2022/05/01 by Kimberley G. Connor · 1 voice
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #Historical Economic and Social Studies #Cultural History and Identity Formation #Historical Influence and Diplomacy
paper · pdf · doi:10.5038/2157-7129.12.1.1252
openalex publication_date 2022/05/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/25
This paper uses recipe contributors named in three early modern manuscript receipt books (Sloane MS 2485, Sloane MS 2486 and Folger V.a 619) to identify the author as Margaret Baker, daughter of Richard Baker the Chronicler (c.1568-1645) and Margaret Mainwaring (died c.1652). A familial connection is also made to Wellcome MS 212. The Margaret Baker example is used to argue for the necessity of identifying a broader range of receipt, or recipe, book writers in order to understand the spatial and temporal distribution of recipe book production, and their social context. In the case of Margaret Baker, additional information about her family background, marital status and age at the time of writing the books both shed light on the recipes included in the book, and raise new questions about her culinary and medical practices.