Receiptes. By Robert Godfrey. England 1665. The folio is blind tooled calf antique with raised bands and red lettering label. There are 334 pages of which 179 are written. The folio is written in several hands, some toward the end bearing late 18th...
One of two books dating from the early 19th century in England and frontier America. These two volumes concern a remarkably diverse array of subjects. William Maud, evidently of Wetherby, York, England, b. 1787 served as a customs official in Great...
One of two books dating from the early 19th century in England and frontier America. These two volumes concern a remarkably diverse array of subjects. William Maud, evidently of Wetherby, York, England, b. 1787 served as a customs official in Great...
A collection of 89 numbered recipes in a single hand, signed by one "Jos. Forbes, Dr.[?]" on the final leaf (circa 1790s). No information is available on Joseph (or Josiah) Forbes, though of course there were New Englanders bearing this name during...
This book was compiled by Elsie L. Smith, "Receipts Tried and Liked 1944." Recipes from the Worcester Sunday Telegram, Worcester, Mass. are laid in. There are 96 pages of which 26 are written. Recipes include: Grapes Nut Pudding, Indian Tapioca,...
This handwritten cookery book has recipes and newspaper clipping recipes laid in. Generally, the recipes in this cloth bound notebook are accompanied by the names of the people who gave them. There are 78 pages of which 66 are written.
This manuscript is in the original calf binding from the 18th century, with 340 pages of which 124 are written. There are 314 recipes on 200 leaves. The recipe book is written in many hands. After each recipe are the names of the cooks and scribes...
This book has 230 pages of which 190 are written and was rebound in half calf in the late 19th or early 20th century. The recipes are very unusual. Among them: biscuit pudding with almonds and wines (sack); bread puddings; common plain pudding;...
This mid-18th century book with beautiful calligraphy was written in one hand. Very unusual recipes such as: orange tart or pudding, Pennyrialls pudding, pasty paste, calve's foot pye 2 ways, lamb pye 2 ways, rabbit pye, roast capon with oysters,...
Papers describing the war experiences of Palmer, who was from Washington County, Iowa and fought with the 8th Iowa Infantry and later the 25th Iowa Infantry. He was severely wounded in the Battle of Shiloh but recovered and was promoted to captain...