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Thomas Ormsby recipe book, 1780-1813 (inclusive)

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1 volume
Abstract:
Thomas Ormsby was a member of a prominent Irish family living in Ballinamore House in County Mayo, Ireland. This volume contains culinary, medicinal, and household recipes compiled by Thomas Ormsby and probably other members of the family from at least 1780 to 1813. Culinary recipes include both sweet and savory dishes, and use a diverse set of ingredients, many of which were not native to Ireland.

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Sperling family recipe book, 1799-1816 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
Abstract:
This volume contains 166 culinary, household, and medicinal recipes and was created and compiled between 1799 and 1816 in England. The primary contributor was possibly Sarah Ann Grace Sperling (1770-1850), but there are numerous hands present.

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British cookbook, circa 1861-1890 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
Abstract:
This volume contains 96 recipes, a passage about being the "mistress of a household," and a reading list and was created and compiled in England between 1861 and 1890.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

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Cookbook, not before 1803

Extent:
1 volume
Abstract:
This volume contains 65 culinary recipes and was likely created in England by unknown creators starting in 1803.

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Limehouse recipe book, not before 1822

Extent:
1 volume
Abstract:
This volume contains 206 culinary, medicinal, and household recipes written and compiled by Mrs. Jolip[?] in Limehouse, England as early as 1822, and likely into the 1830s. Based on this location, it seems as if the creator could have been from a middle or working-class background. The beginning portion of this volume contains mathematics exercises and practice and the remainder of the volume consists of culinary, medicinal, and household recipes.

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