Lincoln Cake, Frosted Cake, Butter n Cream Cake, and Sponge Cake

Lincoln Cake, Frosted Cake, Butter n Cream Cake, and Sponge Cake

These manuscript recipes for Lincoln Cake, Frosted Cake, Butter n Cream Cake, and Sponge Cake are written in The Kansas home cook-book (1879). The recipes are all written in the same hand though two recipes (Lincoln Cake and Butter n Cream Cake) are given two different author attributions

Courtesy of the American Antiquarian Society

Minnie Leris

Aunt Nell Hosenee

Board of Managers for the benefit of the Home for the Friendless

The Kansas home cook-book

Crew & Bro

1879

Miss. Alice Phinney

Printed book

English

Manuscript recipe

American Antiquarian Society

This copy of The Kansas home cook-book is heavily annotated and includes both manuscript and newspaper insertions. The book is inscribed "Alice Phinney," though the last name is somewhat illegible and may be a different name. The inscription is dated Nov 30th, 1879.

Printed book