Recipe book, 1797-1798

Description

Title: Recipe book, 1797-1798
Creator: Manning, Elizabeth M.
Contributor: Manning, Harriet.
Abstract: Autograph manuscript recipe book, in the hands of Elizabeth M. and Harriet Manning, containing over 100 cookery recipes for dishes including puddings, custards, cakes, breads, biscuits, buns, and creams; a few meat and fish dishes including eel soup and beef olives; and curry powder, "Italian cheese," and pickles in West Indian style. There are also a few household recipes for wash balls, furniture oil, ink, and "the Earl of Abingdon's powder."
Description: In English.
Inscribed on front pastedown: Elizabeth M. Manning, October 1797. Harriet Manning, August 25, 1798.
Binding: contemporary marbled paper, back cover missing.
Provenance: Purchased from Byass Rare Books on the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Fund, 2011.
Extent: 1 18 cm. v. (57 p.) ;
Extent of Digitization: This object has been partially digitized.
Language: English

Genre: Early works to 1800
Recipes Great Britain 18th century
Resource Type: unspecified
Subject (Geographic): Great Britain.
Subject (Name): Manning, Elizabeth M.
Manning, Harriet.
Subject (Topic): Cooking, English
Formulas, recipes, etc
Subjects: Manning, Elizabeth M.
Manning, Harriet
Cooking, English > Early works to 1800
Formulas, recipes, etc > Great Britain
Great Britain > 18th century

Access: Public
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Citation: Elizabeth M. Manning, Recipe Book. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.