Summer Cooking (Cookery Library) vs The Forme of Cury: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Summer Cooking (Cookery Library)

Summer Cooking (Cookery Library) Elizabeth David · 1955 252 pages · ≈ 4 h 40 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Forme of Cury

The Forme of Cury Samuel Pegge · 1780 ★★★★☆ 3.9 161 pages · ≈ 2 h 59 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Summer Cooking (Cookery Library) is the easier read (Moderate), The Forme of Cury more demanding (Demanding).

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