102 pages of cookery recipes in three different hands, one from around 1830 to 1860 and one from the 1890s onwards, plus 21 pages of household recipes starting from the opposite end of the book, in two different hands. The earlier recipes include Italian Cheese, pork pies, sauces for wild fowl, pickled tongues, Scotch woodcock, velvect cream, mock ice, Portugal pudding, "A Praiseworthy Pudding," various wines including Carnation Flower, cowslip, and elder.

There are several recipes for cakes, often with the name of the provider of the recipe including several sponge and lemon cakes, almond cake, lemon cheese cake, and parkin (which includes carraway seeds and a later note saying "better without").

The inclination is towards sweet dishes throughout, especially in the later recipes, named "Hettie' Receipts" but she also includes Bengal Chutney, pickled onions and some cheese recipes.

Some items laid in, such as an example of Japanese cloth with painting and instructions for a knitted edging.