The frontispiece states "Ann Bayne Booke. This receipt book belonges to my Great Aunt Rachel Bayne daughter I believe of the above Anne Bayne-Rachel Bayne died in 1799 above Seventy Years of Age- 1847 R.S. Ainslie." This manuscript was passed through the family several times. Indexed in front, the first few pages are written on both sides; however, starting on page 5 the book is written only on one side of the paper. Recipes include jam cherries, rich york's ginger cake, to bake a biscuit that is like wafers, gooseberry wine, etc. This book uses the old English spellings.