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The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… apothecary at the Bullstake for dates, prunes, almonds, comfits and other spices 2s. 3d. for making the same dinner … 8d. three pounds of sugar 1s. prunes 4d. dates 8d. comfits 4d. rabbits 14d. two bushels of meal 2s. a stand with … to the trumpeters 6s. 8d. 10d. for a great box of comfits, that should have been given to the emperor, 1s. for …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… it in white of egg, or with SYRUP and drying in a stove. Comfits were eaten as a SWEETMEAT but were also a popular …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… or shop of non-perishable commodities such as SPICEs, COMFITs, DRUGS, PRESERVEs, etc. However, in 1617 the …
Chamber Accounts of the Sixteenth Century
… to Norton the comfitmaker for biscuits and caraways, long comfits and subtleties (subtlettes) with the boxes, barrels … with fine gold and conceits (conseytes) and cinnamon comfits at 4s. the piece 24s., for the hire (higher) of 25 …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… the roasted kernel of the SWEET ALMOND, used to make COMFITs and to colour and flavour various drinks [Simmonds …
Old and New London
… 6 3 lb. sugar 0 8 2 lb. raisins 0 4 1 lb. dates 0 4 1 lb. comfits 0 2 Half hundred eggs 0 2 4 gallons of curds 0 4 1 …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… John Gerard, 'The seeds confected or made with sugar into Comfits, are very good for the stomache, they help digestion, … date of use: 1710 under Caraway, but much earlier for comfits and caraway mentioned together Found in units of OZ, … disorders and for this purpose were made into CARAWAY COMFITS. Possibly a WATER was distilled - and marketed - for …