Recipe Book, 18th Century

Date:
18th Century
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MS.7979
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Recipe Book, 18th Century. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

18th century culinary and medical recipe book.

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The volume comprises mainly culinary recipes and is written in two hands.

ff. 1-2. blank ff. 3-42. Mainly culinary recipes, including sections for puddings, cakes, and wines. Most of the recipes are attributed to one of the following: Lady Ka Paule, Mrs Swain, Mrs Clitheron, or Mrs Hyde. One is attributed to Sister Holt. All in the same hand. f. 43. blank ff. 44-49. Medical recipes, in a different hand from that in ff. 3-42. ff. 50-90. blank

Publication/Creation

18th Century

Physical description

1 volume

Acquisition note

Purchased from Phillips Auctioneers, November 2001

Location of duplicates

A digitised copy is held by Wellcome Collection as part of the Recipe books project.Microfilm reference: AMS/MF/211.

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  • 998