A New Collection of Genuine Receipts

A New England receipt book from the 1830s — cures, dyes, inks and kitchen secrets, preserved exactly as printed.

The Original Pages

The copy behind this edition was photographed in colour, page by page, from the Internet Archive’s scan of the printed book. Browse the leaves below — every stain, inscription and pressmark belongs to the object itself.

Rights & ReuseThe complete text of A New Collection of Genuine Receipts (1831) is in the public domain in the United States — like all works published before 1928 — and is free to read, download, quote, teach from, and reuse. This digital edition (its transcription, restored images, and site design) is © 2026 PhotoOpAI, and any editorial commentary we add is clearly marked as ours; the underlying public-domain text carries no such restriction.