English Recipe Book with Bills of Fare, ca. 1728-1729
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[Library Title: Recipe book, circa 1728-1729]
Holding Library Call No.
GEN MSS VOL 499Manuscript Cookbooks Survey Database ID#
1458Place of Origin
EnglandDate of Composition
ca. 1728-1729Description
Written in at least two hands, this 36-page book contains culinary, household, and veterinary recipes. The culinary recipes include many using fruits, as well as recipes for pickled mushrooms, gingerbread, "Spanish roll," and mead. Three pages in the middle of the volume contain dinner menus. Cures for various ailments of horses, cows, sheep, and dogs are also included.