Cookbook of Alice Townsend, 1826. Digital
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a handwritten cookbook containing recipes (including puddings, cakes, jam, gingerbread, vegetables and various meats); housekeeping advice (including for getting rid of bed bugs and cleaning marble); and home remedies for all sorts of ailments (including sprained limbs, digestive complaints, colds, sore throats, removing substances from the nose, and several remedies for cholera). The cookbook also includes an essay on Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord by "Lady Morgan."
Dates
- Creation: 1826
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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