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Manuscript recipe book

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0107
Abstract

This early- to mid-nineteenth-century manuscript book records recipes for food, medicinal cures, and household tips. It belonged to Sarah K. Fotterall who may have lived in the Mid-Atlantic region, possibly Philadelphia.

Dates: approximately 1800-1864

German-American manuscript recipe book

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0146
Abstract

This nineteenth-century German-American manuscript recipe book is written in both languages and contains a variety of food recipes, particularly desserts, as well as several laid-in items like clippings and additional handwritten recipes.

Dates: approximately 1885-1888

Lucie Jenkins Johnson culinary ephemera collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0794
Abstract

The Lucie Jenkins Johnson culinary ephemera collection contains recipe booklets, periodicals, pamphlets, books, and recipe cards related to twentieth-century American foodways. The collection is a rich source of materials from corporations, trade associations, and government agencies that highlight contemporary ideas about advertising, nutrition, and household technology.

Dates: 1904-2015

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

Manuscript recipe book in English and Swedish

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0188
Abstract

Hannah Borg, a Swedish immigrant to the United States, kept this English and Swedish recipe book from the 1920s to the 1940s.

Dates: circa 1920-1950

Manuscript recipes

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0147
Abstract

Held together by a pin, this small, unbound manuscript contains eight pages of American recipes, mostly desserts, and probably dates from the 1830s.

Dates: approximately 1830s

Augusta W. Pinkus household recipes

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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

Recipes for cake, pies, pudding

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Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0102
Abstract

Although the compiler of this late nineteenth-century manuscript recipe book is unknown, in many instances, names and dates are attributed to the entries. The majority of the recipes in the volume are, as the title suggests, desserts and baked goods such as cakes, puddings, and breads. The remaining entries can be categorized as main dishes or medicinal receipts for treating various illnesses and conditions.

Dates: approximately 1867-1888

F.L. Toppin collection of branded product cookbooks and recipes, 1920s-1950s

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0830
Abstract

This collection consists of cookbooks, recipe booklets, and newspaper clippings with household hints incorporating brand-name products, dating from the 1920s to the 1950s.

Dates: approximately 1920s-1950s