Multi-Generational English Family Cookbook, circa 1850 November - circa 1960s

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Manuscript Location
Ohio State University, Thompson Library Special Collections Rare Books
Holding Library Call No.
SPEC.RARE.MMS.0332
Manuscript Cookbooks Survey Database ID#
1994
Place of Origin
England
Date of Composition
ca. 1850-ca. 1960s
Description
The library believes this cookbook to be English based on its use of English spelling and has dated the book circa 1850 to circa 1960s. Changes in handwriting, ink color, and writing instrument indicate that the book was compiled by five different individuals writing across a span of over a century.