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John L. Davis medicinal formulae and household recipes

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0108
Abstract

Philadelphia chemist John Davis’s manuscript book is filled with medicinal formulae and numerous laid-in receipts and household hints. There are over 135 items as varied as medicinal receipts, graduation announcements, poetry, sketches, and a silhouette.

Dates: 1861-1896

Manuscript and clippings book of food, medicinal, and housekeeping receipts

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0145
Abstract

This nineteenth-century manuscript recipe book from an unknown creator contains forty-eight pages of handwritten entries and printed clippings of food, medicinal, and housekeeping receipts. The clippings appear to be from different publications, with no discernible organization.

Dates: approximately 1835-1858

Manuscript book of food, medicinal, and domestic receipts from the American South

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0150
Abstract

This anonymous mid- to late-nineteenth century American manuscript and clippings book includes numerous recipes, many with ties to the cuisine of the American South. It also includes handwritten and pasted-in home remedies, poems, puzzles, and stories.

Dates: approximately 1852-1878

Manuscript recipe and clippings book

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0162
Abstract

This small, early- to mid-twentieth-century manuscript contains numerous clippings for desserts, household hints, and other topics related to the home, as well as several handwritten recipes.

Dates: circa 1900-1950s

Augusta W. Pinkus household recipes

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0189
Abstract

This manuscript recipe book was created by Augusta W. Pinkus of Long Island, New York, between 1916 and 1923.

Dates: 1916-1923