[Sca-cooks] 1638 work on the place of the Steward

[Johnna Holloway]

New from Forni in Italy in Italian:

Note the new foods being mentioned:

Frugoli Antonio, Pratica e scalcaria, intitolata Pianta di delicati frutti da 
servirsi à qualsivoglia 
mensa di Prencipi, e gran Signori... Con la giunta del Discorso del Trinciante 
(Roma, 1638). (TG,34) 
In-8, pp. 626, tavv. 2 ripieg. f.t. e 1 ritratto, br. 
[88-271-2997-9]         Eu. 59,00 
https://www.fornieditore.com/flex/FixedPages/IT/ShowOpera.php/L/IT/SKU/2997%209 

This treatise, divided into seven chapters, is about the skills and requisites 
of the steward and it focuses on how to prepare a "large banquet". One chapter 
is dedicated to milk and dairy products, one to the actual preparation and 
others to the foods most commonly used, along with their characteristics. 
Included are also some interesting references to new products, such as maize, 
potatoes, turkeys and aubergines. 

Johnnae