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Recipes. Instructions (document genre).

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Sets of directions with a list of ingredients for making or preparing something, especially food. (AAT) This heading was used in the published catalogues for household and other recipes, including works on cookery. Medicinal recipes were indexed under the term 'Medicine'. (NLS).

Found in 134 Collections and/or Records:

Narrative of Robert Landess of Robroyston, Minister of Blantyre, in his autograph, with related material.

 File
Identifier: MS.548
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) The narrative (which begins on page 39 - pages 1-38 are wanting). The portion from 1662 to 1672 (pages 39-67) is printed in Robert Lamond, ‘Ecclesiastical persecution in the seventeenth century’, ‘Scottish Historical Review’, volume vi (1909), page 373. See also, ‘Scottish Historical Review’, volume vii, page 215. (Folio 6.)(ii) Record by Robert Landess, son of the Minister, of the births and deaths of his children, 1732-1757, and other...
Dates: 1662-1757.

Notebook containing a chronicle of events in Scotland from the landing of Charles II in 1650 to the prohibition of official church meetings, 1661., 1614-1664.

 Item
Identifier: MS.3159
Scope and Contents

The book also contains parts of Dell's sermon given in MS.3160 (inside front and back covers), part of a sermon of 'Mr. George Hutchisone', probably the Minister of Irvine (folio xiii verso), a note of the date of a disposition and assignation made by Christine Rollo to George Cockburne of Piltoun, 1664 (folio ii), a medical recipe and other medical notes (folios ii-iii), mention of a star seen in daylight, 1649 (folio iv verso), a list of game dated 1614 (folio vi), and other material.

Dates: 1614-1664.

Notebook containing chiefly sermons and summaries of sermons., 17th century.

 Item
Identifier: MS.3160
Scope and Contents

The notebook contains: 'The heads of a sermon called Right Reformation preached by Mr. Dell at a fast befor the Parl of England at Westminster, 1650' (folio 1), and summaries of sermons of Mungo Law (folios 5 verso, 12), Andrew Steuart, perhaps Stewart, Minister of Penninghame (folio 8), and Robert Traill (folio 9). The book also contains a medical recipe and one for making ink (folio 1), and lines of verse beginning, 'Love not the world, the world is vaine' (folio 1 verso).

Dates: 17th century.

Notebook in several hands containing culinary, household and medical recipes.

 Item
Identifier: MS.24775
Scope and Contents

The volume is inscribed at folio 1 'Pastry Book Elgin 20th August 1734' and at folio 15 'Jean Robinson 23rd January 1749/50'. Later entries are largely copied from newspapers and magazines, particulary 'The Edinburgh Evening Courant' and 'The Edinburgh Advertiser'

Dates: 1734-1802, undated.

Notebook of a mid-19th century Lady containing knitting and crochet patterns, and Gaelic poetry.

 Item
Identifier: MS.14899
Scope and Contents The notebook, watermarked 1833, is anonymously written from both ends. End ‘A’, paginated 1-121, consists of knitting and crochet patterns based on Gaugain, ‘The knitter’s friend’. Includes ‘The McDonald pattern’ (page 113). End ‘B’ is paginated 1-63, but pages 9-34 have been cut out. Pages 1-55 are in the same hand as end ‘A’, and are catalogued below. Pages 56-63 are in a later hand and contain knitting patterns and recipes.The contents are as follows....
Dates: Mid 19th century.

Notebook of Christina Struthers entitled 'Household Inventories and Commonplace Book'., 1864-1875.

 Item
Identifier: MS.8901
Scope and Contents

The volume contains: lists of household goods, 1864-1868 (folio 1); a few diary entries, 1871 (folio 16); an account of a visit to Braemar, 1873 (folios 24, 58); an account of a tour in Switzerland, 1873 (folio 30); and various literary, religious, and social observations, 1864-1875.

Some leaves were loose in the volume, and have been tipped in (folios 58-75); of these, folio 75 is an apparently unrelated recipe dated 1935.

Dates: 1864-1875.

Notebook of George Quentin, Glasgow, containing recipes and cricket scorecards.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.14513
Scope and Contents The name George Quentin appears at the front of the volume, but there are a few different hands throughout.This volume has two distinct sections and uses. The first records recipes for food, drink and household items including breakfast cake, ginger beer and different varieties of polish.The second section begins at the back of the volume and contains scorecards for cricket matches, largely featuring Lanarkshire in 1835. Opponents include Brunswick, the Grange, A...
Dates: 1835-1868, undated.

Notebook of Thomas Heart, containing prose translations, poetry, notes and some medical recipes.

 Item
Identifier: MS.3004
Scope and Contents

The notebook contains prose translations of most of Horace's ‘Odes and Epodes’ (inverted folio 3, folio 1 verso), a poem entitled "The believer's dowry" with other verses and notes of a religious nature (folio 4), and some medical recipes (folio 27 verso). Dates ranging between the years 1720 and 1763 occur at points throughout the volume.

Dates: 1720-1763.

Notebooks of General Henry Fletcher., 1769-1790.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.17892-17893
Scope and Contents

There are some entries in hands other than that of General Fletcher. The contents are very miscellaneous - financial and estate matters, medical recipes, draft letters, etc.

Dates: 1769-1790.

Papers of Sir John Stuart., 1778-1821.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.13827/101-134
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates: 1778-1821.

Personal and miscellaneous papers of Andrew Stuart., 1746-1791.

 File
Identifier: MS.8325
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Papers, 1746-1759, concerning Andrew Stuart's legal training, including his contract of apprenticeship, and his admission to the Society of Writers to the Signet (folio 1);(ii) Inventories, 1767-1787, of personal and household possessions (folio 12).(iii) Catalogues and lists of books, 1771-1783 (folio 54).(iv) Accounts of household expenses, 1775-1777 (folio 92).(v) Accounts of horse and carriage...
Dates: 1746-1791.

Personal and miscellaneous papers of Charles Grant, Vicomte de Vaux., 1650-1808, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.25173
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows. (i) Personal papers, 1775-1796, undated. (Folio 1.) They include a journal of Charles Grant's exile in Jersey, 1790. (Folio 9.) (ii) Medical recipes, 1749-1787, undated. (Folio 28.) (iii) Miscellaneous papers, 1650-1808, undated. (Folio 56.)

Dates: 1650-1808, undated.

Personal papers of the family of Erskine of Alva., 17th century-19th century.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.5112-5126
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The papers are chiefly of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

For a genealogical tree of the Erskine family, see MS.5115.

Dates: 17th century-19th century.

Pocket-book of Sir John Gordon of Invergordon, containing a digest of ten pocket-books of memoranda.

 Item
Identifier: MS.108
Scope and Contents

The subjects include a family pedigree with chart and blazonings, accounts of income and expenditure, estate accounts and other business, receipts from the Principality of Scotland, prices, journeys, from Edinburgh to London, politics and elections, household recipes, verses.

Dates: 1754-1759.

Recipe book, anonymous.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.14280
Scope and Contents

This anonymous recipe book contains recipes for food, drink and other household items such as ink. There are also some recipes for cures for illnesses, including a remedy for a 'Cold in the head' and 'Tincture for the Teeth'.

The recipes seem to have been collected from various acquaintances (some of whom are named) and there are some press cuttings with recipes glued in to the volume.

The name 'Lilly' has been marked into the leather covering.

Dates: c 19th century

Recipe book of Eda Thomson

 Item
Identifier: Acc.14150

Recipe book of Katherine Bruce, undated., 18th century.

 Item
Identifier: MS.17855
Scope and Contents From the Series: The Fletchers were merchants in Dundee, who came to prominence towards the end of the sixteenth century in the person of Robert, burgess and bailie of Dundee, who purchased various lands in Forfar which were consolidated into the estate of Innerpeffer; he died in 1622. His eldest son Sir Andrew was admitted an ordinary judge in 1623 (his brothers were James, merchant burgess of Dundee; Robert, of Bencho; and Sir George, of Restennet, advocate, through whose holding of the priory lands of...
Dates: 18th century.

Recipe book of Milton print works, for colours for use in dyeing and printing., 1790-1807.

 Item
Identifier: MS.17970
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Specimens of materials are to be found in many volumes. MSS.17983 and 17985 are inscribed 'Day Books' but their contents are those of recipe books.

Dates: 1790-1807.

Recipe book of Milton print works, for colours for use in dyeing and printing., 1796-1806.

 Item
Identifier: MS.17971
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Specimens of materials are to be found in many volumes. MSS.17983 and 17985 are inscribed 'Day Books' but their contents are those of recipe books.

Dates: 1796-1806.