The housekeeper's & mechanic's receipt book : containing a large collection of most valuable receipts, being the condensed wisdom of a vast number of volumes, viz manuscripts, magazines, journals, encyclopedias, &c., not accessible to the public generally : comprising a complete practical manual relative to metals, varnishes, dyeing, bleaching and scouring, cements, brewing, confectionary, cookery, preserving fruits, inks, perfumery and cosmetics, useful medicines, &c. : to which is added an appendix, containing receipts useful to persons in every situation in life, 1838.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Home economics.

Formulas, recipes, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (57 pages)

Place of Publication:

1838.

New York : WM.H. Colver, 1838.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

A collection of American culinary history including cookbooks, menus and ephemera from the 16th through to the 21st century. Through this culinary archive researchers can explore changing attitudes towards diet and health, homemaking, commercial dining and the industrialisation of food production. The material has been collected over many years by Jan Longone, an adjunct curator in the University of Michigan Special Collections Research Center, and her husband University of Michigan Emeritus Professor Daniel T. Longone.

Notes:

AMDigital Reference: Cookery 1838 Ho.

"Collection: Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive"--Home page.

"Note: Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the catalogue of the University of Michigan."--Home page.

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 5, 2019).

OCLC:

1141411794

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.