Handwritten/Compiled Recipe Book (Portland, Oregon)
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of re-purposed address book with compiled, handwritten and typed recipes, almost all of which are for pickles, relishes, and a few other pickled, canned, or preserved items. In addtion, there are some loose sheets of paper with shopping lists and related notes. Many of the recipes are for large quanities (i.e. 45 gallon barrels) and a few contain notes about costs and overhead, suggesting it may be been kept by someone who was in the pickle-selling business. The book orginates from Portland, Oregon, but no names are included.
Dates
- n.d.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from Handwritten/Compiled Recipe Book (Portland, Oregon) must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of a binder with compiled, handwritten and typed recipes, almost all of which are for pickles, relishes, and a few other pickled, canned, or preserved items.
Acquisition Information
The Handwritten/Compiled Recipe Book (Portland, Oregon) was purchased by Special Collections in April 2015.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Handwritten/Compiled Recipe Book (Portland, Oregon) was completed in October 2017.
- Title
- Handwritten/Compiled Recipe Book (Portland, Oregon), n.d.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Kira A. Dietz, Archivist
- Date
- 2017 (CC0 1.0)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu