Louisa Bull receipt book, 1834.

Author/Creator:

Bull, Louisa.

Publication:

1834.

Format/Description:

Manuscript
1 volume.

Subjects:

Cooking, English -- 19th century.
Traditional medicine -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions -- 19th century.

Form/Genre:

Codices (bound manuscripts)
Cookbooks.
Recipes.
Manuscripts, English -- 19th century.

Summary:

Small red leather ledger book comprising the recipes of Louisa Bull dated 1834. The volume contains chiefly culinary recipes for items such as puddings, cakes, meats, and marmalades. There are a few medicinal remedies for ailments such as rheumatism and burns. There are household formulas for cleaning fabrics and other items. Some toiletry recipes for are also included. "Miss Louisa Bull, 1 November 1834, Receipt book" is written on inside front cover. Many pages are blank throughout the volume and the cover is detached.

Penn Provenance:

Sold by Dominic Winter Auctioneers (Cirencester, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom), 2016, lot 384.

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Codex 1754.

OCLC:

944178671

Online:

Finding aid
http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/ead/upenn_rbml_PUSpMsCodex1754

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