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Description
Bound manuscript cookbook of Mexican recipes. Contains 188 recipes written in Spanish in a single legible hand. According to an inscription written on the second leaf this manuscript was compiled especially for "mi Señora," Doña Petrita Álvarez de González. The cookbook is organized into ten chapters, and includes many recipes specific to Mexico. On page 49, there is a recipe for maiz cacahuacincle which instructs that one must mill the corn as you would for tamales. Cacahuacincle (or "cacahuazintle") is a special type of corn found in Mexico that is used in pozole. There is a recipe for mole verde on pages 67-68 that calls for pepita poblana and chocolate. On page 116, there is a recipe for turron de Oaxaca (made with sugar, honey, vanilla), and on page 59 is a recipe for bocadillo de xicama (jicama cut into small pieces and served with anis seed). Lastly, on page 119 is a recipe for chile atole, a Mexican drink dating back to pre-Hispanic times. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) Text Binding: Period polished calf. Two gilt roll patterns around edges of boards (one very ornate), spine gilt in seven compartments with a black morocco lettering piece in second compartment, edges of boards with gilt roll pattern, speckled edges, marbled endpapers. Title from title page Written in black and red ink. Recto of second leaf: Coleccion de varias apuntes, para guizar, hacer dulces, postres, mazas, y demas cositas para el paladar : acopiadas y del uso de mi Srâ. Doña Petrita Alvarez de Gonzalez. Año de 1812 Mexico Capitulo primero, de antes, postres, y reposteria -- Capitulo segundo, de buñuelos -- Capitulo tercero, de bocadillos -- Capitulo quarto, de caxetas -- Capitulo quinto, de ensaladas -- Capitulo sexto, de frutas curadas, i pasadas -- Capitulo septimo, de guisos -- Capitulo octavo, de mazas -- Capitulo noveno, de turrones -- Capitulo decimo, de bebidas -- Indice de los tratados de este librito.
Type
text
Format
1 volume (2 unnumbered leaves, 128 pages) ; 15 x 11 cm.
Identifier
ark:/20775/bb6800993b
Language
Spanish
Subject
Cooking Cooking, Mexican Nineteenth century Mexico Álvarez de González, Petrita
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