Cooking -- Early works to 1800; Formulas, recipes, etc. -- Early works to 1800
Take the greenest small aples about St James tide and set on a Skillet
of water on ye fire till it be ready to boyle then take it off and
put it into your aples covering them close till they will peel and
against they are peeled have a skillet of hot water ready to put them
in so cover them close and let them Stand on a few embers till they be
very green then take them out and take to the weight of the aples the
weight and quarter of sugar then take of the water they were green’d
in as much as you think will boyle them and make Sirrup for them & 3
quarters of the Sugar and boyle it up and scumme it then put in the
apples and let them boyle till they be half done then set them by till
the next day then take them out again & boyle the sirrup with the rest
of the Sugar then put them in again and boyle it softly till they be
done keep them covered in y^e sirrup & waters.
26. _Mrs. Thorps for the Mother Fitts._
Take the juice of Tansie and drink it with beer it hath done much good
but hurtfull if with child.
27. _To make a Calves Head Hashe._
After you have boyled the calves head take out all the bones from it
when it is cold you must cut the meat in thin slices and put in a stew
pan with some strong broth and white wine and oyster liquor and a few
of all manner of sweet herbs 4 or 5 shellots and let it stew on a
charcoale fire and when it is almost enough put 2 or 3 anchovies minced
and yolks of 3 or 4 eggs well beaten with a little white wine and a
piece of butter and shake it well together on a quick and put it in a
dish on sippets and lay over it 5 or 6 sheeps tongues boyled peel’d
and slit in halfs and as many veal sweetbreads & a few thin slices of
bacon & a few bay leaves in yolks of eggs fry y^e brown in butter and
lay them on your hashe & bacon & lay leavs on the brim of ye Dish and
Garnish it with slices of Lemon and Send it up.
28. _To make Forced Meat._
Take a leg of veal or Lamb and mince it small with the same quantity
of beef sewit and after sweet herbs then put to it a little grat’d
bread and the yolks of 2 or 3 eggs then season it with pepper and Salt
cloves mace and nutmegs, and make them in balls you may fry boyle or
butter them.
29. _For a Cold._
Take half a pound of reasons of the Sun Stoned and 1 ounce of liquorish
and 1 ounce of Elicompane made into fine powder beat your reasons
then pour in them till they come to a conserve adding thereto 2 or 3
spoonfulls of Red rose water if a thick ruehm lessen your quantity of
Elicompane & take of this morning noon & night. Probatum.
30. _To make a Frigacy of Chicken._
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