[Recipe book]; [manuscript].; Receipt book

Title:

[Recipe book] [manuscript]. Receipt book

Abstract:

Begins with an 18th-century, undated section of medical recipes, primarily for horses and other animals, but with some remedies for worms in children, ague, heart burn, rheumatism, etc. (p. 1-26), with a listing of the contents of this section on f. i recto. Remainder of the volume comprises culinary recipes for meats, cheeses, puddings, preserves, pickles; mead, wine, shrubs, and other beverages, with a few medical recipes interspersed (p. 40-165). The last section of the volume beginning on p. 107 includes some dates, 1803-1836, and attributions for most of the recipes included; the most frequently occurring names are Mrs. J. Arden Clegg or Isabella Clegg and Miss Barber. One attribution includes a place name, "Mrs. Christopherson, Sutterton, 1803." Other surnames include Barton, Carhill, Carrington, Collin, Forbes, Hamilton, Harrison, Horsley, Howe, Hughes, Parkinson, Urquhart, and Ware; plus the full names Gentle Brown and Charlotte Jones. A few recipes are attributed to "Enquire Within."

Format:

82 leaves : paper; 201 x 159 mm. bound to 204 x 161 mm.

Identifier:

(OCoLC)ocn187936930; (OCoLC)187936930; (CStRLIN)PAUR00-A373; (PU)2976063-penndb-Voyager

Provenance:

Sold by Robert H. Rubin Books (Brookline, Mass.), 2000.

Publisher:

[England, 1780-1850]

Subject:

Cooking, English.; Traditional medicine -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions -- Early works to 1800.; Veterinary medicine -- Early works to 1800.; Wine and wine making.; Codices.; Recipes.; Manuscripts, English; 18th century.; 19th century.; Manuscripts, European.

Type:

Manuscript

Personal Name:

Clegg, Isabella.; Clegg, J. Arden.

Call Number:

Ms. Codex 813

Collection:

Penn in Hand: Selected Manuscripts