The accomplisht cook, or The art and mystery of cookery : Wherein the whole art is revealed in a more easie and perfect method, than hath been publisht in any language. Expert and ready wayes for the dressing of all sorts of flesh, fowl, and fish, with variety of sauces proper for each of them; and how to raise all manner of pastes; the best directions for all sorts of kickshaws; also the tearms of carving and sewing. An exact account of all dishes for all seasons of the year, with other a la mode curiosities. The third edition, with large additions throughout the whole work; besides two hundred figures of several forms for all manner of bake't meats, (either flesh or fish) as pyes, tarts, custards, cheesecakes, and florentines, placed in tables, and directed to the pages they appertain to. Approved by the fifty five years experience and industry of Robert May, in his attendance on several persons of great honour.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

May, Robert, 1588-

Series:

Early English books online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cookbooks--England--Early works to 1800.

Cooking--England--Early works to 1800.

Cookbooks.

England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (32 unnumbered pages, 461 pages, 19 unnumbered pages) : illustrations, portrait

Other Title:

Accomplisht cook

Art and mystery of cookery.

Accomplist cook, or The whole art and mystery of cookery, fitted for all degrees and qualities.

Accomplished cook: or, the whole art and mystery of cookery.

Place of Publication:

London : printed for N. Brooke, and are to be sold by Tho. Archer at his shop under the Dyal of St. Dunstans Church in Fleet Street, 1671.

System Details:

text file

Notes:

With an index and four final advertisement leaves.

Frontis = portrait.

Caption on pages 1 reads: The accomplist cook, or, The whole art and mystery of cookery, fitted for all degrees and qualities.

Running title reads: The accomplished cook: or, The whole art and mystery of cookery.

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1919:1) s1999 miun s

Cited in:

Wing (2nd edition) M1393aA

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.