The Forme of Cury

The Forme of Cury (Method of Cooking, cury being from French cuire: to cook) is an extensive mediaeval recipe collection of the 14th century in the form of a roll. Its authors are given as "the chief Master Cooks of King Richard II". The modern name was given to it by Samuel Pegge, who published an edition of it in 1780 for the curator of the British Museum, Gustavus Brander. This name has since come into usage for almost all versions of the original manuscript. Along with Le Viandier, it is the best-known medieval guide to cooking.

The roll was written in late Middle English (c. 1390) on vellum and details some 205 recipes (although the exact number of recipes varies slightly between different versions).

Sample recipe

The following is an example of a recipe taken from Pegge's 18th-century edition of the roll:

In modern English:

Modern recreations

The Café at the Rylands, in Manchester's John Rylands Library, cooked Tart in Ymber Day, Compast, Payn Puff, Frumenty and Gingerbrede, accompanied by Piment (spiced wine), for invited guests in 2009.

Forme

Forme (pronounced [ˈfoːɾmɛ]; German: Formach) is a settlement in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

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Forme (printing)

In typesetting, a forme (or form) is imposed by a stoneman working on a flat imposition stone when he assembles the loose components of a page (or number of simultaneously printed pages) into a locked arrangement, inside a chase, ready for printing.

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Forme (disambiguation)

Forme is a settlement in the Republic of Slovenia

Forme may also refer to the following:

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Cury

Coordinates: 50°02′48″N 5°14′38″W / 50.0467°N 5.244°W / 50.0467; -5.244

Cury (Cornish: Egloskuri) is a civil parish and village in southwest Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately four miles (6 km) south of Helston on The Lizard peninsula. The parish is named for St Corentin and is recorded in the Domesday Book as Chori.

Demographics and geography

Cury is a rural parish with a population of 388 at the 2001 census. It is bounded to the north by Mawgan-in-Meneage parish, to the west by Gunwalloe parish, and to the south by Mullion parish. Settlements include the church town, Cury; Cross Lanes; White Cross; and Nantithet. Cury lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Almost a third of Cornwall has AONB designation, with the same status and protection as a National Park.

Church history

The parish church is dedicated to St Corentin. The building is cruciform and of the Norman period, but a north aisle was added in the 15th century. It was probably originally a manorial church of Winnianton, but became a chapelry of Breage in the 13th century.