Yeah, I'm pretty sure this started as a dissertation...

Book I just got through ILL: The sick child in early modern England: 1580-1720, by Hannah Newton. Very specific subject matter! I came across an article a couple of weeks back (perhaps on the Smithsonian blog? Don't remember) that quoted from it, and it sounded interesting enough to request the library borrow it for me.

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Recipe blog for the picky eaters out there: The Plain Eater. (alas for that font, though!)