Recipe book of the Viaux family, 1814-1850. Digital
Scope and Contents
The Viaux family recipe book is a notebook with two sections. The main portion of the notebook, beginning at the front of the book, consists of handwritten recipes for foods including soup; fish; vegetables; cakes; jellies and jams; puddings; alcoholic beverages; soda water; recipes for pickling and preserving various foods and for curing bacon; and recipes for various home remedies, such as eye salve; tooth powder; treatment for burns; and cures for cholera, dysentery, and whooping cough. The notebook also includes handwritten notes on "Dr Stewart's method of healing the Pulmonary Complaint" and a series of medical recipes. This material begins at the end of the notebook and continues towards the center.
Dates
- Creation: 1814-1850
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Collection is open for research.
Extent
1 folderRepository Details
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