Kettleburgh Manor Recipe Book

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[Library Title: Manuscript volume of cookery receipts : rentals for the manor of Kettleburgh, wines, Oxford sausage, catchup, pickles, pies, cakes, medical recipes, etc.]
Manuscript Location
Library of Congress, Rare Book/Special Collections Reading Room (Jefferson LJ239)
Holding Library Call No.
TX705 .R2 1762 Bitting Coll
Manuscript Cookbooks Survey Database ID#
1835
Place of Origin
England ➔ Suffolk ➔ Kettleburgh
Date of Composition
presumed 1762-ca. 1790s
Description
This 152-page English recipe book is written in several different hands and contains both culinary and medical recipes. The initials "RW" are stamped in gold on the covers. The book Includes a number of accounts dated 1762, which suggests that it may have been compiled in the late 18th century.