Place of Origin

United States ➔ New York ➔ Shawangunk

Date of Composition

19th century

Description

Kept in a small, hand-sewn notebook by schoolteacher and physician Leander Phinney of the town of Shawangunk, New York, this journal contains entries on a variety of subjects, including the weather, butchering, sleigh-riding and ice skating, parties and lectures, schoolwork, lessons in history and geography, and household hints and cooking. Although the book is primarily of interest for its documentation of 19th century medical practices in southern Ulster County, it also contains recipes, primarily for desserts such as ice cream, Charlotte Russe, coconut pudding, Blanc Mange, jumbles, crullers, sponge cake, pound cake, and gingerbread.