Summerhayes cookbooks, 1885-1925.

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Summerhayes cookbooks, 1885-1925.

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Two handwritten books of recipes collected by Martha Summerhayes; one is "Receipt Book, David's Island, N.Y., 1895", the other "Martha Summerhayes Cook-book, Fort Halleck, Nevada, February 1885." They include recipes for preserves, meats, soups and fish as well as household hints for removing stains, etc.

.25 linear ft. (1 box)

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 7538022

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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Summerhayes, Martha, 1844-1926

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Army wife; Martha Summerhayes was born in Nantucket, married 2nd Lt. John W. Summerhayes and lived with him at various Western frontier army posts. She wrote "Vanished Arizona: Recollections of My Army Frontier Life" about her experiences. In Arizona, they served at Fort Mohave, Fort Whipple, and Fort Apache from 1874 to 1878. From the description of Summerhayes cookbooks, 1885-1925. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 44093457 ...