• Augusta Burnaby Receipt Book, 1814
    Baggrave Hall
Augusta Burnaby Receipt Book, 1814
Augusta Burnaby Receipt Book, 1814

Augusta Burnaby Receipt Book, 1814

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[Library Title: Receipt book, 1814]
Manuscript Location
Yale University, Beinecke Library
Holding Library Call No.
Osborn d448
Manuscript Cookbooks Survey Database ID#
1464
Place of Origin
England ➔ Leicestershire ➔ Leicester
Date of Composition
1814
Description
The author of this receipt book was Augusta Burnaby, who inscribed "Receipt Book --1814-- Augusta Burnaby" on the inside front cover and "Miss A Burnaby. Augusta Burnaby, St. Margts. Leceister" on the inside back cover. She was probably a daughter of the Rev. Andrew Burnaby (1732-1812), rector of St. Margaret's parish in Leceistershire, and Anna Edwyn (1735-1812), heiress of Baggrave Hall, which passed into the ownership of the Burnaby family upon their marriage in 1770.

The 74-page manuscript contains over 100 recipes, most of which are culinary but also include several medical recipes. Many of the recipes are attributed to various women, who may have been visitors at the rectory or relatives.