Caroline Hancock Preston Recipe Book, circa 1808-1827
Title
Caroline Hancock Preston Recipe Book, circa 1808-1827
Subject
Cookery
Louisville (Ky.)
Recipes
Women
Description
Recipes for food and home remedies collected by Caroline Hancock Preston (1785-1847). Preston was born in Fincastle, Virginia and was married to prominent Virginian William Preston, Jr. (1770-1821). She lived much of her life in Louisville and is buried at Cave Hill Cemetery.
This book includes recipes for delicacies such as fried cow heels and crab apple preserves. It also includes detailed directions for making useful concoctions such as nutmeg oil hair tonic, natural yarn dye, and a treatment for rheumatism using whiskey. Several pages include the names of the women who gave Preston the recipes.
This book includes recipes for delicacies such as fried cow heels and crab apple preserves. It also includes detailed directions for making useful concoctions such as nutmeg oil hair tonic, natural yarn dye, and a treatment for rheumatism using whiskey. Several pages include the names of the women who gave Preston the recipes.
Creator
Preston, Caroline (Hancock), 1785-1847 (Mrs. William Preston)
Source
Mss. A P937, Preston, Caroline Recipe book, Manuscript Collection, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky
Publisher
The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky
Date
circa 1808-1827
Rights
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Language
eng
Type
Collection
Identifier
Mss. A P937
