Manuscript Recipe Book in English and Swedish

Hannah Borg, a Swedish immigrant to the United States, kept this English and Swedish recipe book from the 1920s to the 1940s.

Borg frequently switched between writing recipes in Swedish and English. Her recipes reflect the influence of both Nordic and American foodways. The volume begins with a list in Swedish of daily meals planned or prepared over the course of several weeks. Each daily menu consisted of frukost (breakfast), middag (dinner or lunch), and kväll (supper). Several meal plans also included efterrätt (dessert). Common foods included kaffe (coffee), ågg (eggs), smörgås (sandwiches), mjölk (milk), and sill (herring).