Receipt book of Sarah Longe [manuscript], 17th century.

Mrs. Sarah Longe her receipt booke

1 v. : ill.

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.

[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.

Infinite variety : exploring the Folger Shakespeare Library / edited by Esther Ferington. Seattle : Distributed by University of Washington Press, c2002, p. 120-121.

Paper gilt edged. Vellum binding with remains of ties.

Westbury MS.

Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 1999. Fooles and Fricassees (catalog p. 41)
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2011. Beyond Home Remedy.

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)
Digital image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library V.a.425

Great Britain.

V.a.425

MS Add 444