Manuscript Location

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

Place of Origin

England

Date of Composition

likely after 1850

Description

This anonymous English recipe book contains culinary, medical, and household recipes, as well as a brief partial index on the inside front cover. The culinary recipes cover cakes, jellies, puddings, sauces, soups, and wines. Among the recipes are carbonated water, fricassee of beef, ginger beer, green gooseberry "cheese" (a fruit paste) , hare soup, little pudding cups, orange wine, and wafer gingerbread. There are also household recipes for reviving gilt frames, testing for deleterious ingredients in wine, and making ink.