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Cookery and recipe book, approximately 1689-1760

 Collection
Identifier: 2007-034
Scope and Contents 17th-18th-century recipes and medicinal receipts bound together ; many entries are in a variety of different hands, some signed ; there are at least 3 ownership signatures: 'Thomas Moyle [and family]', 'Receipts by my lady Culham. Joseph Barker. 1686', and 'Mary Jones Book - Mary Jones Har [sic] Book - Given har [sic] by Madam Smith'.In total, the volume contains approximately sixty-four recipes, primarily of a cookery nature [e.g. 'To preserve green Fruits', 'To make a...
Dates: approximately 1689-1760

Manuscript cookery book, approximately 1750-1900, bulk approximately 1750-1800

 Item
Identifier: 2007-047
Content Description

An 18th-century commonplace book , used as a cook book, predominantly written in a contemporary hand in black ink. Nearly two hundred and seventy food and beverage recipes from the 18th century. A second hand begins with the date of 1776, and contains twelve recipes. The final six leaves are blank. No specific compiler is identified, though many recipes indicate their source, e.g. Mrs. Broughton, Mrs. Goldsmith, etc.

Dates: approximately 1750-1900, bulk approximately 1750-1800 Res

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