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Notebook "Huevos", circa 1940

 Item — Box: 1, Item: 1

Scope and Content/El Enfoque y Contento

From the Collection: The collection consists of hand written bound books containing recipes for typical dishes prepared in Mexican homes. Most manuscripts in this collection are undated and unattributed.

Esta colección se comprisa de libros escritos a mano que contienen recetas para platos típicos preparados en la casas mexicanas. La mayoría de esta colección no tienen datos ni atributiones.

Dates

  • circa 1940

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Spanish

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 1 box (.5 linear ft.)

General

Book of lined paper, written in pencil, dedicated entirely to recipes for eggs. The first 136 recipes are numbered, followed by approximately 30 more without numbers. The entries include Huevos con espinaca, Huevos rellenos, Huevos San Pascual, Huevos soufflés, Huevos napolitanos, Huevos daneses, Huevos a la Benedict estilo 1912, Huevos dormidos. The writer has marked and in some cases graded the recipes, and a few have been crossed out.

Repository Details

Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451