[Manuscript Book of Recipes and Household Remedies]
- [New England] , 1863
[New England], 1863. Good. 7½” x 6”. Paper over boards. Pp. 70 with 113 handwritten entries, 28 clippings pasted down + 3 laid in. Good: boards and most leaves detached; moderately soiled.
This is a plentiful collection of recipes and remedies seemingly compiled by a New Englander in the mid-19th century.
With 113 handwritten entries plus a total of 52 sets of instructions from Philadelphia, Albany and Boston newspapers, the book provides rich insight into home life in the mid-1800s. Provided in no apparent order are recipes for “tomato figs,” “cucumber catsup,” “Mrs. G's Famous Bunns” and a “Black cake, much esteemed,” as well as cures for croup, whooping cough, scarlet fever and dysentery. Our compiler collected a column titled “To the butter makers in New England,” tips on the “pickling of meat,” dyes for wool and cotton and how to “destroy rats.” “Beef's gall to the wound” was cited as a cure for lockjaw, and we find guidance on “bottling gooseberries,” planting corn and “how to get rid of caterpillars.” There were several handwritten records of purchases, as well as entries for “Chicken Cholera” (to heal, not to eat), “To restore hair to its natural color,” “Pull Evil In Horses,” make a “hair oil” and a “Transparent pudding.”
A fantastic collection of culinary and household tips.
This is a plentiful collection of recipes and remedies seemingly compiled by a New Englander in the mid-19th century.
With 113 handwritten entries plus a total of 52 sets of instructions from Philadelphia, Albany and Boston newspapers, the book provides rich insight into home life in the mid-1800s. Provided in no apparent order are recipes for “tomato figs,” “cucumber catsup,” “Mrs. G's Famous Bunns” and a “Black cake, much esteemed,” as well as cures for croup, whooping cough, scarlet fever and dysentery. Our compiler collected a column titled “To the butter makers in New England,” tips on the “pickling of meat,” dyes for wool and cotton and how to “destroy rats.” “Beef's gall to the wound” was cited as a cure for lockjaw, and we find guidance on “bottling gooseberries,” planting corn and “how to get rid of caterpillars.” There were several handwritten records of purchases, as well as entries for “Chicken Cholera” (to heal, not to eat), “To restore hair to its natural color,” “Pull Evil In Horses,” make a “hair oil” and a “Transparent pudding.”
A fantastic collection of culinary and household tips.
Details
Title
[Manuscript Book of Recipes and Household Remedies]
Condition
Good
Publisher
[New England]
Date
1863