Manuscript Location

Winterthur Library, Quaker and Special Collections

Place of Origin

England

Date of Composition

ca. 1720-1729

Description

The first 53 pages of this 89-page volume are in a single hand, likely that of Hannah Huthwaite, who twice signed a page at the back of the volume. Nearly all of Hannah Huthwaite's recipes are culinary. The remainder of the volume is in five or six other hands. Most of the recipes on the later pages are medical or household, although there are some culinary recipes too, most of which involve pickling, curing, or distilling. The culinary recipes are wide-ranging, encompassing both savory and sweet preparations. They include "The Lady Cholmley's Cheesecakes," "The Lady Arandale's Cakes," "To Make Gammons of Bacon Alamode de Westphalia," and "To Make Malmalet [Marmalade] of Apricocks," as well as many recipes for meat dishes, puddings, pies, pickles, wines, and preserves, including four preserves of gooseberries. There is 5-page index at the front of the book to the first 53 pages; it includes a few insertions, in a different hand, that index recipes on pages 54 to 56. An index to all of the recipes in the volume is available in a database at the library.

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