[Recipe book]; [manuscript] /; Catharine Cotton.

Title:

[Recipe book] [manuscript] / Catharine Cotton.

Abstract:

Recipe book containing cooking and medical recipes in several hands. Several recipes are attributed to others, for example, to "Lady Morgen, "Lady Dolben," and "Mrs. Anne Sheldon." A medical prescription and recipe for "A sovereign remedy for bile" is signed "Dr. Josep Allen" (f. 7v with book reversed). Near the end in a section of blank pages is a satirical poem entitled "A receipt how to make a right Presbyterian in two days" (f. 15r with book reversed).

Format:

105 leaves : paper; 200 x 158 mm. bound to 205 x 161 mm.

Identifier:

(OCoLC)ocn155971785; (OCoLC)155971785; (CStRLIN)PAUR97-A1963; (PU)2362773-penndb-Voyager

Provenance:

Gift of Esther Bradford Aresty, 1994.

Publisher:

[England], 1698.

Subject:

Cooking, English -- Early works to 1800.; Traditional medicine -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions -- Early works to 1800.; Codices.; Cookbooks.; Recipes.; Manuscripts, English; 17th century.; Manuscripts, European.

Type:

Manuscript

Personal Name:

Allen, Josep.

Call Number:

Ms. Codex 214

Collection:

Penn in Hand: Selected Manuscripts