2019-09-17 Guide to the Mary Chase Cook Book, circa 1897-1969 SPEC.RARE.0064 Finding aid prepared by Beth Crowner Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
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2019 August This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2019-09-17T12:19-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Mary Chase Cook Book SPEC.RARE.0064 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 1 0.08 Cubic feet circa 1897-1969 Recipes are a set of instructions for preparing a particular dish, including a list of the ingredients required. They have been written for many centuries for food dishes, as well as cosmetics and medicinal cures, but the compilation of recipes into cookbooks and recipe books became popular in 17th century English homes when England’s literacy rate among women improved. Individual recipes could be traded and borrowed to be copied down into one’s own personal notebook for use. American New England cuisine has English roots, and tends to feature seafood and dairy products due to nearby fishing and dairy farming. The Mary Chase Cook Book, dated circa 1897-1969, is a handwritten notebook with "Mary Chase Cook Book" written on its front cover. The book contains a collection of sweets, desserts, and savory recipes from the New England area, often using regional names like Block Island Gingerbread or Virginia Johnnycake. Clippings, notes, and other ephemera, mainly about cooking and ingredients, are also included. The majority of the notebook contains blank pages. (1) flat box English Chase, Mary Acquisitions Information

Accession No. RARE.2015.0024: Purchased, 2015 June

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[identification of item], Mary Chase Cook Book, SPEC.RARE.0064, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Ohio State University

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 Historical Note

Recipes are a set of instructions for preparing a particular dish, including a list of the ingredients required. They have been written for many centuries for food dishes, as well as cosmetics and medicinal cures, but the compilation of recipes into cookbooks and recipe books became popular in 17th century English homes when England’s literacy rate among women improved. Individual recipes could be traded and borrowed to be copied down into one’s own personal notebook for use. The modern recipe book format was established in 1845 by English food writer Elizabeth Acton, with her book for domestic cooks called Modern Cookery for Private Families. American New England cuisine has English roots, and tends to feature seafood and dairy products due to nearby fishing and dairy farming.

Mary Chase was a resident of New England in the early 20th century.

 Scope and Contents

The Mary Chase Cook Book, dated circa 1897-1969, is a handwritten notebook with "Mary Chase Cook Book" written on its front cover. The book contains a collection of sweets, desserts, and savory recipes from the New England area, often using regional names like Block Island Gingerbread or Virginia Johnnycake. Clippings, notes, and other ephemera, mainly about cooking and ingredients, are also included. The majority of the notebook contains blank pages.

 Chase, Mary Cooking, American--New England style--19th century Cooking, American--New England style--20th century Recipes