Scope and Contents
Collection consists of a handwritten cookbook kept by Harriet Minot Pitman. The cookbook contains recipes for puddings, cakes, pies, marmalade, ice cream, fish, and other foods, some attributed to "Mrs. Phipps Receipt Book" and other sources; and medical remedies for scarlet fever and other ailments.
Dates
- Creation: 1844-1846
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Collection is open for research.
Extent
1 folderRepository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
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