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English Cookery and Medicine Book

Penn State students share a 'Taste of 1677'

Students from Penn State Abington are inviting the public to a “Taste of 1677” an interactive history exhibition about food, medicine and science from their yearlong exploration of a 17th-century recipe manuscript from 5–7:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 22, at the Penn State Center Philadelphia located at 675 Sansom St.
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Students had to not only identify the words in the English Cookery and Medicine Book manuscript—but also derive meaning from the words, the ingredients, the process and sequence of the recipes from the period of time when they were written.

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Hanna Pinson, Dr. Marissa Nicosia, Amanda Pickett and Alexis Amicone preparing for the "Taste of 1677" event at the Penn State Center Philadelphia.