[Sca-cooks] A Fifteneth Centurie Cokeboke by Daphne Hilsdon
Johnna Holloway
johnnae at mac.com
Tue Oct 16 10:31:26 PDT 2012
So she didn't use the standard manuscripts found in
Two Fifteenth-Century Cookery-Books. Edited by Thomas Austin. (England, 1430).
I suppose the Morris she cites is the Liber Cure Cocorum.
Thanks for the review. I used my Prime library download last night on another volume.
Johnnae
On Oct 16, 2012, at 12:00 PM, Robin Carroll-Mann wrote:
It's a collection of 15th century recipes: snipped
>
> The bibliography is minimalist, with only 6 books listed. Authors and
> titles; no dates, publishers or descriptions. Here it is, verbatim:
>
> Medieval Feast Menus R Morris
>
> The Medieval Cookbook M Black
>
> Food and Feast in Medieval England P W Hammond
>
> Food and Cooking in Medieval Britain M Black (EH)
>
> An Ordinance of Potage C B Heatt [sic]
>
> A Fifteenth Century Cookry Boke compiled J L Anderson
>
> All in all, I'd describe it as a well-meaning effort from a re-enactor who
> cares about authenticity. And at $3.61, it's not overpriced. On the other
> hand, there are better resources available online, many of them for free.
>
> Brighid ni Chiarain
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