A. Fielden recipe book : manuscript.

Format:

Book

Manuscript

Author/Creator:

Fielden, A., active 1888-1894, compiler.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cooking, English.

Medicine--19th century--Formulae, receipts, prescriptions.

Medicine.

Genre:

codices (bound manuscripts)

prescriptions

Cookbooks.

Recipes.

Manuscripts, English -- 19th century.

Penn Provenance:

Sold by Alastor Rare Books, Ltd. (East Cowes, England), 2019.

Physical Description:

1 volume (242 leaves) : 20 x 13 cm

Production:

Todmorden, England, 1888-1894.

Summary:

This volume contains 131 culinary, household, and medical recipes created or compiled primarily by A. Fielden of Stansfield Cottage, Todmorden, England between 1888 and 1894. This volume is bound in full leather and has an original marbled pastedown and endleaf. There is the hand of an unidentified individual from the early or mid-20th century present throughout, annotating earlier entries with genealogical information and adding recipes starting on page 72. There are several other hands present, identified by the later contributor as their mother, Mrs. R. Barker of Thornhill (p. 2, 10-16, 46-52), Aunt Martha (p. 22), and Annie [?] (p. 71). The writing ends on page 87, with pages 1 through 71 dating from 1888 to 1894 and pages 72-87 dating to the early or mid-20th century. The recipes in this volume are attributed to several members of the Fielden family and to various other acquaintances, including Aunt Fielden (p. 4), Julie Dryer (p. 8), Aunt Mary of Peel Cottage (p. 9), Aunt Etta (p. 16), Grannie [?] Fielden (p. 18), Aunt Polly (p. 21), Cousin Hannah (p. 23), Mary Wragg (p. 34), Mrs. R. Barker of Thornhill (p. 44), Mrs. Evina Lord Elce (p. 46), Bella Lindsay (p. 56), Elizabeth Farmer (p. 59), Lady Wolfenden Eileen Le Mesurier (p. 78), and Hetty Haycork (p. 82). Some recipes are also attributed to 19th century publications including Girls own paper (p. 14) and Household words (p. 36). Examples of recipes in this volume include brandy snaps (p. 4), stomach medicine (p. 5), Alexander pudding (p. 8), furniture polish (p. 17), sausages (p.18), tomato soup (p. 28), “for debility” (p. 30), scones (p. 46), Eccle’s cakes (p. 78), and Keema curry (p. 83). A. Fielden provided page numbers for the first portion of the volume (p. 1-53), the remaining pagination was supplied by the cataloger (p. 53-242).

Notes:

Title supplied by cataloger.

Cited as:

A. Fielden Recipe Book (Ms. Codex 2132). Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Pennsylvania.

OCLC:

1396091438