Deborah's Pantry of test-driven and hard to find culinary supplies

Each Pantry item comes packaged in a manner reproducing 18th century packaging using contemporary images and extant examples, whether packaged in paper packets, cloth bags, or glass or earthenware containers.

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The Oilman Offerings,
plus Pickles and more

Some merchants specified their offerings, hence the word "Oilman."

Ketchup, Mushroom - Imported Geo. Watkins 6 oz bottle, $9.75 The word ketchup is derived from the Indonesian "kecap" (formerly spelled "ketjap") which means a sort of soy sauce and used mainly as a seasoning. NOT today's thickened tomato sauce. Used as a highly spiced flavoring agent for sauces and "made dishes" (casseroles and ragoos). Product is sold in the bottle on the right; recommendation for period display is bottle at left.		Ketchup, English 5 oz bottle, $10.00 A highly spiced liquid, originally from the Orient and adapted to ingredients available in Britain. NOT today's thickened tomato sauce. Made especially for Deborah Peterson's Pantry by Clarissa F. Dillon.
Oil of Almonds 4 oz bottle, $8.00 Spread with a feather in pans and molds to help delicate custards release from the mold when set; packaged in a clear glass bottle. Feather pastry brushes are available on the Everything Else page.		Olive / Sweet / Lucca / Sallad Oil 9 oz bottle, $10.00 Imported from the Mediterranean and used in cooking, costmetics and medicine.
Distill'd Cyder Vinegar 8 oz, $9.50 Elder Vinegar 5 oz, $8.50		Verjus Made from green grapes 5 oz, $9.75
Pickled Samphire 6.42 oz, $10.00 Crithmum maritimum, is the sole species of the genus Crithmum. It is a wild, edible, plant found in coastal regions of mainland England. It needs chalky soil with a sea breeze to grow to its best condition. As a result it is hard to get, and we are very pleased to have found a source for this unusual item.