Manuscript Cookery and Home Remedy Books

Manuscript Cookery and Home Remedy Books 18th and 19th Century, to include four books in contemporary vellum of which one a brass clasped account book, 12mo, one volume entitled 'Recipe Book' with marbled paper boards and leather spine, small 4to, another partially disbound volume with Medical notes, 4to (6)

Footnote:

Sadly unattributed for the most part, one recipe book is inscribed 'Mary'. The account book, starting in the late 18th Century gives some names, such as William Richardson, Kirkoswald' and 'Dr Cringledyke Estate'.

One of the smaller volumes includes a plethora of home remedies, from curing whooping cough, chilblains to the more optimistic 'Recipe for a Cancer or any Tumour'. Other volumes mention 'A good Incarnation salve', remedies for 'hysterical fits' and Dropsie. The largest vellum recipe book, partially completed and indexed to the first few pages shows more useful recipes such as 'Red Quince Marmolet', 'to make Carromel for Fruit', Ratifia Puffs' and 'English Champagne'.

The largest of the volumes, labelled 'Extracts' to the spine is alphabetically arranged and partially completed with notes on chemistry.