The secret of the fi rst Polish cook book, in the context of the education of women in the 16th century

Abstract

Methodology. The basic method of research work was the synthesis, the analysis of available scientific materials, helped to draw detailed conclusions of the study.
The results and the findings. Studies have shown that mainly dealt with education of the boys. Noble families gave money for that their descendants have gained proper manners and knowledge by acquiring the  necessary skills for future political activity. Descriptions associated with raising children only mention that the girls were prepared for the future role of the lady of the house. Education of women in the sixteenth
century is the subject rarely undertaken in Polish literature. Examination of the problem in the context of the first Polish cookbook is undoubtedly an important part of learning about Polish culture.
Education of women in the sixteenth century is a topic which has been written rarely in Polish literature because only boys were learning. At the turn of the fi ft eenth / sixteenth century a new ideological current was developed in Poland. Along with changes in cultural and mental coming from the royal court a change in many areas including education and the Polish kitchen. In the light of the available studies in history,
women already used cookbooks, what is more, writt en in Polish.