonings — bay sits with that mace.
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Bay is historically related to Nutmeg.
In Beeton’s Book of Household Management, potted lobster takes seasoning of nutmeg with bay-leaves among the flavourings — bay sits with that nutmeg.
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Bay is historically related to Wine.
In Culpeper’s English Physician, the bark of the bay-tree root drunk with wine provokes urine and opens the liver and spleen — bay is taken with that wine.
from Nicholas Culpeper · The English Physician, 1652 (and later PD editions)
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Bay is historically related to Leaf.
In Beeton’s Book of Household Management, sago soup is seasoned with a bay-leaf if liked, and stock likewise takes a bay-leaf among the herbs — bay is used as that leaf in the pot.
from Isabella Beeton · Book of Household Management, 1861
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Bay is historically related to Thyme.
In Beeton’s Book of Household Management, turtle herbs take bay-leaves with common thyme and lemon thyme simmered in the stock — bay is simmered with that thyme.
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Bay is historically related to Onion.
In Beeton’s Book of Household Management, turtle soup takes bay-leaves with a large onion stuck with cloves among the herbs — bay is boiled with that onion.
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Bay is historically related to Butter.
In Beeton’s Book of Household Management, ox-cheek soup lays ham in the stewpan with butter, then adds vegetables with a bay-leaf among the seasonings — bay is cooked in that buttered stock.
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Bay is historically related to Pepper.
In Dunglison’s Medical Lexicon, the confection of rue mixes dried rue leaves and caraway with bay berries, black pepper, and honey for clysters.
from Robley Dunglison · Medical Lexicon, 1874 (and earlier PD eds.)
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Bay is historically related to Egg.
In Beeton’s Book of Household Management, stuffed carp is rubbed over with egg and sprinkled with bread crumbs before it bakes in stock with onions, a bay-leaf, herbs, wine, and anchovies.
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Bay is historically related to Garlic.
In Beeton’s Book of Household Management, perch stewed with wine simmer with a bay-leaf, a clove of garlic, parsley, and cloves in stock and sherry until tender before the liquor is thickened.
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Vinegar is historically related to Bay.
In Beeton’s Book of Household Management, pickled herrings are layered with bay-leaves, cloves, and spice, covered with vinegar, and baked half an hour; pickled mackerel likewise takes bay-leaves boiled in vinegar liquor.
from Isabella Beeton · Book of Household Management, 1861
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sources
- The English Physician · Nicholas Culpeper
Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physician (Complete Herbal).
- Book of Household Management · Isabella Beeton
Isabella Beeton, Beeton’s Book of Household Management (1861).
- Medical Lexicon · Robley Dunglison
Robley Dunglison, Medical Lexicon (Dictionary of Medical Science).