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++Wortus w{i}t{h} an henne / Cony /
beef, or els añ haar{e}, [Fol. 178b.]
Frumenty[114] w{i}t{h} venesou{n} /
pesyñ w{i}t{h} bakoñ, long{e} wort{es} not spar{e};
Gr{ow}ell{e} of force[115] / Gravell{e} of beeff[116] /
or motou{n}, haue ye no car{e};
Gely, mortrows[117] / creyme of almond{es},
þe mylke[118] {þer}-of is good fare. 520
[Sidenote: jussell, &c., are good. Other out-of-the-way soups set
aside.]
Iussell{e}[119], tartlett[120], cabag{es}[121],
& nombles[122] of vennur{e},[A]
all{e} þese potages ar good and sur{e}
of oþ{er} sewes & potages þ{a}t ar not made by natur{e},
all{e} Suche siropis sett a side your{e} heer{e} to endur{e}. 524
[Text note: The long _r_ and curl for _e_ in the MS. look like
f, as if for vennuf.]
[Sidenote: Such is a flesh feast in the English way.]
++Now, soñ, y haue yow shewid somewhat of myne avise,
þe service of a flesch{e} feest folowyng{e} englondis gise;
Forgete ye not my loor{e} / but looke ye ber{e} good yȝes
vppoñ oþur co{n}nyng{e} kervers: now haue y told yow twise. 528
[Headnote: THE SAUCES FOR DIFFERENT DISHES.]
[Sidenote: Sauces.]
Diuerce Sawces.[123]
[Sidenote: Sauces provoke a fine appetite.]
++Also to know your{e} sawces for flesch{e} conveniently,
hit p{ro}vokith{e} a fyne apetide if sawce your{e} mete be bie;
to the lust of your{e} lord looke þ{a}t ye haue þer redy
suche sawce as hym liketh{e} / to make hym glad & mery. 532
[Sidenote: Have ready Mustard for brawn, &c., Verjuice for veal,
&c., Chawdon for cygnet and swan, Garlic, &c., for beef and
goose,]
Mustard[124] is meete for brawne /
beef, or powdred[125] motou{n};
verdius[126] to boyled capou{n} / veel / chikeñ /or bakoñ;
And to signet / & swañ, co{n}venyent is þe chawdoñ[127];
Roost beeff / & goos / w{i}t{h} garlek, vinegr{e},
or pepur,[[127a]] in co{n}clusiou{n}. 536
[Sidenote: Ginger for fawn, &c., Mustard and sugar for pheasant,
&c., Gamelyn for heronsew, &c., Sugar and Salt for brew, &c.,]
Gyng{er} sawce[128] to lambe, to kyd / pigge, or fawñ /
in fere;
to feysand, p{ar}trich{e}, or cony /
Mustard w{i}t{h} þe sugur{e};
Sawce gamelyñ[129] to heyroñ-sewe / egret / crane / & plover{e};
also / brewe[130] / Curlew / sugre & salt /
w{i}t{h} water{e} of þe ryver{e}; 540
[Sidenote: Gamelyn for bustard, &c., Salt and Cinnamon for
woodcock, thrushes, &c., and quails, &c.]
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