Hertford Receipt Book
Scope and Content
The Hertford Receipt Book is a recipe book written in Hertford, England (a county town of Hertfordshire) from 1800 to 1833. The recipes were documented by several people as handwriting changes throughout the volume. Some recipes are ascribed/attributed and dated. Attributions include: Miss Anne Morris, W. R. Price, Mrs. Whitmore, the Hertford Paper, and the Shrewsbury Paper among others. Recipes for home remedies and household necessities encompass a large portion of the manuscript, examples of which are: a "Receipt for Killing Rats," a formula for "Common Lead Coloured Paint," and "A Salve for Drawing Wounds." Edible recipes include: jellies, cakes, breads, meats, stews, and beverages (ales and wines).
Dates
- Creation: 1800 - 1833
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the Hertford Receipt Book must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Information
No biographical information is available for those attributed in recipes, such as: Miss Anne Morris, W. R. Price, and Mrs. Whitmore.
Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Handwritten book from Hertford, England, containing recipes for home remedies, household items, rat poison, cakes, breads, meats, stews, beverages (ales), and more.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by material type.
Acquisition Information
The Hertford Receipt Book was purchased by Special Collections in 2004.
Processing Information
The processing and description of the Hertford Receipt Book occurred in June 2008.
- Title
- A Guide to the Hertford Receipt Book, 1800-1833
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Emily Cook
- Date
- © 2008 By Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu