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S. Day Pastrycook and Confectioner, Fancy Bread & Biscuit Maker records, 1822-1873.
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- Format:
- Other
- Author/Creator:
- S. Day Pastrycook and Confectioner, Fancy Bread & Biscuit Maker.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bakers--England--19th century.
- Bakers.
- Bakeries--England--19th century.
- Bakeries.
- Apprentices--Conduct of life--19th century.
- Apprentices.
- Apprentices--England--London.
- Apprentices--Conduct of life.
- England--London.
- England.
- Genre:
- recipes
- booklets
- indentures
- contracts
- receipts (financial records)
- Manuscripts, English.
- Penn Provenance:
- Sold by Alastor Rare Books (Lymington, England), cat. 19 (2011), no. 21.
- Physical Description:
- 1 box (8 folders)
- Place of Publication:
- 1822-1873.
- Biography/History:
- The bakery of Samuel Day, born in 1806 or 7 in Middlsex, England to Thomas Day, hatmaker. In 1822 Samuel Day became an apprentice to pastry cook and confectioner, Jonathan Thomas Heap of London, and was indentured for seven years. Day later had his own business, S. Day Pastrycook and Confectioner, Fancy Bread & Biscuit Maker, located in Strood and Rochester, Kent County, England.
- Summary:
- Comprises the records of Samuel Day's entry into the profession of baking and confections. The collection includes his contract of indenture to pastry chef Jonathan Thomas Heap in 1822, with a booklet outlining the rules of apprenticeship for a cook. Included is a partial notebook of recipes with a table of contents, containing recipes for cakes, cookies, rolls, biscuits, etc.; there are also loose recipes, some written on the verso of advertisements. In addition, there are detailed records of clients' orders dating from 1850 to 1873 and listing the client, the order, cost of ingredients, and quantities. Some of the records show that Day not only was a baker but also procured meats and wines for catered events; some include detailed receipts that list the supply of cutlery items, dishes, glasses, as well as pastries and breads provided for a luncheon or party.
- OCLC:
- 742639861
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