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.

Minced Pyes of Surgeon otherwayes.

FLey a rand of sturgeon and lard it with a good fat salt eel, roste it in pieces and save the gravy, being rosted mince it small, but save some to cut into dice-work, also some of the eel in the same form, mingle it amongst the rest with some beaten pepper, salt, nutmeg, some goose∣berries, grapes, or barberries, put butter in the bottom of the pye, close it up and bake it, being baked liquor it with gravy, juyce of orange, nutmeg, and butter.

Sometimes add to it currans, sweet herbs, and saffron,

and liquor it with verjuyce, sugar, butter, and yolks of eggs.