Use Restrictions

The copyright interests in this collection have been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk. (library-special@jmu.edu).

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection.

Provenance

The recipe book was part of the Lois Gaynor estate in Elkton, Virginia, which was auctioned in 2002.

Other Formats Available

The recipe book was digitized by JMU Digital Collections and transcribed Mark Purington, JMU Libraries staff, in 2014. Digital copies available upon request.

Preferred Citation

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Recipe Book, 1855, SC 0164, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va.

Acquisition Information

Purchased July 2002 from Green Valley Auctions, Inc., Mt. Crawford, Virginia.

Processing Information

In order to streamline the process of applying collection numbers, Special Collections staff completed a large-scale renumbering campaign in 2017-2018. This collection was previously cataloged as SC 4035 .

Bio/Historical Note

Not applicable.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of one notebook of handwritten recipes dated 1855, possibly originating in Rockingham County, Virginia, which contains recipes for a variety of foods, as well as a recipe for a homemade poultice and eau de toilette.

The book documents mid-nineteenth century food and cooking practices and includes a variety of recipes for breads, puddings, cakes, preserves, pickles and other foods. Recipes for a poultice of wild indigo and rye hops, as well as eau de toilette made of alcohol and lemon oil are also included. Pasted into the front cover of the notebook is an article clipping entitled "Good Butter in Winter."

Arrangement

The recipe book is housed in a folder.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Cookbooks
• Cooking, American -- Appalachian Region
• Cooking, American -- Southern style
• Cooking, American -- Virginia -- Rockingham County -- 19th century
• Food habits -- Virginia -- 19th century
• Green Valley Auctions, Inc.
• Recipes
• Recipes -- Virginia -- handbooks, manuals, etc -- 19th century
• Virginia -- History, Local -- Sources