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The following recipe is taken from what is considered the oldest cookbook ever written. Known as De Honesta Voluptate Et Valetudine (Of Honest Voluptuousness and Health), it was written by Bartholomaeus Platina in 1475 and contained around 300 recipes, one of them being for cannabis. The recipe goes as follows:
Oldest Recorded Cannabis Recipe
De Canabi.
Eritur ‘ cannabis ipra ut linuz:wcozticata poft
Vindemiam funeded vfum pzeftat.Awnt
canabis in alabandica ferulaY viem in plagaY vfuz
pzebere:adeo magna in regione naicitur.
Ex remi.ne canabis tufo
ciboria queda fi ut:que ftomacto capiti:ac Deniqz membzis omnibg plurim u noc et.
English Translation:
To make cannabis yourself known as flax for thread
Use a mallet to crush clods collect after good harvest
Taken as food in wine or cake
Add cannabis to nard oil in an iron pot
Crush together over some heat until juice
A health drink of cannabis nectar
Carefully treat food and divide for the stomach and the head
finally remember everything in excess may be harmful or criminal.
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8 responses to “The Oldest Recorded Cannabis Recipe”
I pretty sure the oldest cookbook known is “Apicius” which was from ancient Roma.
Now I just need to know where I can find some Nard oil!
Are you sure you really wanna know?
Its the oldest *printed* cookbook. I guess the editor didn’t think that was an important detail
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