A book of receipts of all sorts

A book of receipts of all sorts

Author(s):
Strachey, Elizabeth, approximately 1670-1722
Publication:
Produced: 1693
Language(s):
English
Format:
Manuscript text
Subject(s):
Pharmaceutical Preparations
Genre(s):
Cookbooks
Formularies
Abstract:
Domestic recipe book for ailments and conditions of all types. Also contains 14 loose scraps with recipes. The book was started in 1693 and was continued by a daughter until at least 1727. Elizabeth Strachey was the wife of notable geologist John Strachey of Somerset. One recipe bears the note "from Mr. Lock", presumably the philosopher John Locke, a close friend of the family's.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain (More information)
Extent:
[83] l. and 14 loose items.
Provenance:
Purchase, Jan. 2004.
NLM Unique ID:
101202660 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101202660