Kislak Center Recipe Books

Hannah M. Keen's receipt book, UPenn Ms. Codex 633

Hannah M. Keen lived at 3312 Race Street in West Philadelphia. Most recipes in this manuscript cookbook are for breads, puddings, pies, and cakes, including a "West Phila. Cake" and "Railroad Cake." The source for a number of the recipes is "Widdifield's," presumably Widdifield's new cook book: or, Practical receipts for the housewife by Hannah Widdifield published in Philadelphia in 1856. Other recipes are attributed to relatives, for example, Lucy H. Keen, and to Mary McIlvain and R. B. McIlvain. A section of recipes, "Preparations for the Sick," includes "Chicken Broth," "Cocoa," "Tapioca Jelly," "Egg and Milk," "Egg and Wine," "Carrageen or Irish Moss Jelly," and "Wine Whey." Also three leaves of newspaper clippings of household remedies and recipes pasted in and a printed broadsheet for "Wisconsin and Gem Graham Cakes," in an advertisement for Truman & Shaw hardware dealers of Philadelpia. The final recipe is "An Excellent Cement for seams in the roofs of houses." https://franklin.library.upenn.edu/catalog/FRANKLIN_9923631383503681

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Sally Lunn widdifield Rub 3 oz of Butter into one pound of Flour; then add 3 eggs beaten very light a little Salt. one gill of yeast. and as much milk as will make it into a soft dough. Knead it well put it into a buttered pan, cover it and set it in a warm place to rise, bake it in a moderate oven.

To make Sponge. Into a pint of water, stir as much flour as will make a smooth Batter then add three gills of yeast. when the weather is cold tepid water is used. Cover and put it in a warm place to rise, when very light it is put to use

To make yeast, no 1 Take one large handful of Hops. place them in a thin muslin bag and put them over [a bluw?] fire to boil in three pints of water. Peel two

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large potatoes and put them in the water with the Hops. when done mash them very fine, to which add one pound and half of flour and two tablespoonsful of Salt.

Then pour over the boiling hop water and beat until smooth, when cool stir in one pint of home made Baker's yeast. put it into a stone jug and cork it tight (when done using) a teaspoonful of ginger and one of sugar is an improvement)

To make yeast, no 2. Boil five large potatoes. mash them fine, add gradually one quart of cold water and three tablespoonsful of sugar, stir in half pint of yeast set it to rise, when light cork it, and Keep it in a cool place.

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