Book is old from the 1800. Recipes for cooking, making Toiletries such as perfumes , recipes for brushing teeth, gargles. Recipe for using Laudanum. Mary Tod Lincoln Abraham Lincoln’s wife was addicted to Laudanum. A quite interesting book full of recipes on cakes, pies, wild game and ideas for picnic Lunch. Recipes for spot cleaners for cleaning clothes, etc; a really intriguing book on how to’s for the home.