Recipes supplied by: Ann Cutler (f.13r); Mrs Scammell (f.14r); Mr Davie (f.16r); Mrs Indmah (?) (f.17r); Mrs Chamberlain, Mrs Richardson (f.18r); Mrs Addams (f.18v); Mrs Green (ff.19v, 24r and 24v), and Mrs Perkins (f.23r-v, f.26r)
A recipe book in various hands, once in the possession of Mrs Green of Penblaith Farm, Llangarron, Herefordshire, from 1741 to 1764
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 MS 499
- Dates of Creation
- 18th century
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 vol. (42 ff.) Erratic contemporary foliation and pagination; a further six stubs visible after f. 42; most versos blank; ff. 31, 34 and 37-42 are blank; ff. 32-3 are adventitious, mounted to the stub of former f. 32. Recipes on ff. 29, 30, 35 and 36 are on separate paper, pasted in. Inscription on front board, rather worn, "Mrs Green of Penblaithe Book of Receipts 1741"; signed and dated by Mrs Green, 4th June 1764, on f. 42v
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The compiler of the recipe book is unknown
Access Information
Access is unrestricted
Acquisition Information
Purchased from Sotheby, 27th October 1980, lot 282
Note
In English