A buttery book was kept on a shelf in the buttery room off the kitchen in traditional New England homes. It was one or more books containing kitchen rules and recipes handed down from generation to generation. Mary Mason Campbell has chosen more than two hundred recipes from her own buttery book that date back to her great-grandmother's time. These are the author's favorites, many of which have never before been shared with anyone outside her family. Each section begins with a brief essay setting the scene and explaining the family history relating to these special occasion recipes. Each one can be made easily with today's ingredients.--From dust jacket.