Folger Shakespeare Library

“Give me tender care/ For I am old – and rare.” This sweet note of guidance comes to the Folger on a recent acquisition, the 1720 manuscript recipe book of Irish Quaker sisters Sarah and Elizabeth Strangman. Did you know the Folger has THE largest collection of early modern English manuscript recipe books in the world?

You can learn more about early modern foodways and recipes from our project "Before Farm to Table," at the link in our comments!