[Sca-cooks] FoC

[Stefan li Rous]

But is this an original illustration from the book or something added  
for this publication?

Either way this is a mis-indexing. "Curry" powder is a mis- 
understanding by the British of the spice mixes of India, which in any  
case, is much later than the original publication of Forme of Cury. I  
don't remember what "Cury" means in medieval English but it has little  
or nothing to do with the so-called Indian curry mixes.

Stefan

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I suspect it is curry because they have the book indexed under:

    * Kindle Books
      <http://www.amazon.com/Books-Kindle/b/ref=dp_brlad_entry?ie=UTF8&node=154606011 
 >
Cooking, Food & Wine
      <http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=dp_brlad_entry? 
ie=UTF8&node=156154011>
Cooking by Ingredient
      <http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=dp_brlad_entry? 
ie=UTF8&node=156167011>
Herbs, Spices & Condiments
      <http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=dp_brlad_entry? 
ie=UTF8&node=156170011>

Johnnae

emilio szabo asked:

What kind of powder is depicted on the title page?
Curry? Why?  E.

Johnnae had mentioned-
<<  Amazon is now offering
The Forme of Cury A Roll of Ancient English Cookery Compiled, about A.D.
1390
<http://www.amazon.com/Forme-Ancient-English-Cookery-Compiled/dp/B00267SKKC/ref=sr_1_73?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1244030780&sr=1-73 
 >
by Samuel Pegge as a Kindle Edition - April 10, 2009) - Kindle Book

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