Recipes in ink in a clear hand. Clippings and other materials laid in. Includes recipies for meat, bread, cake, puddings, pickles, wine, beer, ect, with a general index. Includes extensive modern notes and speculations about the recipes and cooking, ingredients and kitchens in the era. inscription on front: Alice Electa Pickard, 142 Park Avenue, Chicago, Illinious, Christmas 1868 Stamps for Home Economics Department, State Universtiy of Iowa.