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Total number of records: 547

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Cookery Collection539
Brotherton Collection6

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cooking, english547
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Glasse, Hannah (1708-1770)44
Raffald, Elizabeth (1733-1781)36
Soyer, Alexis (1809-1858)27
Johnson, Richard (1793)22
Johnson, Richard22
Moxon, Elizabeth18
Henderson, W A18
Smith, E (1732)15
Farley, John14
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An anonymous recipe book, including some recipes from Surrey and Yorkshire
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An anonymous recipe book, including some recipes from Surrey and Yorkshire

c.1800

Also known as:Recipe book Sources of recipes include: Mrs Page of Streatham and Sheen (ff.6r, 7v, 12r, 15r, and 17v); Mrs Brooksbank of Yorkshire and 'Healaugh' [presumably Philippa Brooksbank (d.184...

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Receipts of pastry and cookery for the use of his scholars, by Edward Kidder
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Receipts of pastry and cookery for the use of his scholars, by Edward Kidder

Kidder, Edward

1702

A collection of recipes. Receipts are similar to, but not always identical with, those in the printed version

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The housekeeper's guide; or, A plain and practical system of domestic cookery

Copley, Esther

1834

With an additional, engraved title-leaf, reading: The housekeeper's guide, or A plain & practical system of domestic cookery, by Esther Copley.

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The housekeeper's guide; or, A plain and practical system of domestic cookery

Copley, Esther

1834

With an additional, engraved title-leaf, reading: The housekeeper's guide, or A plain & practical system of domestic cookery, by Esther Copley.

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