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Bound Collections: The first five years (1998-2002) and the second five years (2003-2007) of PAST MASTERS News collected in one bound volume for each date range -- a savings of nearly half the cost of ordering individual back issues.

Individual Back Issues Post-2007 are available:

Vol. 10, #1 -- Winter 2008: Lovely Linsey; Animals in the World of William Penn (Part III); Clarissa's Corner (Rhubarb); book review "The Floating Brothel: The Extraordinary True Story of an Eighteenth-Century Ship and Its Cargo of Female Convicts;" The Happy Housewife; more.

Vol. 10, #2 -- Spring 2008: Eggs; Quill Work, Rolled Paper or Filligree; Clarissa's Corner (Feathers); The Happy Housewife; more. (SOLD OUT)

Vol. 10, #3 -- Summer 2008: Lesser Known Berries (Gooseberries); MANGO was often a Verb; Clarissa's Corner (Nectarines); Spice of Life Series (Mace); The Happy Housewife (Wines), more.

Vol. 11, #4 -- Fall 2008: Soap Making at the 1696 Thomas Massey House; Lesser Known Berries: Elderberries; The Spice of Life: Nutmeg, Clarissa's Corner (Pearlash); The Happy Housewife; more.

Vol. 12, #1 -- Winter 2009: Martha Washington at Valley Forge; Cranberries; The Last of Norman; Paint; White Cargo Book Report; Cinnamon; Servants; Clarissa's Corner (Hermaphrodites); The Happy Housewife, more.

Vol. 12, #2 -- Spring 2009: Joy of Historical Cooking: A Handful of Tricky Food Words; The Spice of Life: Cloves; Servants, Part II; Mulberries; Directions for Raising Mulberry Trees; Clarissa's Corner (Some Garden Plants); The Happy Housewife, more.

Vol. 12, #3 - Summer 2009: The Use of Pewter Spoons in America from 1650 to 1850 (download full article here); Huckleberries; Ginger; Clarissa's Corner (Garlic); Servants, Part III; The Happy Housewife (Laundry Tips); more.

Vol 12, #4 - Fall 2009: "I have had occasion to be in council with them upon Treaties for Land" (Lenape Land Deeds); The Spice of Life (Galangel and Grains of Paradise); Servants, Part IV; Barberries; Clarissa's Corner (Cockscombs); "To Buy a Smile," The Happy Housewife (Appreciation); more. (NB: This was printed as "Volume 11, Issue 4" in error.)

Vol. 12, #1 -- Winter 2010: The Dutch in the Delaware Valley in the 17th Century; Various Dutch Practices; The Spice of Life (Myrrh and Frankincense); Servants, Part V; Clarissa's Corner (additional information on Hermaphrodites, Bladders, and Lambs Ears); The Happy Housewife (Comportment); Book Review (Pamela); more.

Vol. 12, #2 -- Spring 2010: The Huguenots in Colonial Pennsylvania; Have Soup Will Travel (Pocket Soup); Earthquakes; More Travelling Foods; Servants, Part VI; Clarissa's Corner (Biskits); "First Catch Your Hare..." (Rabbits); The Happy Housewife; more.