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Saturday, March 24, 2018

“Can I have a receipt for that recipe?” If you opened this booklet from 1879 you might expect to see Aunt Matilda’s ledger, and why would you? It turns out that the words Receipt and Recipe at one time meant the same thing. Both are derived from the Latin recipre which means “to receive.” A visit to the apothecary in 1400 would have been due to the recipe given by a physician. Before 1760 the word “receipt” meant the same thing - to receive ingredients for a specific combination and result. The little advertising booklet for The dubiously names “Dobbins Electric Soap” which combines recipes and testimonials shows that the word Receipt, even in 1879 was still in strong use - ultimately, the use of that word in this context would go the same way as “Electric Soap.” I wonder why? #found #advertsing #ephemera #soap #food #recipes #1879 #funny #humor #estatesale #urbanarcheology


“Can I have a receipt for that recipe?” If you opened this booklet from 1879 you might expect to see Aunt Matilda’s ledger, and why would you? It turns out that the words Receipt and Recipe at one time meant the same thing. Both are derived from the Latin recipre which means “to receive.” A visit to the apothecary in 1400 would have been due to the recipe given by a physician. Before 1760 the word “receipt” meant the same thing - to receive ingredients for a specific combination and result. The little advertising booklet for The dubiously names “Dobbins Electric Soap” which combines recipes and testimonials shows that the word Receipt, even in 1879 was still in strong use - ultimately, the use of that word in this context would go the same way as “Electric Soap.” I wonder why? #advertsing #ephemera #soap #food #recipes #1879 #funny #humor #estatesale #urbanarcheology

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