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Ransom's Family Receipt Book [1882]

Publisher: D. Ransom, Son and Co. (Buffalo, N.Y.)

Keyterm: Calendars

Brand: Dr. Ransom's Medicines

Language: English

Donor: Sliker, Shirley Brocker

Filename: msuspcsbs_drra_dransomson22

Citation: Ransom's Family Receipt Book [1882]. The Alan and Shirley Brocker Sliker Collection, MSS 314, Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries. Available at http://www.lib.msu.edu/sliker/object/13201

Copyright: This item is in the public domain.

Publication Date: 1882

Description: The front cover is bright orange. Beneath the title is an small drawing of a bee hive, and below that is written "Free To Everyone . . . New Every Year." The back cover is also orange with black print. A calendar for the year 1882 is printed at the top, followed by a space stamped with the seller's name: "W.F. Phillips & Co, Portland, Maine. Druggists." The inside is a collection of recipes organized by soups, entrees, pies, puddings, desserts, bread, cake, fancy dishes, recipes for invalids, and miscellaneous. Recipes include: Adirondack Corn Bread, "Portage Falls" Cake, New Year's Hickory Nut Cake and Southern Rice Pudding. There is an index to recipes from years 1879, 1880, and 1881 on the inside back page.