Mary Pye hire booke, 1639.
Contributors: Katherine Golden Bitting Collection on Gastronomy (Library of Congress)
Published: 1600
Language: eng
Number of pages: 94
Subjects: Cookery, English -- Early works to 1800; Recipes -- Early works to 1800; Manuscripts, English -- Washington (D.C.)
Other titles: Lady Philips receits.; Cook book 1639.
Notes: Bitting, K.G.  Gastronomic bib., p. 384
Ms. book of recipes, etc., in several hands.
Binder's title: Cook book 1639.
Gift of A.W. Bitting, presented in memory of Katherine Golden Bitting, Oct. 6, 1939 (Katherine Golden Bitting Collection on Gastronomy. Manuscript cookery book no. 12).
Up to p. [79] the writers used only the recto of each leaf. The book was then turned upside down (head-to-toe) and recipes, captioned "Lady Philips receits," were added on each blank page up to the 49th page from the end. This section includes one page of accounts and many home remedies.