Manuscript cookbook with several medical and dye recipes, an anonymous receipt book, the only clue to a locale of origin is a note after a recipe for "bluing" which reads "Mrs. Derrans Latimer Weatogue Connecticut." Other recipes state: "Mrs. Harrington's Loaf Cake," and "Miss Weston ginger bread."

       Some of the recipes, heavy on cakes and puddings are as follow: Biscuits; Graham Bread; Blackberry syrup; Yeast; Custard without eggs; Ginger Cookies; Crullers; Soft Gingerbread; Hard Gingerbread; Lemon Pie; Cider Gingerbread; French Loaf; Muffins; Pickled Oysters; Fried Oysters; Boiled Starch; Rice and Potato Puddings; Pickled Tomatoes; Strawberry Shortcake; Tapioca; Brine for Hams; and the following cakes: Delicate; Cup; Almond; Fruit; Pound; Ohio; Golden; Scotch; Coconut; Cork; Johnny; Indian; French Loaf; Fancy Drop; Corn; . Some of the medical receipts include: Whooping Cough; Antidote for Arsenic; Fresh Foot Jelly; Washing Fluid; Hair Toner; Indelible Ink; and for Coloring Blue, et cetera.