Murrell's Two Books of Cookery & Carving 1638, Book 1

Historical rabbit holes, for those who are inclined.

These slender booklets from Historical Management Associates are the work of an organization dedicated to historical re-enactment in the UK. They are written with a stickler’s attention to historical precision and a conviction that nothing is too arcane to investigate. Some of the books are simple transcriptions of period manuscripts; others represent significant original research, as in Cattle Farming and Grazing Management, which is 52 pages long but cites 36 sources, many of them published in the 17th century.

From the introduction:

“This book is a transcription rather than a facsimile as the original is in a rather difficult to read Gothic script.  Spelling and punctuation have been retained…’Wherein is set forth a most perfect direction to furnish an extraordinary, or ordinary feast either in Summer or Winter.'”

Staplebound pamphlet. 44 pages.