Recipe books, 1860, undated

Collection Type

  • Manuscripts

Date

undated

Location Note

HAV-01-403-Z-K-202; Miscellaneous Manuscripts, Bound, Box 9

GUSN

GUSN-359156

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Description

Two notebook filled with recipes. The larger notebook measures 8 x 5/14 inches. The book is undated and the author is unknown. One clipping containing recipes from an unidentified newspaper is within the front cover. The smaller notebook measures 4 3/4 x 3 inches and dates 1860. The author is a woman named Anna Crowell from Boston, Massachusetts. Recipes include Parker House rolls, various cakes, puddings, breads, and cookies, and salad dressing among others.

Details

Descriptive Terms

notebooks
recipes
food
bread
cake (food)
notebooks
recipes

Physical Descrption

2 notebooks

Collection Code

MS029

Collection Name

Miscellaneous manuscript collection

Date of Acquisition

2022

Reference Code

MS029.002.026

Acqusition Type

Gift

Date Notes

1860, undated

Credit Line

Gift of Margery Sue Barrett, 2022

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

notebooks
recipes

Subjects

Book

Restrictions

Front cover, back cover, and spine of books are stained. Spine of larger book has separated. Heavy staining on pages throughout the books. Pages are very fragile and likely to tear.

Description Level

Item

Location Note

HAV-01-403-Z-K-202; Miscellaneous Manuscripts, Bound, Box 9

Language Note

Materials are entirely in English.

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