Clarissa Lathrop Cookbook
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Clarissa Lathrop Cookbook

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Manuscript Location
Berkshire Historical Society
Manuscript Cookbooks Survey Database ID#
196
Place of Origin
United States ➔ Massachusetts ➔ Pittsfield
Date of Composition
1823
Description
The author inscribed her name and "Pittsfield, 1823" in an elaborate script on the inside front cover of this cookbook. The first recipe is Spanish Cake, made without chemical leavening, as was then common. For information on this manuscript, contact the Berkshire Historical Society and refer to collection #AM-169.