Manuscript Recipe Book from Jamestown, NY 1832
Jamestown, NY: 1832.
Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Very Good Condition. Item #CAT000938
Respined leather backed boards. Light wear and some soiling. Dated 1832 by Francis Jackson, Jamestown in pencil, with later bookseller note also in pencil. A number of later 19th century recipes (2 in manuscript) and newspaper clippings laid in (one dated 1848, one 1878). 110 pages of receipts in a single hand, then a two page break and three later food recipes dates Sept 5 1894 (?) and a comprehensive index at the end and then a short glossary.
Starts with a few aphorisms and then mostly household receipts for solder, paint (each color with a recipe), imitation of silver, yellow dipping metal, copper plating, verdigris, incombustible thread, the magic spoon, egg in the phial, invisible ink, turn wine into vinegar in three hours. A very interesting collection, many representing the latest in household science and a great example of a book of secrets, a form dating at least back to the beginning of the early modern period. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking, Wine & Dining; Engineering, Industrial & Trades. Inventory No: CAT000938.
Price: $1,200.00