04438ntm a2200409 a 4500 9979942923403681 20260911120531.0 260623s1733 enk 000 0 eng d (OCoLC)on1600897593 (OCoLC)1600897593 PAU eng dcrmmss PAU Oversize Ms. Codex 2389 English recipe book : manuscript. England, 1733. 1 volume (170 pages) ; 32 x 20 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier This cookbook contains 145 culinary and medicinal recipes written and compiled by an unknown individual in England, possibly in Kent, in 1733. The volume is bound in original vellum with some damage to the binding. The folio size paper has watermarks of the name I. Gaudin and the Amsterdam coat of arms. The recipes are organized into four sections, Surgery and Physick (p. 1-25), Cordial Waters (p. 41-49), Sweet Meats (p. 77-92), and an untitled section with additional remedies (p. 97-101). Each section is followed by a run of blank pages (p. 26-40, 50-76, 102-169). The front pastedown includes the bookplates of two former owners: F. William Cock, M.D., 1898, Appledore, Kent and Chef Fritz Blank. Surgery and Physick has 78 recipes for a variety of ailments, though there are a considerable number of recipes related to pregnancy and childbirth. Examples of recipes in this section include Lady Harrington’s receipt for ye stones (p. 2), for ye rickets in children (p. 11), for a woman in danger of miscarrying (p. 12), Lady Acton’s eye water (p. 18), Dr. Kenelm Digby’s receipt for a fistula for a cancer in ye breast (p. 20), Dr. Goddard’s glister for ye stone (p. 24), a receipt for a woman in travail wth a dead child prob (p. 24), Lady Frances Coventry’s receipt for quickening labour (p. 25), and to expel ye afterbirth (p. 25). Cordial waters contains 27 recipes, examples of which include surfeit water (p. 43), aqua miribilis (p. 45), and Dr. Lower’s cordial tincture (p. 49). Sweet meats contains 27 recipes, examples of which include march pane (p. 77), Wood Street cake (p. 78), Lady Middleton’s orange cakes (p. 80), mace cakes (p. 84), to mack Madam Bromly’s seed cakes (p. 87), and to mack my cousins Littleston’s bunns (p. 89). The last page (p. 170) and back pastedown include a series of prescriptions titled “May 1733 what Doct Heels order’d My Lord.” It is unclear what he was being treated for. Collation: Paper, 85 leaves; 1¹²ˉ¹(-2), 2⁴ˉ¹(-1), 3¹⁴, 4¹⁸ˉ²(-4, -5), 5¹²ˉ¹(-4), 6¹⁸, 7¹⁴ˉ¹(14 is pastedown); pagination in pencil, lower outer corners, 1-170. Formerly owned by Frederick William Cock (Appledore, Kent, England, 1858-1943). Gift of Chef Fritz Blank, 2008. English Recipe Book (Oversize Ms. Codex 2389). Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Pennsylvania. Cooking, English Early works to 1800. Medicine Formulae, receipts, prescriptions Early works to 1800. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008107530 Women Health and hygiene. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85147301 codices (bound manuscripts) aat http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300224200 Cookbooks. lcgft Recipes. lcgft Manuscripts, English 18th century. Cock, F. William, former owner. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2008145813 http://viaf.org/viaf/14595168 Blank, Fritz, donor. Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts University of Pennsylvania 3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206. Oversize Ms. Codex 2389 Finding aid https://findingaids.library.upenn.edu/records/UPENN_RBML_PUSP.OVERSIZEMS.CODEX2389 Full resource digitalcollections.library.upenn.edu 09ce3509-ef9c-441c-bc91-96ea63548fc0 https://digitalcollections.library.upenn.edu/items/09ce3509-ef9c-441c-bc91-96ea63548fc0 0 9979942923403681 22927191150003681 01UPENN_INST KislakCntr Manuscripts Oversize Ms. Codex 2389 available 1 0 scmss 8 1 Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts Chef Fritz Blank Culinary Archive and Library (University of Pennsylvania) Culinary Collection (University of Pennsylvania) 22927191150003681 Oversize Ms. Codex 2389 KislakCntr scmss