Manuscript Cookbooks Survey Database ID#
196Place of Origin
United States ➔ Massachusetts ➔ PittsfieldDate of Composition
1823Description
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.