The accomplisht cook, or The art and mystery of cookery.: Wherein the whole art is revealed in a more easie and perfect method, then hath been publisht in any language. Expert and ready wayes for the dressing of all sorts of flesh, fowl, and fish; the raising of pastes; the best directions for all manner of kickshaws, and the most poinant sauces; with the tearms of carving and sewing. An exact account of all dishes for the season; with other a la mode curiosities. Together with the lively illustrations of such necessary figures as are referred to practice. / Approved by the fifty years experience and industry of Robert May, in his attendance on several persons of honour.

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Title: The accomplisht cook, or The art and mystery of cookery.: Wherein the whole art is revealed in a more easie and perfect method, then hath been publisht in any language. Expert and ready wayes for the dressing of all sorts of flesh, fowl, and fish; the raising of pastes; the best directions for all manner of kickshaws, and the most poinant sauces; with the tearms of carving and sewing. An exact account of all dishes for the season; with other a la mode curiosities. Together with the lively illustrations of such necessary figures as are referred to practice. / Approved by the fifty years experience and industry of Robert May, in his attendance on several persons of honour.
Author: May, Robert, b. 1588.
Publication: London :: Printed by R.W. for Nath. Brooke, at the sign of the Angel in Cornhill,; 1660.
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Subject terms: Cookery, English
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To make excellent Mead much commended.

TAke to every quart of honey a gallon of fair spring water, boil it well with nutmeg and ginger bruised a little, in the boiling scum it well, and being boild, set it a cooling in several vessels that it may stand thin, then the next day put it in the vessel and let it stand a week or two, then draw it in bottles.

If it be to drink in a short time you may work it as bear, but it will not keep long.

Or take to every gallon of water, a quart of honey, a quarter of an ounce of mace, as much ginger and cinamon, and half as much cloves, bruise them, and use them as abovesaid.

Otherwayes.

Take five quarts and a pint of water, warm it, and put to it a quart of honey, and to every gallon of liquor one le∣mon, and a quarter of an ounce of nutmegs; it must boil till the scum rise black, and if you will have it quickly rea∣dy to drink, squeese into it a lemon when you tun it, and tun it cold.