MASSIALOT (François)]. New instruction for jams, liqueurs an - Lot 119

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MASSIALOT (François)]. New instruction for jams, liqueurs an - Lot 119
MASSIALOT (François)]. New instruction for jams, liqueurs and fruits (...). Paris, Charles de Sercy, 1692. In-12, brown calf, spine decorated, red speckled edges (Binding of the period). Title, (11) ff, 444 pp, (10) ff, one folding plate. Rare first edition of this famous treatise which gives the best recipes of confectionery under Louis XIV, decorated with a folding plate (table). François Massialot (Limoges, 1660 - Paris, 1733), an independent cook, rented his services to the most illustrious tables, including that of the Duke of Orleans. The first chapter, devoted to jams, describes the choice of sugar, utensils, the annual order of flowers and fruits, and gives recipes for all fruits - even the less common ones such as figs, angelica, chestnuts, verjuice, quinces, cotignac, cedars, poncires... - The second chapter is devoted to liqueurs, coffee, tea, chocolate, hypocras, ratafias, and scents... The book ends with instructions on fruits, vinegars, salads and the embellishment of services. Rare foxing, first few leaves slightly creased at the head. Binding rubbed, with snags to the headpieces. Vicaire, 453. - Oberlé, 94 (forgery with the date of the original).
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