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Mortrowis of houndfisch{e}[223] / & Rice standyng{e}[224] white,
Mameny,[225] mylke of almond{es}, Rice rennyng{e} liquyte,-- 828
þese potages ar holsom for þem þat hañ delite
þ{er}of to ete / & if not so / þeñ taste he but a lite.”
[Headnote: SAUCE FOR FISH.]
[Sidenote: _Fish Sauces._]
Sawce for fishe.[226]
[Sidenote: Mustard for salt herring, conger, mackerel, &c.]
++“Yowr{e} sawces to make y shall{e} geue yow lerynge:
Mustard is[A] / is metest w{i}t{h} all{e} man{er}
salt heryng{e}, 832
Salt fysch{e}, salt Congur, samou{n}, w{i}t{h} sparlyng{e},[227]
Salt ele, salt makerell{e}, & also with{e} m{er}lyng{e}.[228]
[Text note: ? _is_ repeated by mistake.]
[Sidenote: Vinegar for salt porpoise, swordfish, &c. Sour wine for
whale, with powder.]
++Vynegur is good to salt purpose & torrentyne,[229]
Salt sturgeoñ, salt swyrd-fysch{e} savery & fyne. 836
Salt Thurlepolle, salt whale,[230] is good w{i}t{h} egr{e} wyne,
with{e} powdur put þ{er}-oñ shall{e} cawse ooñ well{e} to dyne.
[Sidenote: Wine for plaice. Galantine for lamprey. Verjuice for
mullet. Cinnamon for base, carp, and chub.]
Playce w{i}t{h} wyne; & pike with{e} his reffett;
þe galantyne[231] for þe lamprey / wher{e} þey may be gete; 840
verdius[232] to roche / darce / breme / soles / & molett;
Baase, flow[{n}]durs / Carpe / Cheveñ /
Synamome ye þ{er}-to sett.
[Sidenote: Garlic, verjuice, and pepper, for houndfish, stockfish,
&c.]
Garlek / or mustard, v{er}geus þ{er}to,
pep{ur} þe {po}wderyng{e}--
For þornebak / houndfysch{e} / & also fresch{e} heryng{e}, 844
hake[233], stokfysh{e}[234], haddok[235] /
cod[236] / & whytyng{e}--
ar moost metist for thes met{es}, as techith{e} vs þe wrytynge.
[Sidenote: Vinegar, cinnamon, and ginger, for fresh-water
crayfish, fresh porpoise, sturgeon, &c.]
Vinegr{e} / powdur with{e} synamome / and gynger{e}, [Fol. 184.]
to rost Eles / lampurnes / Creveȝ dew douȝ,
and breme de mer{e}, 848
For Gurnard / for roche / & fresch{e} purpose, if hit appe{re},
Fresch{e} sturgeoñ / shrympes / p{er}che /
molett / y wold it wer{e} her{e}.
[Sidenote: Green Sauce for green fish (fresh ling): Mustard is
best for every dish.]
++Grene sawce[237] is good w{i}t{h} grene fisch[238],
y her{e} say;
botte lyng{e} / brett[239] & fresch{e} turbut /
gete it who so may. 852
yet make moche of mustard, & put it not away,
For w{i}t{h} euery disch{e} he is dewest /
who so lust to assay.
[Sidenote: Other sauces are served at grand feasts, but the above
will please familiar guests.”]
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