Cookbook Analysis
A Book of Cookrye (England, 1591)
170 recipes
Meats
| game birds | 17% | 29 |
| poultry | 17% | 29 |
| fish / seafood | 14% | 25 |
| sheep / mutton | 14% | 25 |
| beef | 13% | 23 |
| pork | 4% | 8 |
| venison | 4% | 7 |
| duck | 2% | 4 |
| rabbit | 2% | 5 |
| geese | 1% | 3 |
| goat | < 1% | 1 |
Fruits / Vegetables
| currants | 21% | 37 |
| dates | 15% | 27 |
| onions | 15% | 26 |
| raisins | 10% | 18 |
| prunes | 9% | 16 |
| apples | 7% | 13 |
| gooseberries | 5% | 9 |
| oranges | 4% | 8 |
| quince | 4% | 7 |
| pears | 3% | 6 |
| barberries | 2% | 4 |
| beets | 2% | 4 |
| carrots | 2% | 4 |
| cherries | 2% | 5 |
| lemons | 2% | 4 |
| lettuce | 2% | 4 |
| spinach | 2% | 5 |
| endive | 1% | 3 |
| grapes | 1% | 3 |
| plums | 1% | 3 |
| strawberries | 1% | 2 |
| peas | < 1% | 1 |
| citrons | < 1% | 1 |
| cucumbers | < 1% | 1 |
| pomegranates | < 1% | 1 |
| turnips | < 1% | 1 |
Spices
| pepper | 42% | 73 |
| salt | 40% | 68 |
| ginger | 35% | 60 |
| cinnamon | 31% | 54 |
| mace | 29% | 50 |
| cloves | 27% | 47 |
| parsley | 9% | 16 |
| saffron | 7% | 12 |
| rosemary | 5% | 10 |
| borage | 2% | 4 |
| caraway | 2% | 4 |
| anise | 1% | 2 |
| fennel | 1% | 2 |
| nutmeg | 1% | 2 |
| saunders | 1% | 2 |
| sorrel | 1% | 3 |
| coriander | < 1% | 1 |
| grains of paradise | < 1% | 1 |
| marjoram | < 1% | 1 |
| sage | < 1% | 1 |
| savory | < 1% | 1 |
| turnsole | < 1% | 1 |
Other Ingredients
| sugar | 56% | 96 |
| butter | 47% | 80 |
| verjuice | 31% | 54 |
| eggs | 28% | 49 |
| wine | 24% | 42 |
| bread | 21% | 37 |
| rosewater | 14% | 25 |
| vinegar | 10% | 18 |
| suet | 8% | 14 |
| flour | 7% | 12 |
| marrow | 7% | 13 |
| lard | 5% | 9 |
| yeast | 5% | 9 |
| cream | 3% | 6 |
| almonds | 2% | 5 |
| flowers | 2% | 4 |
| cheese | 1% | 2 |
| honey | 1% | 2 |
| marigolds | 1% | 2 |
| milk | 1% | 2 |
| oil | 1% | 3 |
| beans | < 1% | 1 |
| isinglass | < 1% | 1 |
| juniper | < 1% | 1 |
| oats | < 1% | 1 |
| rice | < 1% | 1 |
| rosehips | < 1% | 1 |
| walnuts | < 1% | 1 |