[Sca-cooks] Bread, Wine, Women, confitures &c -- Olivier de Serres, Theatre d' agriculture, 1600

[emilio szabo]

Good news.

The huge work of Olivier de Serres, Theatre d' agriculture, published in 1600 is online:

http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k52175n


As for food, see the "huictiesme lieu", chapitre premier ("... la provision des vivres pour toute l' annee") and chapitre II ("confitures"). 

The section on bread starts here:

http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/CadresFenetre?O=NUMM-52175

From the passage about women in the household ("Quelle est la charge de la femme"):

"Vne femme mesnagere entrant en vne pauure maison, l' enrichit : Vne despensiere, ou faineante, destruit la riche". 

E.






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