English Manuscript Cookbook ca. 1860
1860.
Hardcover (Half Leather). Very Good Condition. Item #CAT000993
Signed Mary Remington inside cover. Half leather over marbled boards, recipes in one direction, household and medical receipts in the other. Dated 1860 in the medical section, recipes might be a little later, but a similar time frame. A few newspaper clippings laid in, two pasted to the front endpaper for biliousness and remedy for the bite of a mad dog.
17 pages of household receipts: Furniture Paste, Coughs (so many cough recipes), Soaps, Carrageenan, Restorative Jelly, Burns, Sprains. 42 pages of food recipes, pages numbered but some have been removed and a few recipes are crossed out: Gravy soup, fritters, taffy, gooseberry cakes, ginger drops, lots of puddings, beer, ginger pop, potato soup, tips for good housekeeping. An interesting collection - the carrageenan recipe is for a thickened condensed milk with cinnamon. It was used not infrequently in the 19th century, but fell out of favor in the 20th, though it remained popular in Ireland (where it has been used at least since 400 CE) where it is usually called Irish Moss. Size: 4to. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking, Wine & Dining; Inventory No: CAT000993.
Price: $400.00