A Colonial Plantation Cookbook: The Receipt Book of Harriott Pinckney Horry, 1770

Name/Title

A Colonial Plantation Cookbook: The Receipt Book of Harriott Pinckney Horry, 1770

Entry/Object ID

2008.002.0047

Secondary Title

Receipt Book of Harriott Pinckney Horry, 1770

Description

Harriott Pinckney Horry began her receipt book in 1770, two years after her marriage to Daniel Horry. The daughter of a prominent SC family and the wife of a Huguenot planter, Harriott maintained a notebook of recipes and household formulas built on a small collection given to her by her mother. This book provides a glimpse into daily life at Hampton plantation, containing 124 recipes for food and drink, and including information on such topics as caring for silk stockings, soap making, coping with insects, and managing a plantation. 157 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Library

Acquisition

Accession

2008.002

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Technology, Home economics, Cooking, Cookery--South Carolina, Hampton Plantation (S.C.)--Social life and customs, Plantations--South Carolina--Social life and customs, Plantation life--South Carolina, Cooking--South Carolina--History

Book Details

Author

Hooker, Richard James, 1913-, Horry, Harriott Pinckney, 1748-1830

Publisher

University of South Carolina Press

Place Published

Location

Columbia, SC

Date Published

1984

Call No.

TX703 .H67 1984

ISBN

0872494373

LCCN

8412016

Notes

Copy No.: 2

Location

Location

Building

NRH Research Room

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

General Notes

Note

Notes: Edited with an introduction by Richard J. Hooker Includes bibliographical references and index. Status: Shelf

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Create Date

July 3, 2007

Updated By

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Update Date

April 11, 2013