Domestic Cookery. Manuscript Cookbook. Owned by Jane Lymburner, Bellfast. Dated Jan. 2, 1817. Original wrappers, hand sewn at edges. Included are recipes for cooking and medicinal needs. There are 86 pages. There is an interesting cross selection...
Handwritten book of recipes, 97 hand-numbered pages with two laid-in sheets. Gift of Ann Ziegert. Recipes include Mrs. Goldsby's Receipt Italian Cream, Rice Wafles, Pot au Feu, Sago Pudding, A Good Custard, Connecticut Bannock, Potato Cakes, Fresh...
The name Frances Collins is written in the front cover. 1825. The boards are covered with paper. There are 74 pages all of which are written. Some recipes are dated as early as 1825. Many of the recipes have the name of the person who gave the...
Written on 70 pages, plus about 100 blank (watermarked 1825). This 4 to. book is bound in calf 1833-1861. It has 202 pages of which 72 are written with a watermark of 1825. This manuscript volume was probably compiled by a member of the Willis...
In the back of this New England cookbook are references to the Springfield, Massachusetts Republican newspaper. Springfield is 5 miles north of the Connecticut state line and 80 miles SSW of Boston. This port of entry was first settled in 1636 by...
This book contains the name of Abigail Wellington Townsend and has 99 pages. Included are recipes for: A Loaf Cake; Beckey's cake; Gingerbread to bake in pan's minced pies; fish sauce; Almond Cake; To stew a calfshead; To make [forced?] meat;...
Craik, George L. (George Lillie), 1798-1866; Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859;
Concerning his inability to assist Hunt; his own financial difficulties; Knight's prospectus for a new weekly publication; the possibility of Hunt contributing to it.
Dalby, John Watson; Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859; De Wilde, George James, 1804-1871; Moxon, Edward, 1801-1858;
Concerning Hunt's hopes and prospects, his new play and his Legend of Florence; Dalby's poems; De Wilde's printing; wonders if Moxon would give his name as a publisher.
Daniel, Robert Mackenzie, 1814-1847; Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859;
Conerning his offer of five pounds to Hunt if he will revise and correct a poem by Mrs. Hartley which is to be published by Mr. Newby; the amount to double if Hunt allows his name to be put to it as editor.
Concerning the pain caused him by Hunt's letter; his assurance that Hunt can accept a "favor" without worrying about it being "a burden or a cause of uneasiness".