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The spirit of cookery

1895

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Presented as published in 1895. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
‘ Der wohlunterwiesenen Kochin zufiilliger Confecttisch,’ Braunschweig, 1700, 4 to. THE HISTORIC LITERATURE OF COOKERY 33 bei’g,* Brunswick,! or Leipzig. I A work§ which was pub- lished anonymously — in fact, composed by the polyhistor Harsdorfer— treated of laying the table, carving, etc., and discussed twenty-five questions concerning feasts and the table. Early in the eighteenth century was published the ‘ Dictionary of Kitchen and Cellar, || by Paul Jacob Mas- perger. An Italian work by G. PoscacchiH was translated into the Dutch language (1639), while a physician of Ant- werp, Ludwig Nonnius,** published a Latin work on the subject. Denmark received a complete cookery-book by Paul Iversson Kolding,!! and in addition a translation of the art of carving by Harsdorfer. Sioeden produced a work§§ in the shape of a dialogue between two female cooks, and England a cookery-book by John Murrell.|||| Of two * Nurnberger Kochbuch, ‘ Der aus dem Parnasso ehernals entlauf- enen vortrefflichen Kochin, welch bei denen Gottinen Ceres, Diaua, und Pomona viel Jahre gedient, hinterlassene und bishero bei unterschied- lichen d. Lobl. Kochkunst beflissenen Frauen zu Niirnberg zerstreut, und in grosser Geheim gehalten gewesener Gemerk-Zettel.’ Niirnberg, 1691, 4to. + Braunschweiger Kochbuch, ‘ Die wohlunteswiesene Kochin.’ Auige- fiihrt von M.S.S.G.C. 2nd edition. Braunschweig, 1697, 4to. ! Leipziger Kochbuch, ‘Der Susanna Egerin Leipziger Kochbuch.’ Leipzig, 1712, 8vo. § Harsdorfer (published anonymously), ‘Vollstandig vermehrtes Trin- cirbuch von Tafeldecken, Trinciren Zeitigung der Mundko.- te, Schauessen und Schaugerichte, benebens xxv. Gast-oder Tischfragen.’ Niirnberg, 1657, cju. 4to. II Masperger, Paul Jacob, ‘ Kiich- und Keller- Dictionarium.’ Hamburg, 1716, 4to. H Poscacchi, G., ‘Maniere van verscheyden soorten van spyse so gesooden als gebraden, te voorsnyden en to voordyn ’ (uit het ital. van G. Poscacchi), Leyden, 1639, 4to. ** Nonnius, Ludwig, ‘De re cibaria Libri iv.’ Antwerp, 1627, 8vo. ; 1645, 4to. ; 1646, s. Foppens, T. ii., p. 834. ft Kolding, Paul Iversson, ‘Fuldkommen och Konsterig Kaagebog,’ Khbvn., s.a., 8vo. ++ G. H. Harsdorffer’s ‘ Valske Forsnider laerendis hvorledis mand skal Kunsteligen : Stykker skiaere och skikkeligen forelegge allehande Spise. Ofversat af det Tydske Sprog, og met 234 Kobber-Stykker, til at laere efter, hoorledis mand skal skiaere, afbildet.’ Khbvn., 1676, 8vo. §§ ‘ Stockholmisches Koch-Gespreches Vortrab Zwischen zweyen Kiichin- nen ’ Stockholm, 1647, 8vo. III! Murrell, John, ‘ Anew booke of Kookerie, wherein is set forth a most perfect direction to furnish an extraordinary or ordinary feast, either in summer or winter ; also a bill of fare for fish-dayes, fasting-dayes, ember- weekes, or lent,’ etc. London, 1617, 8vo. 3 34 THE SPIRIT OF COOKERY cookery-books published in the Italian language, one was by Martin Giegher,* a Bavarian born at Mosburg, the other by Vittorio Laucelotti,t of Camarino. The latter gives still more striking evidence than the cookery-books of Eosetti and Scappi, belonging to the sixteenth century, of the luxurious tables of the Eomau Catholic clergy. The literary period closes with the work of Antonio Frugoli, entitled ‘ Pratica Escalcaria,’ which is adapted to the wants of great people as well as ‘ ordinary persons.’! The Eighteenth Century — French Literature takes the Lead.