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Receipt book

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 6385

Scope and content

A receipt book of 94 food recipes and four medicinal recipes; all but the final leaves written in a handsome calligraphic hand. Recipes include desserts, quick breads, some meat dishes, drinks, and pickles; individual recipes include ones for rusk, blanc mange, puffert, calves' feet jelly, and other dishes. Medicinal recipes include medicines for indigestion, cholera morbis, the summer complaint in children, plus three others. Also one newspaper clipping.

Dates

  • 1790-1800.

Extent

1 volumes. (1 volumes.)

Language of Materials

English

Description rules
Appm
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
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