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Total number of records: 217

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Books and printed items156
Archives61

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
recipes194
cooking105
cooking, english70
home economics69
formulas, recipes, etc22
medicine20
medicine, popular16
brewing8
women6
carving (meat, etc.)6

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Hodgkin, John (Bibliographer)11
Rundell, Maria Eliza Ketelby (1745-1828)8
Salmon, William (1644-1713)6
Smith, E (1732)5
Harrison, Sarah (1777-)5
Radcliffe, M4
Davis Gelatine (Australia) Limited4
Dudley, Georgiana Elizabeth Ward Countess of4
W. M4
Eaton, Mary3

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From 160016
From 170067
From 180073
From 190061

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Up to 179962
Up to 189974
Up to 199969
Cookery book
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Cookery book

18--

Nine cookery recipes, followed by 35 blank pages. Contents note on front cover by Mrs Blanche Leigh

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An anonymous collection of culinary and medical receipts
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An anonymous collection of culinary and medical receipts

18--

Pages 1-129 contain culinary receipts; pages 130-137 contain medical receipts; (pp.9-14; 23-24; 28-30; 42-44; 56-58; 68-70; 75-78;91-108; 119-129; 138-148 are blank)

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Recipe book for the large scale production of cordials.
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Recipe book for the large scale production of cordials.

1764-1778

Contains 54 manuscript recipes for the large scale production of cordials, dated between 1764 and 1778. They include one for producing 30 gallons of Wormwood cordial, and others for rectifying molasse...

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Book containing late seventeenth century culinary and medical recipes
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Book containing late seventeenth century culinary and medical recipes

ca.1690

In 3 different hands. Bound in leather, with modern pencilled foliation

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Catalogue entries of foreign cookery books, compiled by John Hodgkin
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Catalogue entries of foreign cookery books, compiled by John Hodgkin

Hodgkin, John (bibliographer)

c.1930

Austrian and Swiss cookery books are included in the list

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Notes on old cookery books, compiled by John Hodgkin

Hodgkin, John (bibliographer)

c.1925

The main manuscript contains five chapters devoted to old cookery books of particular interest, as follows: (1) ff.4-16: Ann Wallis: 1673; (2) ff.17-37: Mrs Windham: 1710; (3) ff. 38-60: Captain Thoma...

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Cookery book, compiled by Antonius Ricettius, gastronomicus

Ricettius, Antonius

c.1750

A collection of recipes

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A recipe book in various hands, once in the possession of Mrs Green of Penblaith Farm, Llangarron, Herefordshire, from 1741 to 1764
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A recipe book in various hands, once in the possession of Mrs Green of Penblaith Farm, Llangarron, Herefordshire, from 1741 to 1764

17--

Recipes supplied by: Ann Cutler (f.13r); Mrs Scammell (f.14r); Mr Davie (f.16r); Mrs Indmah (?) (f.17r); Mrs Chamberlain, Mrs Richardson (f.18r); Mrs Addams (f.18v); Mrs Green (ff.19v, 24r and 24v), a...

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American cookery
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American cookery

c.1901-1950

A collection of recipes

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