Receipt book of Sarah Longe [manuscript], 17th century.
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Title
Receipt book of Sarah Longe [manuscript], 17th century.
Variant title
Mrs. Sarah Longe her receipt booke
Description
1 v. : ill.
Associated name
Longe, Sarah, active 17th century, author.
Westbury, Richard Morland Tollemache, Baron, 1914-1961, former owner.
Westbury, Richard Morland Tollemache, Baron, 1914-1961, former owner.
Scope and content
Cookery and medical recipes; one is a royal favorite: "To make another Bisket, whereof King James, and his Queene have eaten with much liking" (p. 20). A few recipes were added in the eighteenth century. Three lists of contents for the earlier part of the book--for preserves and conserves, cookery, and medicine--follow p. 48. Also another collection of recipes tipped in. Sketch of head on p. 83.
Note
[6], 48, [38] p. and [12] p. (in folder).
Previously dated "ca. 1610" in Folger catalog, but internal evidence described in the Manuscript Cookbooks Survey in 2017 points to a later date, ca. 1640-1700.
Previously dated "ca. 1610" in Folger catalog, but internal evidence described in the Manuscript Cookbooks Survey in 2017 points to a later date, ca. 1640-1700.
Publications about material
Infinite variety : exploring the Folger Shakespeare Library / edited by Esther Ferington. Seattle : Distributed by University of Washington Press, c2002, p. 120-121.
Binding information
Paper gilt edged. Vellum binding with remains of ties.
Provenance
Westbury MS.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 1999. Fooles and Fricassees (catalog p. 41)
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2011. Beyond Home Remedy.
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2011. Beyond Home Remedy.
Linked resources
Cover-to-cover images and transcription of Folger Shakespeare Library V.a.425
Manuscript Cookbooks Survey description of Folger Shakespeare Library V.a.425
Blog post about Folger Shakespeare Library V.a.425: "Early modern straws; or, quills are not just for writing", The Collation (02 October 2019)
Manuscript Cookbooks Survey description of Folger Shakespeare Library V.a.425
Blog post about Folger Shakespeare Library V.a.425: "Early modern straws; or, quills are not just for writing", The Collation (02 October 2019)
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain.
Item Details
Call number
V.a.425
Folger accession
MS Add 444