Receipts in Cookery: Mrs. White of Stoney Lane, 1780-1920
Dates
- Creation: 1780-1920
Extent
From the Collection: 10.50 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Materials Specific Details
Also titled "Receipts in cookery, copied from a M.S. Book belonging to Mrs. White late of Stoney Lane A very appealing manuscript cookbook, accomplished in a attractive,prefectly legible hand, containing many interesting recipes such as "To Make Marmalace of Quinces," To Jug a Hare," "Birds in Capuchins," "To Dress Necks of Mutton the West Indian Way," "Pigeons with Rice," "The Duke of Bridgwater's Fish Sauce," To Make Frost and Snow Pie," "To Make Elder Flower Wine," as so on, Some of the recipes are attributed to particular women, for example "Mrs. Hall's Receipt to make four gallons of Elder Wine, Gamlingay, 1782" or "Mrs. Goldwire's Receipt fo Make Fish Ketchup."
Physical Description
Octavo, bound in orioginal pigskin, browned, but not burned or crispy. 179 recipes on 171 pages. Pages numbered, includes index.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Iowa Special Collections Repository
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University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City IA 52242 IaU
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