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Elizabeth Shoemaker recipe book

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Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]370 Lancaster Ave, Haverford, PA 19041

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

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Call Number:
MC.975.11.031
Repository:
Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
Extent:
0.08 linear ft. (1 volume)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Elizabeth Shoemaker recipe book (HC.MC.975.11.031), Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.
Date:
circa 1818
Creator:
Taylor, Elizabeth Shoemaker
Form:
Cookbooks
Abstract:

Elizabeth R. Shoemaker (1809-1855) was born March 5, 1809, in Shoemakertown, Pa., the daughter of Charles and Margaret Shoemaker. She married Abraham Taylor on August 20, 1848, and the couple had three children: Margaret Wood Taylor (1849-1857), Charles S. Taylor (1850-1940), and Sarah Merritt Taylor (1853-1947). Elizabeth Shoemaker Taylor died on October 20, 1855.

This collection is comprised of the single volume recipe book of Elizabeth Shoemaker. The majority of recipes are for baked goods, puddings, and preserves, recipes for salves and other remedies, and tips for cleaning.

Unknown.

Processed by Kara Flynn; completed December 2015.

MC 962 Taylor family papers MC.975.03.035 Margaret Wood Shoemaker & Elizabeth Shoemaker commonplace book MC.975.11.024 Margaret Hill Morris recipe book MC.975.11.032 Anonymous recipe book

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Publisher
Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
Finding Aid Author
Kara Flynn
Finding Aid Date
December 2015
Use Restrictions

Standard Federal Copyright Law Applies (U.S. Title 17).

Collection Inventory

Recipe book, circa 1818.
Volume 1

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