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Mary Hall recipe book : manuscript
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Title
Mary Hall recipe book : manuscript.
Created
England, 1753.
Physical Description
1 volume (circa 140 pages) ; 21 cm
Language
English
Notes
Titled on recto of front flyleaf: "M. Hall. 1753."
Ownership inscription on front pastedown: "Mary Hall. November the 16th, 1753."
Binding: contemporary quarter calf with marbled boards.
In English.
Provenance
Purchased from Bonham's (London sale, 2016 June 15, lot 72) on the James Marshall and Marie Louise Osborn Fund, 2016.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Summary
Autograph manuscript notebook, in a cursive script, containing 225 recipes for cooking, baking and preserving. There is an extensive selection of recipes for meat and fish dishes, including veal olives, calf's feet florentine, roast lobster, pickled pigeon, and stewed seals "or any other fish." The volume also contains many recipes for pickled foods; puddings and other sweet dishes; and various drinks, ranging from ratafia and gooseberry wine to small ale. Recipes are preceded by a table of contents.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
March 17, 2017
References
Mary Hall Recipe Book. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Mary Hall Recipe Book. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Recipes - Great Britain - 18th century.
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