The manuscript receipt book and household treasury, circa 1870-1874.

Format:

Book

Manuscript

Contributor:

Friends of the Library Endowment Fund.

Amy Comegys Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cooking, American--19th century.

Cooking, American.

Genre:

Codices (bound manuscripts)

Cookbooks.

Recipes.

Blankbooks.

Hybrid books.

Penn Provenance:

Sold by Rabelais Books (Biddeford, Maine), 2016.

Physical Description:

1 volume (256 pages) + 2 leaves

Place of Publication:

circa 1870-1874.

Summary:

A printed volume with a title page, preface, table of contents, and sections with blank ruled pages used for recording recipes. The volume was published in Philadelphia by Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger, second edition, 1870. Illustrations for each of the twenty-two categories appear at the beginning of each section followed by blank pages. The categories in the volume are listed in the table of contents as follows: soups; fish; meats; game and poultry; made dishes; oysters, etc.; salads of all kinds; vegetables; sauces; bread, breakfast and tea cakes; plain sweet cakes; fancy cakes; pastry; puddings; dishes for dessert; preserves, marmalades, jellies, etc.; pickles; wines and cordials; beverages; potting and collaring; useful receipts; medicinal receipts. A small collection of handwritten recipes by an unknown compiler are in the volume under the following categories: soup; game and poultry; bread, breakfast and tea cakes; plain sweet cakes; fancy cakes; puddings; and dishes for dessert. The recipes are noted with dates ranging from 1867 to 1874 and some are attributed to Mary B. McQuhae-Falck of Elmira, New York. Laid in the volume are two folded leaves with eight handwritten recipes. One recipe is for soft gingerbread and the others are for cakes. There is one small clipping laid in the volume. The title page is in red and black with an illustrated border. A quotation is under each section illustration. "Household treasury" is stamped in gold on the front cover and spine.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Friends of the Library Endowment Fund.

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Amy Comegys Memorial Fund.

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Codex 1775.

OCLC:

951680816