Elizabeth Fairfax Cookbook, 1694/1795

Scope and content:

This cookbook, compiled over a one hundred year period, contains common recipes for cooking and medicinal remedies found in England during the 17th and 18th centuries. The book contains numerous recipes for food, from drinks to deserts, and medicinal remedies for a variety of aliments.

Access and use

Location of collection:
2400 Fenwick Library
Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library MS2FL
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Mieko Palazzo
Phone: (703) 993-2220
Fax: (703) 993-2669
Parent restrictions:
There are no access restrictions.
Parent terms of access:
There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Elizabeth Fairfax cookbook must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

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