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History of Food and Drink

 Subject

Subject Source: Local sources

Scope Note: Use this heading for collections that relate to the History of Food and Drink Collection, the Peacock-Harper Collection, the Ann Hertzler Children's Cookbook and Nutritional Literature Collection, the Cocktail History Collection, the Food Technology and Production Collection, and any materials related to social, economic, and domestic aspects of food and drink history.

Found in 206 Collections and/or Records:

Book for Receipts Recipe Book

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-024
Abstract

The collection consists of a recipe book titled Book for Receipts written in England in 1731 by at least two authors--names unknown. Recipes focus largely on delicacies, not on staple meals, and home remedies.

Dates: 1731

"Book for Receipts" Recipe Book

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2008_024_BookForReceipts_RecipeBook

General John C. Breckinridge Note (Distilling)

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2010-082
Abstract

The collection consists of a note to General John C. Breckinridge for permission to distill rye whiskey for medicinal and pharmaceutical purposes.

Dates: 1864

Bridges & Sanders, New River Nursery Receipt,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-051
Abstract

The collections contains a receipt for D. S. Peirce dated September 18, 1874, for the purchase of apples from the New River Nursery in Jackson's Ferry, Wythe County, Va.

Dates: 1874 - 1874

Bro-Bar Grape Juice Company Photo Album

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2025-088
Abstract

This collection consists of a single photo Album, containing 24 sepia-toned photographs taken by C.A. Payne of the Bro-Bar Headquarters and production facilities. It is dated at around 1915.

Dates: c.1915

Alexander W. Brown Diaries

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2021-033
Abstract

This collection contains seven daily diaries (1904, 1909-1912, 1916, 1921) of Alexander W. Brown, traveling salesman in the food product business.

Dates: 1904 - 1921

J. A. Brown Account Book

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2022-072
Abstract

This collection contains an Internal Revenue collections account book kept by J. A. Brown of Martinsville, Virginia, from 1889-1892.

Dates: 1889 - 1892

M. E. Browning Recipe Book

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2025-044
Abstract

This collection contains a recipe book belonging to M.E. Browning, and was originally owned by her mother, Isabelle Browning

Dates: 20th century

Burnett's Wheat Fan Instructions

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-078
Abstract

Burnett's Wheat Fan Instructions was printed in Salem, Virginia in September 1851, and it contains directions on how to use C. M. Burnett's patent beveled wheat fan.

Dates: 1851