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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Existence and Location of Copies

The collection has been digitized and is available online.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], "Koch-Recepte" German Recipe Book, Ms2009-050, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The "Koch-Recepte" German Recipe Book was acquired by Special Collections prior to 2008.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the "Koch-Recepte" German Recipe Book commenced and was completed in March 2009.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of a recipe book handwritten in German. The book is broken up into sections, but only about one-third contain recipes. Most of the recipes are in the "Backwerk" or "Baking" section. Some examples of recipes include: "Kartoffelsalat" (potato salad), "Grießklöß (semolina dumplings), and several versions of "Pfefferkuchen" or "Pfeffernüssen" (spice cookies). Also, there are two recipes in English and one in German stuck in among the pages.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Cookbooks
• History of Food and Drink

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the "Koch-Recepte" German Recipe Book by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).