The whole body of cookery dissected, taught, and fully manifested, methodically, artificially, and according to the best tradition of the English, French, Italian, Dutch, &c., or, A sympathie of all varieties in naturall compounds in that mysterie wherein is contained certain bills of fare for the seasons of the year, for feasts and common diets : whereunto is annexed a second part of rare receipts of cookery, with certain useful traditions : with a book of preserving, conserving and candying, after the most exquisite and newest manner ...

To make a Grand Sallet for the Spring.

YOur Gardiner, or those that serve you with herbs, must supply you with all manner of Spring-Sallets, as buds of Cowslips, Violets, Strawberries, Primrose, Brooklime, Watercresses, young Lettice, Spinnage, Alexan∣der-buds, or what other things may be got, either backward or forward in the Spring; having all these things seve∣rally and apart, then take by themselves Sampier, Olives, Capers, Broom-buds, Cowcumbers, Raisons and Currans parboyled, blanched Almonds, Barberries, or what other pickles you can obtain; then prepare your standard for the middle of your dish; it may be a wax tree, or a standard of Paste (like a Castle) being washed in the yolks of eggs, and all made green with herbs; as also, a tree with∣in that, in the like manner may be made, with Paste made green, and stuck with flowers, so that you may not perceive it but to be a tree, with about twelve supporters round, stooping to, and fastened in holes in your Castle, and the other end bending out to the middle of your dish; they may be formed with Paste; then having four rings of Paste, the one bigger then another (like unto hoops) your biggest must come over your Castle, and reach within three inches of the foot of your supporter, the second to be within two inches of that, and so place as many as you please gradually, that they may be like as many steps going up to a Cross; you may have likewise four Belconies in your Castle, with four Statues of the four seasons; this done, place your Sallet, a round of one sort on the uppermost ring,

or step, so round all the other, till you come to the dish, with every one a several sort; then place all your pickles from that to the brims of your dish severally, one answer∣ing another: As for example, if you have two of white, and two of green, let them be opposite, the white against the white, and the green against the green, and so all the other; so your dishes bottom being wholly covered below your Mount, garnish your dish with all kinde of things sutable, or afforded by the Spring; your Statues ought to have every one a Cruitt placed in their hands, two with Vinegar, and two with Oyl; when this Sallet is made, let it be carried to the Table, and set in its place; and when the guests are all placed, unstop the Cruitts, that the Oyl and Vinegar may run on the Sallet; these Cruitts must be glasses not a quar∣ter of a pinte apiece, sized over on the outside, and strowed with flowers: After the same manner may you make your Sallet in Summer, Autumn, or Winter; only take those Sallets that are then in season, and changing of your stan∣dard; for in the Summer, you ought to resemble a green tree; and in the Autumn, a Castle carved out of Carrets and Turnips; in the Winter, a tree hanged with Snow: This only is for great Feasts, and may inform the Practiti∣oner in such Feasts, for the honour of his Master, and benefit of himself: the Paste that you make your Castle or Standard with, must be made of Rye.