Healths improvement: or, Rules comprizing and discovering the nature, method, and manner of preparing all sorts of food used in this nation. Written by that ever famous Thomas Muffett, Doctor in Physick: corrected and enlarged by Christopher Bennet, Doctor in Physick, and fellow of the Colledg of Physitians in London.

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Title: Healths improvement: or, Rules comprizing and discovering the nature, method, and manner of preparing all sorts of food used in this nation. Written by that ever famous Thomas Muffett, Doctor in Physick: corrected and enlarged by Christopher Bennet, Doctor in Physick, and fellow of the Colledg of Physitians in London.
Author: Moffett, Thomas, 1553-1604.
Publication: London, :: Printed by Tho: Newcomb for Samuel Thomson, at the sign of the white Horse in Pauls Churchyard,; 1655.
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Subject terms: Diet -- Early works to 1800.; Food -- Early works to 1800.; Nutrition -- England -- Early works to 1800.
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Rhombi.

Turbuts, which some call the Sea-Pheasant, were in old time counted so good and delicate, that this Proverb grew upon them, Nihil ad Rhombum; that is to say, What is all this in comparison of a Turbutt. Verily, whilst they be young, (at which time they are called Butts) their flesh is moist, tender, white, and pleasant; afterwards they are harder to be digested, though more crumbling to feel to: and as their prickles wax longer, so their flesh waxeth tougher. They are best being sodden as you seeth Thornback; or rather as you seeth a grown Plaise.