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- Archives and manuscripts
Papers on Food
Date: 1916-1946Reference: RET/4/3/4Part of: The Retreat Archive- Archives and manuscripts
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Enquiry into the cost of groceries
Date: March - May 1898Reference: RET/3/4/8/1Part of: The Retreat Archive- Books
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The country housewife's family companion: or profitable directions for whatever relates to the management and good oeconomy of the domestick concerns of a country life, According to the Present Practice of the Country Gentleman's, the Yeoman's, the Farmer's, &c. Wives, in the Counties of Hertford, Bucks, and other Parts of England: Shewing How great Savings may be made in Housekeeping: And wherein, among many others, The following Heads are particularly treated of and explained: I. The Preservation and Improvement of Wheat, Barley, Rye, Oats, and other Meals; with Directions for making several Sorts of Bread, Cakes, Puddings, Pies, &c. II. Frugal Management of Meats, Fruits, Roots, and all Sorts of Herbs; best Methods of Cookery; and a cheap Way to make Soups, Sauces, Gruels, &c. III. Directions for the Farm Yard; with the best Method of increasing and fatning all Sorts of Poultry, as Turkies, Geese, Ducks, Fowls, &c. IV. The best Way to breed and fatten Hogs; sundry curious and cheap Methods of preparing Hogs Meat; Directions for curing Bacon, Brawn, pickled Pork, Hams, &c. with the Management of Sows and Pigs. V. The best Method of making Butter and Cheese, with several curious Particulars containing the whole Management of the Dairy. VI. The several Ways of making good Malt; with Directions for brewing good Beer, Ale, &c. With Variety of Curious Matters, Wherein are contained frugal Methods for victualling Harvest-Men, Ways to destroy all Sorts of Vermine, the best Manner of suckling and fattening Calves, Prescriptions for curing all Sorts of Distempers in Cattle, with Variety of curious Receits for Pickling, Preserving, Distilling, &c. The whole founded on near thirty years experience by W. Ellis, Farmer, at Little Gaddesden, near Hempsted, Hertfords.
Ellis, William, approximately 1700-1758.Date: 1750- Archives and manuscripts
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File of Papers relating to the furnishing of the Gentlemen's New Lodge
Date: 1876 - 1877Reference: RET/4/5/1Part of: The Retreat Archive- Archives and manuscripts
Menu and Diet Books
Date: 1904-1927Reference: RET/4/4/2Part of: The Retreat Archive- Archives and manuscripts
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Papers on the decoration of The Retreat
Date: 1950s - 1960sReference: RET/4/5/3Part of: The Retreat Archive- Archives and manuscripts
Papers relating to Menus and Diet
Date: 1870-1939Reference: RET/4/4/1Part of: The Retreat Archive- Archives and manuscripts
Beer Books
Date: 1853-1853Reference: RET/4/4/3Part of: The Retreat Archive- Archives and manuscripts
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File of Papers on General Furnishings
Date: 1913 - 1937Reference: RET/4/5/2Part of: The Retreat Archive- Archives and manuscripts
Daily Consumption Books
Date: 1924-1928Reference: RET/4/4/4Part of: The Retreat Archive- Books
Manual of hospital housekeeping.
AHA Council on Administration.Date: [1952]- Archives and manuscripts
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Advertisements and Circulars
Date: 1870sReference: RET/4/8/3Part of: The Retreat Archive- Archives and manuscripts
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Advertisements and Circulars
Date: 1860sReference: RET/4/8/2Part of: The Retreat Archive- Archives and manuscripts
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List of ingredients for 'Xmas Plum Puddings', with costs, and list and costs of other foodstuffs for Christmas
Date: Mid 19th centuryReference: RET/4/7/1Part of: The Retreat Archive- Archives and manuscripts
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Household recipes
Date: Early 19th centuryReference: RET/4/7/2Part of: The Retreat Archive- Archives and manuscripts
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Various prescriptions
Date: Early to mid 19th centuryReference: RET/4/7/3Part of: The Retreat Archive- Archives and manuscripts
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Advertisements and Circulars
Date: Early 19th centuryReference: RET/4/8/1Part of: The Retreat Archive- Archives and manuscripts
Papers on Other Equipment
Date: 1922-1935Reference: RET/4/3/3Part of: The Retreat Archive- Archives and manuscripts
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Beer Book, 7th Gallery Women
Date: 1853Reference: RET/4/4/3/4Part of: The Retreat Archive- Archives and manuscripts
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Beer Book, 3rd Gallery Men
Date: 1853Reference: RET/4/4/3/1Part of: The Retreat Archive- Archives and manuscripts
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Beer Book, 6th Gallery Women
Date: 1853Reference: RET/4/4/3/3Part of: The Retreat Archive- Archives and manuscripts
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Beer Book, 8th Gallery Women
Date: 1853Reference: RET/4/4/3/5Part of: The Retreat Archive- Archives and manuscripts
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Beer Book, 9th Gallery Women
Date: 1853Reference: RET/4/4/3/2Part of: The Retreat Archive- Archives and manuscripts
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Beer Book, Centre
Date: 1853Reference: RET/4/4/3/6Part of: The Retreat Archive- Archives and manuscripts
Out-Letter Book
Date: 1908 - 1910Reference: RET/4/2/1/1Part of: The Retreat Archive