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Cookbook, 1750-1780

 Item — Volume: EN 12

Dates

  • Creation: 1750-1780

Extent

From the Collection: 10.50 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Materials Specific Details

The cookbook is indexed with recipes in other hands pasted in the back. Recipes include: to make French bread, to make cream peas, to collar a pig, to make strong mead, and to make "oringe" wine, as well as medical, such as "Lady Eacter's Receipt for the gout or cholic". Unusual for the time, it has a recipe to make a potato pudding, and one for currant wine. Also included: sales receipt from 1976, Glenn Books in Chicago.

Physical Description

The book is in its original vellum written in several hands. There are 230 pages of which 148 are written.

Dimensions

(6 1/4 x 8 in.; 16 x 20.5 cm.)

Repository Details

Part of the University of Iowa Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Special Collections Department
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City IA 52242 IaU
319-335-5921
319-335-5900 (Fax)