[Sca-cooks] new volume available

[Johnna Holloway]

Someone asked me offline 'what gives with this?'
So here's the short answer:
I have had in my possession for years and years a typed out version of
John Partridge's first cookbook from 1573.
It's titled The Treasurie of Commodious Conceits.

It dawned on me recently that a quarter century ago I was engaged in  
the pursuit
or mission  to locate and study the English cookery books of the 16th  
and 17th centuries. The project extended beyond bibliographic entries  
into what was then the world of microfilms and special collections.  
(Countless hours dropping nickels and dimes into machines and looking  
at reels of films.)
Reprints, facsimiles, and actual rare volumes also played their parts,  
as did countless reference
works. The work and the bibliography formed a major part of that first  
ever kingdom Culinary & Food Historian's Conference held in Atlantia  
in March 1987. It has also led to countless papers, handouts, and  
talks (including sessions at Cooks Con 2 and 3) over the years.

As a silver anniversary gift, I decided to get the Partridge out, dust  
it off, edit it, and let it be placed up on
www.medievalcookery.com so everyone could use it. (Thanks again to Doc.)

In terms of English culinary history, Partridge comes after the Pynson  
Boke of Cokery (1500),
A Propre Newe Book of Cokery (1545) and the Alessio recipes of the  
1550's. He comes before
Plat and Dawson.


Johnnae



On May 3, 2010, at 5:20 PM, Johnna Holloway wrote:

> Now on Medievalcookery.com
>
> 04-25-2010 - A transcription of The Treasurie of commodious  
> Conceits, as edited by Johnna Holloway, added to the Online Medieval  
> Cookbooks
>
> With a bio and sources for further study.
>
> Please Enjoy!
>
> Johnnae
>