This is a very interesting book with printed frontispiece "Koch-Recepte." Printed in the city of Lahrin the principality of Baden. It was sold hardbound in half linen with imitation leather and preindexed in German for: soups, fish, meat, venison, poultry, sauces, vegetables, egg and pasta, made dishes, drinks, and food for the invalids and sick.

Written in several hands through a long period, it contains more of the type of hasty notes a professional cook would jot down for later reference than a housewife would write.

The book is inscribed in the front as having belonged to Joseph Schlund when he lived in Brugg and Geneve, Switzerland. In another hand is written L. Saulnier of London. Its interesting significance is the very existence of this type of book which shows the great interest in recording recipes in the mid-19th century.

Recipes are written in German, with some dishes in German and a list of vocabulary written in French for consommes, etc.