Manuscript copy of paper from Annie K. Southwick recipe book

Access and use

Location of collection:
George Mason University
2400 Fenwick Library
Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library MS2FL
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Mieko Palazzo
Phone: (703) 993-2220
Fax: (703) 993-2669
Restrictions:

There are no access restrictions.

Terms of access:

Public Domain. There are no known restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Manuscript copy of paper from Annie K. Southwick recipe book, C0346, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries

Summary

Extent:
.01 Linear Feet 1 folder
Creator:
Southwick, Annie K.
Abstract:
Single page of five handwritten recipes originally found in Annie K. Southwick's recipe book.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Manuscript copy of paper from Annie K. Southwick recipe book, C0346, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries

Background

Scope and content:

Single page of five handwritten recipes (spelled "receipt") originally found in Annie K. Southwick's recipe book. All recipes are written in paragraph format without a separate list of ingredients or measurements.

Biographical / historical:

Derived from the Latin "recipere" (meaning "to receive" or "to take") "receipt" and "recipe" books have a long history. Originally, both terms were used interchangeably and referred to instructions for the preparation of medicinal mixtures. It wasn't until the mid-1700s that the terms began to be applied to instructions for food preparation and it would take until the early 20th century for the term "recipe" to fully replace the term "receipt". The popularity of both handwritten and published recipe books in the United States reached its height in the 18th and 19th centuries. This newfound popularity is attributed to both increased literacy and mobility in the population, as well as a growth in the immigrant population which encouraged the writing down of traditional and family recipes.

This single manuscript page was originally inserted in a full handwritten recipe book attributed to Annie K. Southwick and dated almost 10 years earlier in March 1875.

Acquisition information:
Included in donation by George Mason University professor of English, Rosemary J. Poole, in 1998.
Processing information:

Processing completed by Meghan Glasbrenner in September 2023. Finding aid completed by Meghan Glasbrenner in September 2023.

Arrangement:

This is a single item collection.

Physical location:
R 72, C 3, S 6
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Cookbooks
Cooking