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Crevise[169] / þus wise ye must them dight:
Dep{ar}te the crevise a-sondir{e} euyñ to your{e} sight,
Slytt þe bely of the hyndur part / & so do ye right, 604
and all{e} hoole take owt þe fisch{e},
like as y yow behight.
[Sidenote: clean out the _gowt_ in the middle of the sea
Crayfish’s back; pick it out, tear it off the fish,]
Par{e} awey þe red skyñ for dyu{er}s cawse & dowt,
and make clene þe place also / þat ye call{e} his gowt,[170]
hit lies in þe mydd{es} of þe bak / looke ye pike it owt; 608
areise hit by þe þyknes of a grote / þe fisch{e} rownd abowt.
[Sidenote: and put vinegar to it; break the claws and set them on
the table.]
put it in a disch{e} lees{e} by lees[171] /
& þat ye not forgete
to put vinegr{e} to þe same / so it towche not þe mete;
breke þe gret clawes your{e} self / ye nede no cooke to trete, 612
Set þem̅ oñ þe table / ye may / w{i}t{h}-owt any man{er} heete.
[Sidenote: Treat the back like the crab, stopping both ends with
bread.]
The bak of þe Crevise, þus he must be sted:
array hym̅ as ye doth{e} / þe crabbe, if þat any be had,
and boþe end{es} of þe shell{e} /
Stoppe them fast w{i}t{h} bred, 616
& s{er}ue / your{e} sou{er}eyñ þ{er} w{i}t{h} /
as he liketh{e} to be fedd.
[Sidenote: The fresh-water Crayfish: serve with vinegar and
powder.]
Of Crevis dewe douȝ[172] Cut his bely a-way, [Fol. 180.]
þe fisch{e} in A disch{e} clenly þat ye lay
w{i}t{h} vineg{er} & powdur þ{er} vppoñ, þus is vsed ay, 620
þañ your{e} sou{er}ayne / whañ hym semeth{e}, sadly he may assay.
[Headnote: HOW TO CARVE WHELKS AND LAMPREYS.]
[Sidenote: Salt Sturgeon: slit its joll, or head, thin. Whelk: cut
off its head and tail, throw away its operculum, mantle, &c.,]
The Iolle[173] of þe salt sturgeou{n} / thyñ /
take hede ye slytt,
& rownd about þe disch{e} dresse ye musteñ hit.
Þe whelke[174] / looke þat þe hed / and tayle awey be kytt, 624
his pyntill[175] & gutt / almond & mantill{e},[176]
awey þ{er} fro ye pitt;
[Sidenote: cut it in two, and put it on the sturgeon, adding
vinegar.]
Theñ kut ye þe whelk asond{ur}, eveñ pec{is} two,
and ley þe pecis þ{er}of / vppoñ your{e} sturgeou{n} so,
rownd all abowt þe disch / while þ{a}t hit will{e} go; 628
put vinegr{e} þ{er}-vppoñ / þe bett{ur} þañ will{e} hit do.
[Sidenote: Carve Baked Lampreys thus: take off the piecrust, put
thin slices of bread on a Dish,]
Fresch{e} lamprey bake[177] / þus it must be dight:
Opeñ þe pastey lid, þ{er}-in to haue a sight,
Take þeñ white bred þyñ y-kut & liȝt, 632
lay hit in a charger{e} / disch{e}, or plater, ryght;
[Sidenote: pour galentyne over the bread, add cinnamon and red
wine.]
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