Search Update!!! What luck; I found the duck ...recipe. My "Drunken Duck" recipe has re-appeared today! Happy Dance!!! It was in an old file box I'm slowly clearing out. I wonder what other jewels may surface? I had made two copies of this recipe from a library book and then put both copies in the same place. What was I thinking? The book - a history review of cooking, restaurants, and recipes of the late 1800s - came from the Dover, DE, Library. I think it was long out of print when I checked it out in 1992. The dinner is called "Positively Ducky, A Small Spring Dinner for Four." It's Chapter 29 of the book and begins on page 305. Apparently the recipes were broken down into seasons and the duck recipe came under "Spring." I know everything about this book - except the title and author. I had made photo copies of the pages, stapled them together, and did not bother to reference the book, author, or publisher on the pages. Again, what was I thinking? The menu for this dinner is includes... Crisp Savory Almonds Chilled Spring Green Soup Aromatic Duck (which I named Drunk Duck; it's soaked in Brandy) Gingered Red Cabbage Slaw Fresh Grapefruit Gelatin with Cream I won't copy all the instructions right now - I have birthday treats to prepare - but the marinade/rub for the 5 lb. duck includes... 2 teaspoons black peppercorns 1 teaspoon dried thyme 2 bay leaves, crumbled 6 whole cloves 1 Tbls. coarse Kosher salt 1 Tbls. brown sugar 1 Tbls. gin, vodka, or brandy 1 garlic clove, peeled I am so thankful I found this recipe. A copy will be put in my computer; my friends will have emailed copies, a paper copy will go in a proper file folder and cabinet, and another copy will go in my Betty Crocker cookbook. My ducks will never be served sober again!

Grimm, this sounds like the Flower Fairy series by Cicely Mary Barker dating back to the 1920's. Beautifully illustrated with accurate botanical drawings and a 'fairy' in each one. I had a copy of Flower Fairies of the Trees as a child and although I wasn't very interested in the verses I loved the pictures. There is a website dedicated to Barker's life and work, the one below is just of her illustrations. Here is a link that might be useful: Flower Fairies

I can't help with the title, but if you belong to Goodreads, there is a "What's the Name of That Book" group. I will attach the link, but I am not sure if you need to be a member of goodreads to post. If you aren't a member, and would like me to post this for you, let me know. Here is a link that might be useful: Goodreads

Abebooks has a forum where people can post requests for books they cannot remember the titles of. Since it's devoted to those requests, I would think your best chance of finding the title would be there.