A receipt book of coockery, 1698

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Holding Library Call No.
Cookery MS 4
Manuscript Cookbooks Survey Database ID#
364
Place of Origin
England
Date of Composition
1698
Description
This collection contains 130 recipes covering a wide range of topics, including fruit preserving, cheese making, baking, wine making, sugar boiling and sugarwork, and pickling. There are some medical remedies at the end of the volume, including "A Receipt against the plague." The title and date of the manuscript are written at the front of the volume.