Education -- Early works to 1800; England -- Social life and customs -- Early works to 1800; Etiquette; Home economics -- Early works to 1800; Table
Þañ þe sou{er}ayne, w{i}t{h} his spone
whañ he lusteth{e} to ete.
of dowcet{es},[98] par{e} awey the sid{es}
to þe botom̅, & þ{a}t ye lete,
In a sawcer{e} afor{e} your{e} sou{er}ayne
semely ye hit sett
whañ hym̅ liketh{e} to atast: looke ye not forgete. 496
[Sidenote: Payne-puff: pare the bottom, cut off the top. Fried
things are indigestible.]
Payne Puff,[99] par{e} þe botom nyȝe þe stuff, take hede,
Kut of þe toppe of a payne puff, do thus as y rede;
[Textnote: (? p{ar}neys)]
Also pety p{er}ueys[100] be fayr{e} and clene /
so god be your{e} spede.
off Fryed met{es}[101] be war{e}, for þey ar Fumose in dede. 500
Fried metes.
[Sidenote: Poached-egg (?) fritters are best. Tansey is good hot.
Don’t eat Leessez.]
++O Frutur{e} viant[102] / Frutur sawge,[102] byñ good /
bett{ur} is Frut{ur} powche;[102]
Appull{e} frutur{e}[103] / is good hoot /
but þe cold ye not towche.
Tansey[104] is good hoot / els cast it not in your{e} clowche.
all{e} man{er} of leesseȝ[105] / ye may forber{e} /
herber{e} in yow none sowche. 504
_Len-voy_
[Sidenote: Cooks are always inventing new dishes that tempt people
and endanger their lives:]
{ Cook{es} w{i}t{h} þeir{e} newe co{n}ceyt{es},
choppyng{e} / stampyng{e}, & gryndyng{e},
{ Many new curies / all{e} day
þey ar co{n}tryvyng{e} & Fyndyng{e}
{ þ{a}t p{ro}voketh{e} þe peple to p{er}ell{es} of passage /
þrouȝ peyne soor{e} pyndyng{e},
{ & þrouȝ nice excesse of suche receyt{es} /
of þe life to make a endyng{e}. 508
[Sidenote: Syrups Comedies, Jellies, that stop the bowels.]
{ Some w{i}t{h} Sireppis[106] / Sawces /
Sewes,[107] and soppes,[108]
{ Comedies / Cawdell{es}[109] cast in Cawdrons /
ponnes, or pottes,
{ leesses / Ielies[110] / Fruturs / fried mete þat stoppes
{ and distempereth{e} all{e} þe body, bothe bak,
bely, & roppes:[111] 512
[Sidenote: Some dishes are prepared with unclarified honey.
Cow-heels and Calves’ feet are sometimes mixed with unsugared
leches and Jellies.]
{ Some man{er} cury of Cooke{s} crafft Sotelly y haue espied,
{ how þeir{e} dischmet{es} ar dressid w{i}t{h} hony not claryfied.
{ Cow heelis / and Calves fete / ar der{e} y-bouȝt some tide
{ To medill{e} among{e} leeches[112] & Ielies /
whañ sug{er} shall{e} syt a-side. 516
[Headnote: POTAGES.]
Potages.[113]
[Sidenote: Furmity with venison, mortrewes,]
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