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San Marino, CA 91108
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Miss Fall's commonplace book and cookbook : manuscript
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Rare Books
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Commonplace book containing a tabulated name index; an accounts ledger, 7 pages of newspaper clippings with poetry, advice, remedies, and maxims; 7 pages of handwritten poetry; a 2 page register of births and marriages; 10 pages of newspaper clippings with household recipes and culinary recipes; 12 pages of handwritten poetry, a 5 page register of marriages, deaths, and births; 46 pages of culinary recipes; and 2 pages of handwritten poetry. Additional newspaper clippings laid in (removed to PF).
642099
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Manuscript cookbook containing culinary recipes written in at least two hands. Containing recipes for desserts, cakes, vegetables, meats, fish, and salads. Also contains numerous mounted newspaper clippings and printed ephemera with culinary recipes, medicinal recipes, and household hints. Additional news paper clippings, and printed ephemera with recipes laid in.
642063
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Manuscript cookbook containing mostly culinary recipes written in one hand, containing a total of 200 recipes for appetizers, meats, vegetables, rice, pasta, soups and salads. Also contains numerous mounted newspaper clippings and printed ephemera with culinary recipes, medicinal recipes, and household hints. Additional handwritten recipes on scraps of paper, clippings, and printed ephemera laid in.
642074
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Manuscript cookbook/scrapbook containing handwritten culinary recipes and mounted newspaper clippings and printed ephemera with culinary recipes and general hygiene, medicinal, housekeeping and gardening tips. Handwritten recipes include: Mustard pickle, Emily Bacon's Election Cake, Ham brine, and California Cake. Some clippings are mounted over earlier ledger entries.
642096
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Manuscript cookbook containing mostly culinary recipes written in one hand with some notes and recipes on general housekeeping. Contains recipes for cakes, candies, breads, muffins, gems, cookies, puddings, and cordials. Also contains numerous mounted newspaper clippings with culinary recipes and household hints on pages 57, 145, and 198-201.
642076
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Manuscript cookbook/scrapbook containing mounted newspaper clippings with culinary recipes and an index. Notebook appears to have been re-purposed twice. The front endpapers and pages [1]-[4] are an index. On pages [5]-[27] is a handwritten Gospel according to St. Matthew with marginal notes. Pages [28]-[46] are filled with newspaper clippings with culinary recipes mounted over what appears to be handwritten school lessons in grammar, math and geography. Pages [47]-[158] contain the remainder of the handwritten lessons. Additional newspaper clippings, printed ephemera, and culinary recipes on scraps of paper laid in. Also included is a reprint of an albumen photograph with a date on the verso of 1892 (removed to PF).
642095