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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 two pound of the broadest open Bran of the best Wheat, and put it to
infuse in a Gallon of Water, during two or three days, that the water may
soak into the pure flower, that sticks to the bran. Then boil it three or
four walms, and presently take it from the fire, and strain it through some
fine strainer. A milky substance will come out, which let stand to settle
about half a day. Pour off the clear water, that swimmeth over the starch
or flomery, that is in the bottom (which is very good for Pap, &c.) and
boil it up to a gelly, as you do Harts-horn gelly or the like, and season
it to your taste.
TO BAKE VENISON
Boil the bones (well broken) and remaining flesh of the Venison, from
whence the meat of the Pasty is cut, in the Liquor, wherein Capons and
Veal, or Mutton have been boiled, so to make very strong broth of them. The
bones must be broken, that you may have the Marrow of them in the Liquor;
and they must stew a long time (covering the pot close:) that you may make
the broth as strong as you can; and if you put some gravy of Mutton or Veal
to it, it will be the better. When the Pasty is half baked, pour some of
this broth into it, by the hole at the top; and the rest of it, when it is
quite baked, and wanteth but standing in the oven to soak. Or put it all in
at once, when the Pasty is sufficiently baked, and afterwards let it remain
in the oven a good while soaking.
You may bake the bones (broken) with the broth and gravy, or for want
thereof, with only water in an earthen pot close stopped, till you have all
the substance in the Liquor; which you may pour into the Pasty an hour
before it is baked enough.
If you are in a Park, you may soak the Venison a night in the blood of the
Deer; and cover the flesh with it, clotted together when you put it in
paste. Mutton blood also upon Venison, is very good. You may season your
blood a little with Pepper and Salt.
TO BAKE VENISON TO KEEP
After you have boned it, and cut away all the sinews, then season it with
Pepper and Salt pretty high, and divide a Stag into four pots; then put
about a pound of Butter upon the top of each pot, and cover it with
Rye-past pretty thick. Your oven must be so hot, that after a whole night
it maybe baked very tender, which is a great help to the keeping of it.
And when you draw it, drain all the Liquor from it, and turn your pot upon
a pie plate, with the bottom upwards, and so let it stand, until it is
cold; Then wipe your pot, that no gravy remain therein, and then put your
Venison into the same pot again; then have your Butter very well clarified,
that there be no dross remaining; Then fill up your pot about two Inches
above the meat with Butter, or else it will mould. And so the next day
binde it up very close, with a piece of sheeps Leather so that no air can
get in. After which you may keep it as long as you please.
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