Beatrix Potter married William Heelis, the family from whom this cookbook comes. Though she probably did not cook any of these recipes herself and though it is not written in her hand, she probably did eat food prepared from the the recipes in this book. There are some thirty recipes here, mostly for sweets, such as Gingerbread and Lemon Cheesecake, but there are recipes for Curry Sauce, How to Fry a Fish, and Salad. There are also instructions for double knitting, washing a hair brush, and fitting a dress. At the end of the book and scattered throughout there are pages on which someone practiced Latin and wrote commentary.

Includes print outs of history, Titled "Baking Like Beatrix Potter" with black and white pictures and discriptions.