A Guide to the Recipe Book, 1850 Recipe Book, 1850 7057-b

A Guide to the Recipe Book, 1850

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The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 7057-b

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Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

7057-b

Title

Recipe Book, ca. 1850

Physical Characteristics

This handwritten recipe book, ca. 1850, contains ca. 140 pages on ca. 70 leaves.

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Recipe Book, Accession # 7057-b, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This volume was given to the Library through the Rare Book Division by Dr. and Mrs. Armistead Page Booker on September 15, 1986.

Processing Information

This volume was transferred to the Manuscripts Division on March 28, 1989.

Scope and Content Information

This handwritten recipe book contains chiefly recipes of desserts or other sweets such as custards, puddings, cakes, pies, preserves, and jams but also contains recipes for soups and meatball, ham, chicken, lobster, and oyster dishes. There is an alphabetical index of the recipes at the front.