Cookbook Analysis
A Proper newe Booke of Cokerye (England, mid-16th c.)
51 recipes
Meats
| fish / seafood | 36% | 18 |
| poultry | 22% | 11 |
| beef | 18% | 9 |
| sheep / mutton | 18% | 9 |
| pork | 8% | 4 |
| game birds | 16% | 8 |
| venison | 4% | 2 |
| goose | 2% | 1 |
Fruits / Vegetables
| raisin | 14% | 7 |
| apples | 10% | 5 |
| onions | 10% | 5 |
| prune | 10% | 5 |
| beets | 8% | 4 |
| dates | 8% | 4 |
| pears | 8% | 4 |
| beans | 4% | 2 |
| damsons | 4% | 2 |
| spinach | 4% | 2 |
| barberies | 2% | 1 |
| cherries | 2% | 1 |
| gooseberries | 2% | 1 |
| grapes | 2% | 1 |
| lettuce | 2% | 1 |
| medlars | 2% | 1 |
| quince | 2% | 1 |
| strawberries | 2% | 1 |
Spices
| salt | 36% | 18 |
| cassia | 30% | 15 |
| ginger | 22% | 11 |
| mace | 18% | 9 |
| saffron | 18% | 9 |
| parsely | 16% | 8 |
| pepper | 12% | 6 |
| thyme | 12% | 6 |
| rosemary | 10% | 5 |
| cloves | 8% | 4 |
| herbs | 6% | 3 |
| borage | 4% | 2 |
| marjoram | 2% | 1 |
| sorrel | 2% | 1 |
Other Ingredients
| butter | 50% | 25 |
| sugar | 46% | 23 |
| egg | 44% | 22 |
| wine | 18% | 9 |
| verjuice | 14% | 7 |
| vinegar | 10% | 5 |
| ale | 8% | 4 |
| cream | 8% | 4 |
| marrow | 8% | 4 |
| milk | 6% | 3 |
| flour | 4% | 2 |
| rosewater | 4% | 2 |
| suet | 4% | 2 |
| yeast | 4% | 2 |
| almonds | 2% | 1 |
| cheese | 2% | 1 |
| cowslips | 2% | 1 |
| honey | 2% | 1 |
| lard | 2% | 1 |
| marigolds | 2% | 1 |
| primrose | 2% | 1 |
| rose | 2% | 1 |
| rye | 2% | 1 |
| sandalwood | 2% | 1 |
| turnsole | 2% | 1 |