This case study contributes to a discussion and study of hand-written cookbooks within the aristocratic environment of the first half of the nineteenth century. The subject of analysis if a hand-written cookbook that was traditionally used in the household of Countess Eleonora Lichnovská at a chateau in Hradec nad Moravicí near Opava. First of all, the manuscript was studied for authenticity of origin and thereby also dated. Subsequent analysis of its contents went hand in hand with a detailed catalogue of dishes mentioned in the cookbook, including characterisations of food preparation methods and lists of ingredients used in cooking.