I've got some great old cookbooks both printed and handwritten. Amongst them is the one which belonged to my Great Aunt who was housekeeper at the Judges House in Leeds in the Twenties. It says things like "take a dozen eggs and 2 pints of cream ..... average cost per person 3d"! Mind you it also tells you what to do with leftovers.

I've also got a handwritten one which suggests the use of laudeum and other substances of a similar nature for various ailments. We think it was my Great great grandmother's. The following pages have recipes for floor polish and toothpaste.