File consists of approximately 30 chiefly undated recipes. They are mostly culinary, with two notable medicinal preparations and one household recipe. Some recipes are written on paper fragments. One is dated 1854 (a recipe for chamomile tea). Some feature names, including one with the name of "Mrs. Smithson, [Ridworth?] House." Some dishes featured in the recipes include: puddings, blancmange, lobster, Spanish kidneys, "Doctor Cheney's breakfast cakes," apricot recipes, beef tea, tomato sauce, cowslip wine (two), "gateau de poireau," fish sauces, spiced ham, and green gooseberry wine. Two medicinal preparations include carrigeen cough drops and a recipe for a "tea-spoonful of powdered charcoal," for digestive complaints. Also included is a recipe to clean varnish.