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Marianne Kimball's recipe book

Small leather volume comprising recipes kept by Marianne Kimball during the 19th century.

Creator: Kimball, Marianne
Date: approximately 1800-1899 (inclusive)
Extent: 1 volume(s) (+ 1 leaf)
Call Number: Ms. Codex 1794

Description

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Scope and Content

Small leather volume with detached covers and ruled pages containing recipes kept by Marianne Kimball during the nineteenth century. Written on the first page is "Marianne Kimball's recipe book--Economy is wealth." Recipes included in the volume are for biscuits, cakes, jams, meat dishes, and puddings. There are several recipes using apples. Some recipes begin with town names such as Salem pumpkin pudding, Concord cake, and Tunbridge cake suggesting Kimball may have lived in New England. Recipes for currant wine, potted pigeon, sage pudding and Indian pudding are included. Two recipes, short gingerbread and pickled walnuts, have been crossed out in pencil. A recipe for steamed apple pudding written in a different hand has been laid in the volume.

Acquisition Information

Sold by Tavistock Books (Alameda, California), 2016.

Rights and citation

Use: Copyright restrictions may exist. For most library holdings, the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania do not hold copyright. It is the responsibility of the requester to seek permission from the holder of the copyright to reproduce material from the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Preferred Citation: Ms. Codex 1794, Marianne Kimball's recipe book, approximately 1800-1899, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Pennsylvania
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
Finding aids author: Donna Brandolisio
Date: February 2017

Subjects and headings

Creator: Kimball, Marianne
Subject: Cooking, American; Cooking
Language: English
Form: Recipes; Cookbooks; Codices (bound manuscripts)

Inventory

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