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The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened
Digby, Kenelm
Cooking -- Early works to 1800; Digby, Kenelm, Sir, 1603-1665; Liquors; Wine and wine making -- Early works to 1800
Take good Gravy of Mutton or Veal, or of both, with the fat clean skimmed
off. Break into it a couple of new-laid Eggs, and stir them in it over a
Chafing-dish of Coals; in the mean time, mingle some small cut juycy hashy
of Rabet, Capon or Mutton with another parcel of like Gravy as above, till
it be pretty thin. Then put this to the other upon the fire, and stir them
well with a spoon, whiles they heat. When all is heated through, it will
quicken of a sudden. You may put in at first a little chipping of crusty
bread, if you will. Season this with white Pepper, Salt, juyce of Orange or
Verjuyce, of Berberies, or Onion, or what you like best.
A pint of Gravy (or less) four or five spoonfulls of hashy, and two Eggs,
is a convenient proportion for a light Supper.
Such Gravy, with an Onion split in two, lying in it, whiles it is heating,
and a little Pepper and Salt, and juyce of Limon or Orange, and a few
Chippings of light-bread, is very good Sauce for Partridges or Cocks.
EXCELLENT MARROW-SPINAGE-PASTIES
Take Spinage, and chop it a little; then boil it, till it be tender. In the
mean time make the best rich light Crust you can, and roul it out, and put
a little of your Spinage into it, and Currants and Sugar, and store of
lumps of Marrow; Clap the Past over this to make little Pasties deep
within, and fry them with clarified Butter.
TO PICKLE CAPONS MY LADY PORTLAND'S WAY
Take two large fleshy Capons, not too fat; when you have draw'd and trussed
them, lay them upon a Chafing-dish of Charcoal to singe them, turning them
on all sides, till the hair and down be clean singed off. Then take three
pounds of good Lard, and cut it into larding pieces, about the thickness of
a two-peny cord, and Lard it well, but first season your bits of Lard, with
half an Ounce of Pepper, and a handful of Salt, then bind each of them well
over with Pack-thread, and have ready over the fire about two Gallons of
Beef-broth, and put them in a little before it boileth; when they boil, and
are clean skimmed, then put in some six Bay-leaves; a little bunch of
Thyme; two ordinary Onions stuck full of Cloves, and Salt, if it be not
Salt enough already for pickle; when it hath boiled about half an hour, put
in another half Ounce of beaten White-Pepper, and a little after, put in a
quart of White-wine; So let it boil, until it hath boiled in all an hour;
and so let it lie in the pickle till you use it; which you may do the next
day, or any time within a fortnight; in stead of broth you may use water,
which is better; in case you do four or six, which of themselves will make
the pickle strong enough. If you will keep them above four days, you must
make the pickle sharp with Vinegar.
VERY GOOD SAUCE FOR PARTRIDGES OR CHICKEN
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