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[s] Fruyter vaunte, fruyter say, be good;
bett{er} is fruyter pouche; apple fruyters ben good hote / and all colde
fruters, touche not. Ta{n}sey is good / hote wortes, or gruell of befe
or of motto{n} is good. [t] Gelly, mortrus, creme almondes, blau{n}che
manger, Iussell, and charlet, cabage, and nombles of a dere, ben good /
& all other potage beware of.
[Sidenotes:
_Keruynge of Flesshe._
[a] How to carve Brawn, [b] Venison, (cut it in 12 bits and slice
it into the furmity,) [c] Pheasant, Stockdoves, (mince the wings
into the syrup,) [d] Goose, Teal, &c., (take off the legs and
wings,) [e] Capon, (mince the wing with wine or ale,) [f] Plover,
Lapwing, [g] Bittern, Egret. [h] How to carve a Crane, (mind the
trump in his breast,) [i] Shoveler, [k] Quail, Martins, Swallow,
[l] Fawn, Kid, [m] Roast Venison, [n] Cony, (lay him on his belly
with his two cut-off sides, on each side of him.)
[o] Cut 4 strips to each bit of meat, for your lord to pick it up
by. [p] Open hot Meat-Pies at the top; cold in the middle. [q] Cut
Custards in inch blocks. [r] Doucettes, pare off sides and bottom.
[s] Fritters hot are good, cold bad. Tansey is good. [t] Jelly,
Blanche Manger, Charlet, &c., are good, and no other potages.]
[Headnote: SAUCES FOR FOWLES.]
¶ Here endeth y^e keruynge of flesshe.
And begy{n}neth sauces for all maner of fowles.
[a] ++Mustarde is good with brawne, befe, chyne, bacon, & motton.
[b] Vergius is good to boyled chekyns and capon / swanne with cawdrons /
[c] rybbes of befe with garlycke, mustarde, peper, vergyus; [d] gynger
sauce to la{m}be, pygge, & fawne / mustarde & suger to fesande,
partryche, and conye / sauce gamelyne to hero{n}sewe, egryt, plouer, &
crane / to brewe, curlewe, [e] salte, suger, & water of tame / to
bustarde, shouyllarde, & bytture, sauce gamelyne: [f] woodcocke,
lapwynge, larke, quayle, mertynet, venyson, and snyte, with whyte salte
/ sparowes & throstelles with salte & synamo{n} / thus with all metes,
sauce shall haue the operacyons.
¶ Here endeth the sauces for all maner of fowles and metes.
[Sidenotes:
_Sauces for all maner of Fowles._
[a] Mustard for beef; [b] Verjuice for boiled chickens; Cawdrons
for swans; [c] Garlick, &c., for beef. [d] Ginger for lamb;
Gamelyne for heronsewe, &c.; [e] Salt, Sugar and Water of Tame for
brew, &c. [f] White salt for lapwings, &c. Cinnamon and salt for
thrushes &c.]
[Headnote: FEESTES AND SERUYCE.]
[Fol. A 6b.] ¶ Here begynneth the feestes and seruyce from Eester
vnto whytsondaye.
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