The Forme of Cury: A Roll of Ancient English Cookery Compiled About A.D 1390
The Forme of Cury: A Roll of Ancient English Cookery Compiled About A.D 1390
By Samuel Pegge
6 Nov, 2018
One of the oldest surviving English-language cookbooks, this fascinating work was originally compiled in the late fourteenth century by the master cooks at the court of Richard II. It contains nearly 200 recipes for the preparation of everyday dishes
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One of the oldest surviving English-language cookbooks, this fascinating work was originally compiled in the late fourteenth century by the master cooks at the court of Richard II. It contains nearly 200 recipes for the preparation of everyday dishes as well as elaborate banquets. Here we find roasts, stews, jellies and custards alongside dishes that call for highly prized spices or animals such as curlews and porpoises. Less