[Sca-cooks] How Big Tarts???

[johnna holloway]

May is 1660 and the facsimile version put out by Prospect Books is the
1685 edition which is the same as the 1665. They think that was the last
edition that was personally revised by May. There are pictures in some
of Ivan Day's books  that show  recreated raised pies of this era. See
especially Eat, Drink and Be Merry. The British At Table.

I would argue that if we are going to use May and Digby (as we do for
very valid reasons) that we also ought to be making more use of Hannah
Woolley or Wolley. When I had my meeting with the people at EEBO earlier
this month, I pointed out that we needed to get all of her books in all
of their editions and printings filmed and then scanned. It seems a
shame that the men are well represented and even republished in
facsimiles, but the one woman author of the era is represented in
facsimile only by a book of manners that she didn't even author!!!

Johnnae llyn Lewis  Johnna Holloway

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 Cindy wrote:>
> >Hi.  I have an illustration of a square raised pie. Also ones that are
> >oval, rectangular, & shaped like a lobster, etc. These are all raised pies,
> >though, & use stiff dough (and probably moulds for keeping them the right
> >shape). See Robert May's Accomplisht Cook for the pictures.
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> It is worth noting, for those who don't know already, that May wrote
> fairly well through the 17th century (I don't have the exact date
> handy).>
> Elizabeth/Betty Cook