Atalanta Fugiens · Emblem XXII
Plumbo habito candido fac opus mulierum, hoc est, coque.
Once you have white lead, do women’s work, that is: cook.
Emblem XXII
After the whitening, the instruction is not to add anything new but to cook patiently what is already there.
A question to carry
What needs slow cooking rather than new ingredients?
Emblem of the day
Michael Maier's Atalanta Fugiens (1618), with the Latin motto, a translation and a reading for each plate.
Engraving in the public domain.