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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
To ordinary Sauce of sliced or grated-bread soaked in good Bouillon, with
Butter melted in it, put Gravy of Mutton, and a Cloven-Onion or two, to
stew with it whiles you put it upon the fire to heat anew. Then take out
the Onion, and put in some Limon sliced, or juyce of Limon, and some white
Pepper. You put in his proportion of Salt before.
TO MAKE MINCED PYES
Take two Neats-tongues, and boil them. Shred them with Beef-suet, and put
in Cloves and Mace, beaten very small, with Raisins, Currants and Sugar;
you must mingle them before you put in your Suet. Fat double tripes boiled
tender, then minced, make very good Pyes.
TO MAKE A FRENCH BARLEY POSSET
Take two quarts of Milk to half a pound of French-barley; boil it, until it
is enough; when the Milk is almost boiled away, put to it three Pintes of
good Cream. Let it boil together a quarter of an hour; then sweeten it; and
put in Mace, Cinnamon in the beginning, when you first put in your Cream.
When you have done so, take White-wine a Pint, or Sack and White-wine
together, of each half a Pint; sweeten it, as you love it, with Sugar; pour
in all the Cream, but leave your Barley behind in the Skillet. This will
make an Excellent Posset; nothing else but a tender Curd to the bottom; let
it stand on the Coals half a quarter of an hour.
TO MAKE PUFF-PAST
Take a Gill of cold-water; two whites of Eggs, and one yolk; to a quart of
Flower one pound of Butter; so rowl it up, but keep out of the Flower so
much as will rowl it up.
TO MAKE A PUDDING WITH PUFF-PAST
Take a new French peny-loaf, and slice it very thin, and lay it in a dish;
and take three pints of Cream, and boil it with a little Mace and Nutmeg
grated; sweeten it with a little Sugar, and add to it a little Salt. Then
let it stand till it be cold. Then take ten yolks of Eggs; and beat them
very well with two or three spoonfuls of the Cream; then put it into the
Cream, and stir them well together: Take the Marrow of three bones; lay
half the Marrow upon the bread in good big lumps, and some Citron, and
Candid Limon, and what other sweet meats you like. Then pour it all upon
the bread; then put the rest of your Marrow on the top with Citron and
Candid Limon. I forgat to tell you, that you must lay a Puff-paste at the
bottom of the dish, before you put in the bread, and cover it with the
same.
TO MAKE PEAR-PUDDINGS
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