Eliza Pinckney Receipt Book, 1756

Title:

Eliza Pinckney Receipt Book, 1756

Date:

1756

Creator (Personal):

Pinckney, Eliza Lucas

Description:

Receipt book kept by Eliza L. Pinckney includes formulas for making medicines to treat croup, fever, dropsy, and other conditions; recipes for cheese cake, puddings, currant wine, orange marmalade, jelly, oyster soup, and other foods; instructions for preparing meats and rice, and preserving and pickling foods; and a formula "To make the hair grow."

Collection Title:

Eliza Pinckney Receipt Book

Contributing Institution:

South Carolina Historical Society

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Series:

South Carolinians at Work

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Pinckney, Eliza Lucas, 1723-1793

Topical Subject:

Cooking--South Carolina, Food--Preservation, Medicine--South Carolina--Formulae, receipts, prescriptions, Traditional medicine--South Carolina, and Cooking (Rice)

Geographic Subject:

Charleston (S.C.)

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

43-2178

Date Digital:

2011-07

Copyright Status Statement:

Digital image copyright 2011, The South Carolina Historical Society. All rights reserved. For more information contact The South Carolina Historical Society, 100 Meeting St., Charleston, SC 29401.

Admin ID:

24085