Caramel, Brocolis (1653); The Complete Cook (1655)

[Barry A Popik]

CARAMEL, BROCOLIS

   No, not caramel broccoli.  George Bush, Sr. still won't eat it.
   Again, from THE FRENCH COOK (1653), by Francis Pierre de La Varenne,
care of Early English Books Online:

Pg. 274:
   Potage of Brocolis, they are the young sprouts of Coleworts.
(OED and M-W have 1699 for "broccoli"--ed.)

Pg. 292:
      _How to make the Caramel._
   Melt some sugar with a little water, and let it seeth more than for a
conserve, put into it some sirrup of capilaire, and powre all into fresh
water.
(OED and M-W have 1725 for "caramel"--ed.)

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THE COMPLEAT COOK (1655)

   I knew that eventually Early English Books would go online, but I
posted some findings in March 2001.  I cited THE COMPLEAT COOK from 1659,
but there's a copy from 1655.  It has such stuff as:

Pg. 27:  To make a Gooseberry Foole (OED antedate--ed.)
Pg. 30:  Spanish Cream
Pg. 59:  To make Furmity (Fummerty?  Frummery?--ed.)
Pg. 83:  To make tarts called Taffaty Tarts
Pg. 92:  A Spanish Olio
Pg. 119: To make poore knights  (OED antedate--ed.)
         To make Shrewsbury cakes (OED antedate--ed.)

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