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The Accomplisht Cook was first published in 1660 and this is a facsimile of the 1685 edition. Robert May was cook to the aristocracy of Royalist England; born in the year of the Armada; trained by his own father, then by powerful patrons in Paris; before apprenticeship in London with the cook to the Star Chamber. In the course of a long life, working almost exclusively for fellow Catholics and Royalists, he absorbed all the most fashionable tendencies at large in the kitchens of England.
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A most beautiful piece of cookery literature', Elizabeth David
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Robert May was born in Buckinghamshire, England, in 1588. At age ten, he was sent to Paris by Lady Dormer where he trained for five years to become a chef. He then served his apprenticship in London. He then worked for several country estates, thirteen household of minor English nobility. He wrote The Accomplisht Cook after the civil war, amd this book is known for its focus on potages or soups.
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- PublisherProspect Books
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1903018714
- ISBN 13 9781903018712
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages544
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