History of Food and Drink
Found in 171 Collections and/or Records:
Sallie Wilson Recipe Book, n.d. (Ms2009-002)
Shropshire, England, Farm and Household Ledger
This collection contains a household and farming ledger owned by a Shropshire, England family, dating 1832-1867. Two articles and a letter report the discovery of coal in Shropshire. The ledger also contains financial records, notes on wine making and farming, instructions for care of cattle and pest control, and various receipes and remedies.
John H. Snouffer Letters
This collection contains letters to and from Union Soldier John H. Snouffer of the 133rd Ohio Infantry. The letter was from a member of the same company in the same camp, Captain Ellis H. Heagler.
Soda Fountain Recipe Book
This collection consists of a handwritten soda recipe book. Recipes include sundaes, punches, lemonades, egg cream drinks, and more.
Southwest Virginia Counties Collection
The Southwest Virginia Counties Collection includes correspondence, manuscript memoranda and recipe books, and family papers from the Godwin, Young, Trevey, Williams and other families of Botetourt, Rockbridge, and Roanoke Counties.
Southwest Virginia Counties Collection, 1783-1878 (Ms2000-092)
Spring Housekeeper's List
The Spring Housekeeper's List is from a store called Francisco in Danville, VA. It includes a list of food offerings and varieties, some with prices.
St. Francis Hotel (San Francisco, CA) Liquor Store Scrapbook
The collection contains a scrapbook of images from the liquor store window at the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, California. The collection likely dates from about the 1950s, though none of the items are specifically dated.
Daisy Starbird Manuscript Cookbook
The collection includes a manuscript cookbook containing recipes, home remedies, and crochet instructions written in several different hands.
State/Regional Home and Agricultural Publications,
The collection contains publications on topics including, but not limited to: war-time food use and victory gardens, home planning and organization, food and cooking, home demonstration, and household management. Although the emphasis in on Virginia state and local agencies, materials may also originate from around the United States.