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An extensive range of holograph recipes, written in Spanish in at least four different hands on various types of paper (occasionally on fine stationery stock). Recipes include: sopa de gallina; papas de crema; quesadillas de arroz; mostachon; budin de leche; biscochos de requeson; alcahofas italianas; bacalao; albondigon; torta de almendra; allegria de la Havana; abodo de pavo; biscochos de chocolate; and flan. Also there are recipes for rabbit, eggs, beans, cucumber, cauliflower, mushrooms, asparagus, eggplant, beef tongue, and many pastries. Some of the specifically Mexican items are the use of the comal; jitomate which is a specifically Mexican word for tomato; guayaba and tesquesquite. In addition, there are four pages decribing how to prepare chocolate at home ("modo de fabricar el chocolate en casa"). Also "modo de asar Cafe" on how to roast coffee Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) Text Title devised by cataloger Most leaves with manuscript text on recto and verso Binding: Later quarter red morocco and marbled boards, raised spine bands, vellum-tipped corners Date from leaf 73: "Mexico 1854." Mexico,
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