The Good Housewife's Jewell (England, 1596)
166 recipes
Meats
beef | 17% | 25 |
chicken | 17% | 25 |
sheep / mutton | 14% | 21 |
rabbit | 9% | 14 |
game birds | 8% | 12 |
fish / seafood | 8% | 12 |
venison | 6% | 9 |
pork | 5% | 8 |
duck | 3% | 5 |
goose | 1% | 2 |
goat | < 1% | 1 |
Fruits / Vegetables
currants | 22% | 32 |
dates | 19% | 28 |
plums | 14% | 21 |
raisins | 9% | 14 |
onions | 8% | 12 |
oranges | 5% | 8 |
spinach | 5% | 8 |
lemons | 4% | 7 |
apples | 4% | 6 |
cabbage | 2% | 4 |
carrots | 2% | 4 |
cherries | 2% | 4 |
pears | 2% | 4 |
lettuce | 2% | 3 |
quince | 2% | 3 |
figs | 1% | 2 |
grapes | 1% | 2 |
leeks | 1% | 2 |
strawberries | 1% | 2 |
artichokes | < 1% | 1 |
cucumbers | < 1% | 1 |
gooseberries | < 1% | 1 |
rose hips | < 1% | 1 |
medlars | < 1% | 1 |
mulberries | < 1% | 1 |
parsnips | < 1% | 1 |
peas | < 1% | 1 |
peaches | < 1% | 1 |
pomegranates | < 1% | 1 |
turnips | < 1% | 1 |
Spices
ginger | 40% | 59 |
pepper | 40% | 59 |
salt | 40% | 58 |
cinnamon | 35% | 52 |
mace | 29% | 43 |
cloves | 23% | 34 |
parsley | 11% | 17 |
nutmeg | 10% | 15 |
saffron | 10% | 15 |
marjoram | 6% | 9 |
rosemary | 5% | 8 |
barberies | 4% | 7 |
savory | 4% | 7 |
mustard | 3% | 5 |
anise | 2% | 4 |
endives | 2% | 4 |
bay | 2% | 3 |
pennyroyal | 2% | 3 |
borage | 1% | 2 |
fennel | 1% | 2 |
hyssop | 1% | 2 |
sorrel | 1% | 2 |
chamomile | < 1% | 1 |
caraway | < 1% | 1 |
coriander | < 1% | 1 |
galingale | < 1% | 1 |
licorice | < 1% | 1 |
mint | < 1% | 1 |
sage | < 1% | 1 |
sandalwood | < 1% | 1 |
Other Ingredients
sugar | 57% | 83 |
butter | 49% | 72 |
eggs | 39% | 57 |
verjuice | 17% | 26 |
vinegar | 12% | 18 |
flour | 9% | 14 |
rosewater | 9% | 14 |
lard | 8% | 12 |
almonds | 6% | 10 |
cream | 6% | 10 |
marrow | 5% | 8 |
roses | 5% | 8 |
milk | 3% | 5 |
ale | 2% | 4 |
oats | 2% | 3 |
rice | 2% | 3 |
rye | 2% | 3 |
violets | 2% | 3 |
cheese | 1% | 2 |
oil | 1% | 2 |
yeast | 1% | 2 |
ambergris | < 1% | 1 |
honey | < 1% | 1 |
suet | < 1% | 1 |
turnsole | < 1% | 1 |