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:
Recipe book partly in the hand of Katherine Bruce, wife of Sir Robert Fletcher of Saltoun., 1688, undated.
Item
Identifier: MS.17854
Scope and Contents
The recipes in the hand of of Katherine Bruce are on folios 1-5 recto. The other hand (folios 5 verso-7) is also represented in MS.17853, folios 6-19.
Dates:
1688, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
/
Miscellaneous papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
/
Household papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
Recipe book signed 'S.A. Reddie, 1847', probably belonging to Sarah Abbott, wife of George Burd Reddie., 1847.
Item
Identifier: MS.5065
Recipe books of Milton print works, for colours for use in dyeing and printing., 1790-19th century.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.17970-17995
Scope and Contents
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:
1790-19th century.
Recipes for 'Phisick' and 'Cookery of various kinds' compiled by Martha, Countess of Elgin, wife of the 5th Earl and governess to H.R.H. Princess Charlotte of Wales, daughter of George IV.
File
Identifier: MS.10282
Dates:
18th century.
Recipes & medical remedies for John Stuart., 1788-1819.
File
Identifier: Acc.13827/131
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:
1788-1819.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
/
Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis families.
/
Papers of Sir John Stuart.
/
Miscellaneous papers of Sir John Stuart.
Speeches delivered by Lord Rutherfurd, pamphlets containing obituary tributes to various friends, 1841-1859, and miscellaneous papers and pamphlets, 1746-1930, undated., 1746-1930, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.9720
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) ‘Substance of a speech delivered by the Lord Advocate at a dinner given to him by his constituents at Leith, on Friday 8th January, 1841’ (Edinburgh, 1841) (folio 1);
(ii) Manuscript of a speech by Lord Rutherfurd, probably his address of congratulation on behalf of the Faculty of Advocates to David Boyle on his elevation to the Lord Presidency of the Court of Session, 1841 (folio 9);
(iii) ‘Inaugural address by Andrew Rutherfurd Esq., M.P., on his...
Dates:
1746-1930, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Correspondence and papers of Andrew Rutherfurd, Lord Rutherfurd, Senator of the College of Justice, and other members of the Rutherfurd family.
/
Miscellaneous papers and notebooks of Lord Rutherfurd and members of the Rutherfurd family.
Various notebooks of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
Series
Identifier: MSS.17888-17894
Dates:
Mid 18th century-early 19th century.
Volume containing verse and prose, chiefly Jacobite and satirical.
File
Identifier: MS.3807
Scope and Contents
The longer pieces include 'The Tragedie of Glenco', 'Proelium Gilliekrankianum', 'Bellum Bothwellianum', 'Tarquin and Tullia', and Dr Archibald Pitcairne's 'Assembly' and 'Babell'.
There is a recipe for stomach-ache on folio x verso.
Dates:
Late 17th century-early 18th century.
Volume of embroidery patterns with a dedication on the flyleaf 'Charlotte Scott from Sarah Eliza Jessop. Dec. 8th 1831'., 1831.
File
Identifier: MS.10388
Scope and Contents
The volume also contains knitting patterns, several anecdotes, recipes and a few rough pencil sketches.
Dates:
1831.