The Forme of Cury: A Roll of Ancient English Cookery Compiled, about A.D. 1390Pegge, Samuel
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The Forme of Cury: A Roll of Ancient English Cookery Compiled, about A.D. 1390
Pegge, Samuel
Cooking, English -- Early works to 1800
Take Raysouns, grynde hem with crustes of brede; and drawe it up with
wyne. do þerto gode powdours and salt. and seeþ it. fry roches,
looches, sool, oþer ooþer gode Fyssh, cast þe sewe above, & serue it
forth.
COLD BREWET. XX.VI. XI.
Take crome [1] of almaundes. dry it in a cloth. and whan it is dryed
do it in a vessel, do þerto salt, sugur, and white powdour of gyngur
and Juys of Fenel and wyne. and lat it wel stonde. lay full & messe &
dresse it forth.
[1] crome. crumb, pulp.
PEERES [1] IN CONFYT. XX.VI. XII.
Take peeres and pare hem clene. take gode rede wyne & mulberes [2]
oþer saundres and seeþ þe peeres þerin & whan þei buth ysode, take
hem up, make a syryp of wyne greke. oþer vernage [3] with blaunche
powdour oþer white sugur and powdour gyngur & do the peres þerin.
seeþ it a lytel & messe it forth.
[1] Peeres. pears.
[2] mulberes. mulberries, for colouring.
[3] Vernage. Vernaccia, a sort of Italian white wine. V. Gloss.
EGURDOUCE [1] OF FYSSHE. XX.VI. XIII.
Take Loches oþer Tenches oþer Solys smyte hem on pecys. fry hem in
oyle. take half wyne half vynegur and sugur & make a siryp. do þerto
oynouns icorue [2] raisouns coraunce. and grete raysouns. do þerto
hole spices. gode powdours and salt. messe þe fyssh & lay þe sewe
aboue and serue forth.
[1] Egurdouce. Vide Gloss.
[2] icorue, icorven. cut. V. Gloss.
COLDE BREWET. XX.VI. XIIII.
Take Almaundes and grynde hem. take the tweydel [1] of wyne oþer the
þriddell of vynegur. drawe up the Almaundes þerwith. take anys sugur
& branches of fenel grene a fewe. & drawe hem up togyder with þer
mylke take poudour of canell. of gyngur. clowes. & maces hoole. take
kydde oþer chikenns oþer flessh. & choppe hem small and seeþ hem.
take all þis flessh whan it is sodenn & lay it in a clene vessel &
boile þer sewe & cast þerto salt. þenne cast al þis in þe pot with
flesh. &ter. [2]
[1] Tweydel. Two parts.
[2] &ter. i. e. serue forth.
PEVORAT [1] FOR VEEL AND VENYSOUN. XX.VI. XV.
Take Brede & fry it in grece. drawe it up with broth and vynegur,
take þerto powdour of peper & salt and sette it on the fyre. boile it
and messe it forth.
[1] Pevorat. Peverade, from the pepper of which it is principally
composed.
SAWSE [2] BLAUNCHE FOR CAPOUNS YSODE. XX.VI. XVI.
Take Almandes blaunched and grynd hem al to doust. temper it up with
verions and powdour or gyngyner and messe it forth.
[2] Sawse. _Sawce_, Contents. As No. 137.
SAWSE NOYRE FOR CAPOUNS YROSTED. XX.VI. XVII.
Take the lyuer of Capons and roost it wel. take anyse and greynes de
Parys [1]. gyngur. canel. & a lytill crust of brede and grinde it
smale. and grynde it up with verions. and witþ grece of Capouns.
boyle it and serue it forth.
[1] de Parys. Of Paradise. V. Pref.
GALYNTYNE [1]. XX.VI. XVIII.
Take crustes of Brede and grynde hem smale, do þerto powdour of
galyngale, of canel, of gyngyner and salt it, tempre it with vynegur
and drawe it up þurgh a straynour & messe it forth.
[1] Galyntyne. Galentyne, Contents.
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