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Cookery mss., circa 1660-circa 1890

Summary Information

Repository
Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
Lilly Library
Indiana University
1200 E. Seventh St.
Bloomington, IN 47405-5500
Phone: 812-855-2452
Fax: 812-855-3143
Email: liblilly@indiana.edu

Title
Cookery mss., circa 1660-circa 1890

Collection No.
LMC 2435

Extent
61 items

Language
Materials are in English.

Abstract
The Cookery mss., circa 1660–circa 1890, consists of bound and individual writings, often on the topic of cookery, of persons involved with cooking by practice or trade.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Biographical Note

Various donors.

Arrangement

Organized into the following series: I. Chesbrough; II. Additional Receipt Books.

Scope and Content Note

The Chesbrough series consists of items donated by Mary Mott Chesbrough, an editor of the Chicago Record Cook Book, originally published in 1896. The Additional Receipt Books series contains an array of receipt books and related materials. Early American cookery is represented in receipt books by Mary Hudson, Mary (Joyce) Lewis, and Edward Bradford, among others. Mexican cookery of the same era is found in two receipt books by Maria Nicolasa Maldonado and Maria F. Seventeenth century French receipts may be found in works by Jacques Vontent and Pierre Petit. French recipes or instruction books from later periods by various persons are also included. A number of English and American receipt books and individual recipes, ranging from the 18th to 19th centuries are available, by a variety of persons. A 19th century German receipt book by Christiane Schmiedling is included. Works produced in the context of the cookery trade include those by Edward Kidder the pastry maker, C. Underwood the butcher, the Cheesemakers' Guild, Corcellet the food merchant, and Alexis Benôit Soyer, a celebrated chef.

In the Additional Receipt Books series, the majority of the items are receipt books in which a cook records his or her instructions for preparing food and occasionally medicine. Menus are sometimes included within the receipt books, though this collection also contains a book of menus for dinners attended and given by Lt. General Sir Hope Grant. On occasion, individual receipts and menus are found. While the majority of the receipt books are authored by one cook, some are compilations written by several cooks. Statutes, purchasing records, and receipts produced by those involved in the cookery trade are incorporated. The visiting book of Alexis Benôit Soyer, is another part of the collection, as well as a receipt book from the library of Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales.

Note on Indexing Term - "Medicine": Many of the items contain recipes for medicines, other home-made remedies, formulae and prescriptions.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information
Acquired: 1987-2011.
Usage Restrictions
Prior arrangements are not necessary before coming to the Library, however, patrons from out of town are encouraged to communicate with the Library in advance of their visits to ascertain availability of materials.

Photocopying permitted only with permission of the Curator of Manuscripts, Lilly Library.

Preferred Citation
[Item], Cookery mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Processing Information
Processed by Ariadne Rehbein.

Completed in 2014


Series: Box 1 I. Chesbrough.

1835.  Recipes of Minnie Bennett [image]View item(s)

1888-1900.  Recipes and menus

1893 - 1902-3.  Recipes and menu

1896, Dec. 17.  Recipes of Ella (Brainerd) Whitlock

1896 - 1917.  Recipes and menus

Box 2 Undated.  Recipes and menus

Undated.  Recipes and menus

Printed. Clippings of columns by M.M. Chesbrough

Printed. Miscellaneous clippings

Series: Box 3 II. Additional Receipt Books.

Includes both bound and unbound materials.


1776-1826.  Joyce, Mary (Lewis). Receipt book

1779-1838  Hudson, Mary. Receipt book (separate leaves)

1776-1826.  Joyce, Mary (Lewis). Receipt book (paid laid on) [image]View item(s)

Box 4 19th century.  Neilson, Lockhart [image]View item(s)

18th century.  Receipt book

19th century.  Receipt book

18th-19th centuries.  Bradford, Edward. Cookery and household receipts [image]View item(s)

19th century.  Receipt book

No Box Circa 1580.  Memorie de ce que jay fourni pour Monsieru Ferrier (An account of the food supplied for the wedding of M. de Ferrier)

Circa 1610.  Frederick, Henry, Prince of Wales. Receipts (bound) [image]View item(s)

1650.  Petit, Pierre

1650.  Vontet, Jacques

1688-1713.  Powell, Elizabeth; Andrew, Tomasine [image]View item(s)

1690 (1660).  Lady Anderson

1691.  Macies Book [image]View item(s)

1696.  Christening feast

1696.  Maynard, Elizabeth [image]View item(s)

1718.  Dashwood, Dorothea (Read). Receipts, Confectionary, etc. [image]View item(s)

Circa 1725.  E.Kidder's receipts of pastry and coookery for the use of his scholars [image]View item(s)

1761.  Interrogazioni da farsi alli Putti che vorrano essere ascritti Confratelli Nell'Arte nostra de formaggieri (Statutes of the Cheesemakers' Guild) (bound)

1767, Feb 27.  Gerry, Samuel. Songbook and receipt book [image]View item(s)

Circa 1770.  F, Maria. [Mexican Cookbook].

1770 - 1812.  Early American Receipt book [image]View item(s)

1773.  Etat et Mena General de la Dispense

1779. Lady Bradshaigh & others [image]View item(s)

1779-1838.  Hudson, Mary. Receipt book [image]View item(s)

1786.  Seward, Anna. Receipt book [image]View item(s)

1789-1809.  Receipt book [image]View item(s)

1794.  Maldonado, Maria Nicolasa

1799-1800.  "Clothing Worsted Stocking Feet Spinning School" Receipt book [image]View item(s)

18th century.  Reciepts [sic] [image]View item(s)

18th century.  Sistême Complet de Distillation

18th century.  Receipt book (bound) [image]View item(s)

18th century.  Complete transcription in unknown hand of François Marin, Les Dons de Comus ou les Délices de la Table,

19th century.  Receipts (bound) [image]View item(s)

19th century.  Receipts (bound) [image]View item(s)

1806.  Miss Tyndale, Her book [image]View item(s)

1826 May, 30.  Chartsworth, Mary Ann [image]View item(s)

1831, Feb. 28.  Corcellet, food merchant. Bill for food items supplied to the Countess de Volager

1841-1857.  Alexis Benôit Soyer, cook, author. Visiting book.

1845.  Schmiedling, Christiane

1859, Dec. 21-1863, Oct. 24  Underwood, C, butcher. Butcher's receipt book

1864  Receipt book, including recipes for food, drink, medicine, and cosmetics. From Kovaszna Transylvnia. In Latin, German, and Hungarian

1874, June 26-1877 July 5.  Grant, Lt. Gen. Sir James Hope. Menu book

1877, Oct. 29.   Recipe for Boston sausages

1918.  Les dix Livres d'Apicius Coelius de la Chose Culinaire translated by Guégan

Undated.  Calley, Isabella. Her Resaite Book [image]View item(s)

Undated.  Receipts (bound)

Undated.  Receipt book

Undated.  Recipes for "Le Progres" and "Profiteralles au chocolat"

Undated.  Letter from "Aunt Bell" to "My dear Sale", includes recipe for India relish

Undated.  3 Receipts: 1829, July 17 . To make 8 Gallons Small Beer; Undated. To take off Sun Burn; Undated. Currant Wine

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