Take a thousand eggs or more: A translation of medieval recipes from Harleian MS. 279, Harleian MS. 4016, and extracts of Ashmole MS. 1439, Laud MS. ... over 100 recipes adapted for modern cookery [Spiral-bound]

Cindy Renfrow (Author), Cindy M. Renfrow (Author)

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Text: English (translation)

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 640 pages
• Publisher: C. Renfrow; 2nd edition (1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0962859842
• ISBN-13: 978-0962859847
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,246,522 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A favorite mideval resource, March 27, 2001

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Stephanie Manley (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Take a thousand eggs or more: A translation of medieval recipes from Harleian MS. 279, Harleian MS. 4016, and extracts of Ashmole MS. 1439, Laud MS. ... over 100 recipes adapted for modern cookery (Spiral-bound)

This is a favorite medival resource of mine. The recipes do come with documentation. There is a wide variety of recipes. The recipes are well written, and are easy to follow. There is a great deal of documentation with each recipe along with the recipe in its original form. This is a definate must purchase if you enjoy historical cooking.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best!, July 20, 2002

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M. Bales (Knoxville, TN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Take a thousand eggs or more: A translation of medieval recipes from Harleian MS. 279, Harleian MS. 4016, and extracts of Ashmole MS. 1439, Laud MS. ... over 100 recipes adapted for modern cookery (Spiral-bound)

Cindy Renfrow has done a wonderful job with this book. It is one of the best references a reenactment cook could have in his or her collection...it was one of the first in mine! It provides actual recipes and then a translation and a redaction. Cindy Renfrow's redactions are well thought out and reasonable. Not only that, lots of the recipes actually taste good and appeal to modern palates!

I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in Medieval cooking and who wants to explore further the wonders of the medieval thought processes concerning food.

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Books!, May 24, 2000

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This review is from: Take a thousand eggs or more: A translation of medieval recipes from Harleian MS. 279, Harleian MS. 4016, and extracts of Ashmole MS. 1439, Laud MS. ... over 100 recipes adapted for modern cookery (Spiral-bound)

These books allowed me to win first prize at the Feast! I was so pleased to have won and I could not have done so without the help of Ms. Renfrow! Clear easy to follow instructions and wonderful results. I highly recommend these books to everyone.