John Underwood - Rare and Antiquarian Books and Manuscripts

MANUSCRIPT RECIPE BOOK 1721,STOCKDALE,MARY. Pp128, contemporary vellum binding recased and repaired to corners.Front Pastedown inscribed 9 Sept 1721 To Joshua Bartlet for finding & binding . The Baroness of Caley (probably Everilda Thornhill born before 1684, died 12 September 1733 wife of Sir Arthur Caley, 3rd Baronet.of Brampton, North Yorkshire, born 1654, died 19 May 1727. Katherine Lucy May Worsley, the present Duchess of Kent, is a descendant of the Caley family.) The front free end paper is inscribed with the name of Mary Stockdale Book 1721. There are 58 pages of manuscript in at least three hands, followed by 50 blank pages then a further 10 pages of recipe at the end. The first page begins with "To make White Puddings, then To Wash Cloths wth. ash Balls, to Make a Fish Pye. Wine and cordial recipes follow, then To Pickle hams,To Make a Briskett Pudding, How to Roast a Pike, To Pickle pidgoons,To Make York Cakes, To Potte Beefe My Own Way, To Make Curds for Cheesecakes, To Pickle Oysters, To Make a Syrrup of Violetts, To Raggoon a Breast of Veal,To make a pickle for Sturgeon , To Make Catshopp, A Catholick Soop, To Collour Eggs, various pickles, A Rague of Veal,Sully Bubbs, To make marmalet of quinces,To Puffin Chickins,Sauce for all sorts of Wyld Fouls, Almond Flummery, My favorite Sallad Spanish,To stew artichoaks with cream, Fine Dumplings, To roast a Capon with Oysters, Dryd Sweetmeats, A Carrot Pudding, followed by various cakes including Excellent small cakes much esteemed by ye King, Ye Lady Canarvons Cake, and To Make Burbin Cake." Some recipes carry the names of the donors. There are several loose inserts and one rough table plan. A very fascinating manuscript with plenty of research and publication potential. Please contact the seller for any further details.

keywords: Everilda Thornhill, Baroness of Caley, Brampton, recipe, Katherine Lucy May Worsley, Mary Stockdale, Manuscript, Duchess of Kent,

condition: Very Good +

jacket: None Issued

binding: Vellum