Duncumb recipe book : autograph manuscript signed, 1791-1800s (reverse pages, reading from back to front)

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This manuscript consists of approximately 425 culinary recipes and 50 medical and household receipts, many attributed. About two-thirds of the recipes in the culinary section are savory and one-third sweet, many of the former stews and pickled dishes, most of the latter creams and jellies. The medicinal receipts include treatments for worms, coughs, bruises, pain, burns, and other ailments.

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Title

Duncumb recipe book : autograph manuscript signed, 1791-1800s (reverse pages, reading from back to front)

Other Title

Eliza Duncumb receipts 1791

Author

Duncumb, Elizabeth

Date

1791-circa 1825

Subjects (LC)

Medicine -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions
Traditional medicine -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions
Cooking, English
Manuscripts, English -- 18th century
Manuscripts, English -- 19th century

Genre

Cookbooks
Medical formularies

Country

England

County

Warwickshire

City

Sutton Coldfield

Extent

1 volume (189 pages + 1 laid-in leaf)

Height (cm)

9.5

Width (cm)

7.5

Notes

"Eliz. Duncumb / March 22 1791 / Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire" on the front pastedown. As some of the recipes are typical of the 19th century, 1791 was most likely the start date of the manuscript. | Recipe dated 1827 on back pastedown. | 1 single-folded leaf after page 4. | Partially paginated in author's hand: [1]-4, [8], 9-14, 19-164, [21] pages. | Conserved and cataloged under a grant from the Pine Tree Foundation in 2012. | Digitized under a 2019 grant from the Pine Tree Foundation.

Language

English

Citation

Duncumb, Elizabeth. Duncumb recipe book : autograph manuscript signed, 1791-1800s.