What’s in a Recipe - The Barclay Manuscript

Throughout this project, we explored and transcribed a multigenerational recipe manuscript compiled by Christian Barclay Jaffray in late seventeenth-century Scotland. While modern recipe books usually focus only on food, this time capsule also captures recipes for medicinal remedies, dyes, and other household products. This manuscript was a glimpse into Barclay’s kitchen, giving clues about everyday life during this time.