Manuscript Location

University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Kislak Center for Special Collections - Manuscripts

Place of Origin

England

Date of Composition

begun ca. 1844 and possibly continued to ca. 1890

Description

This anonymous recipe book contains 186 numbered pages of recipes and a table of contents at the front. It was begun in 1844 or later, for the ruled notebook is watermarked 1844 throughout. The library believes that it may have been compiled or contuined as late as 1890.

The recipes are organized in the following sections (and are entered accordingly in the table of contents):  
Puddings
Mince pies, cheesecakes
Cakes
Jellies, custards, blomonges
Preserves
Wines
Stews and soups
Pickles for hams, tongues
Sausages
Stuffings, sauces, gravies
Catsup and vinegar
Vegetable pickles
Pickle salmon
Ointment