MrsArmstrong
05-19-2007, 05:30 AM
Here are a few receipt books if you're interested.
Nelson's Household Library - The New Household Receipt-book: Containing Maxims, Directions, and Specifics for Promoting Health, Comfort, and Improvement in the Household - Mrs. Sarah Hale - 1854
http://books.google.com/books?id=g0ECAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA10&dq=receipts#PPA11,M1
The Improved Housewife, Or Book of Receipts: With Engravings for Marketing and Carving - by A L Webster - 1851
http://books.google.com/books?id=gptko1Fu_8QC&pg=PA13&dq=receipts
The Art of Manufacturing Soaps - 1854
http://books.google.com/books?id=xm0IAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA9&dq=receipts
They make for some interesting reading =)
Nelson's Household Library - The New Household Receipt-book: Containing Maxims, Directions, and Specifics for Promoting Health, Comfort, and Improvement in the Household - Mrs. Sarah Hale - 1854
http://books.google.com/books?id=g0ECAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA10&dq=receipts#PPA11,M1
The Improved Housewife, Or Book of Receipts: With Engravings for Marketing and Carving - by A L Webster - 1851
http://books.google.com/books?id=gptko1Fu_8QC&pg=PA13&dq=receipts
The Art of Manufacturing Soaps - 1854
http://books.google.com/books?id=xm0IAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA9&dq=receipts
They make for some interesting reading =)