Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)Hannah Bochain, Student Assistant, and Kira A. Dietz, Archivist
Permission to publish material from Manuscript Cookbook [Mid-Atlantic region?] must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Collection is open for research.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Manuscript Cookbook [Mid-Atlantic Region?] Ms2012-060, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Manuscript Cookbook [Mid-Atlantic Region?] was purchased by Special Collections in September 2012.
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Manuscript Cookbook [Mid-Atlantic Region?] was completed in October 2012.
The collection consists of a manuscript cookbook that includes a series of recipes dating from approximately 1840-1915. The recipes are characteristic of those found in the Mid-Atlantic region, including recipes for "Johnny Cakes", "Honey Cakes", and "Cruellers." Also included in the cookbook are recipes for wine, syrups, baked goods, and preservation and pickling instructions. Pasted amongst the recipes are newspaper clippings featuring advice columns and published recipes. Additional hand-written recipes have been pasted within the pages.