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
XVIII. FOR TO MAKE A FROYS [1].
Nym Veel and seth it wel and hak it smal and grynd bred peper and
safroun and do thereto and frye yt and presse it wel upon a bord and
dresse yt forthe.
[1] a Fraise
XIX. FOR TO MAKE FRUTURS [1].
Nym flowre and eyryn and grynd peper and safroun and mak therto a
batour and par aplyn and kyt hem to brode penys [2] and kest hem
theryn and fry hem in the batour wyth fresch grees and serve it
forthe.
[1] Fritters.
[2] Pieces as broad as pennies, or perhaps pecys.
XX. FOR TO MAKE CHANKE [1].
Nym Porke and seth it wel and hak yt smal nym eyryn wyth al the wytys
and swyng hem wel al togedere and kast god swete mylke thereto and
boyle yt and messe it forthe.
[1] Quære.
XXI. FOR TO MAKE JUSSEL.
Nym eyryn wyth al the wytys and mice bred grynd pepyr and safroun and
do therto and temper yt wyth god fresch broth of porke and boyle it
wel and messe yt forthe.
XXII. FOR TO MAKE GEES [1] IN OCHEPOT [2].
Nym and schald hem wel and hew hem wel in gobettys al rawe and seth
hem in her owyn grees and cast therto wyn or ale a cuppe ful and myce
onyons smal and do therto and boyle yt and salt yt and messe yt
forthe.
[1] Gese.
[2] Hochepot. Vide Gloss.
XXIII. FOR TO MAKE EYRYN IN BRUET.
Nym water and welle [1] yt and brek eyryn and kast theryn and grynd
peper and safroun and temper up wyth swete mylk and boyle it and
hakke chese smal and cast theryn and messe yt forthe.
[1] Quære the meaning.
XXIV. FOR TO MAKE CRAYTOUN [1].
Tak checonys and schald hem and seth hem and grvnd gyngen' other
pepyr and comyn and temper it up wyth god mylk and do the checonys
theryn and boyle hem and serve yt forthe.
[1] Vide ad No. 60 of the Roll.
XXV. FOR TO MAKE MYLK ROST.
Nym swete mylk and do yt in a panne nyn [1] eyryn wyth al the wyte
and swyng hem wel and cast therto and colowre yt wyth safroun and
boyl it tyl yt wexe thikke and thanne seth [2] yt thorw a culdore [3]
and nym that, leyyth [4] and presse yt up on a bord and wan yt ys
cold larde it and scher yt on schyverys and roste yt on a grydern
and serve yt forthe.
[1] Read _nym_.
[2] strain. See No. 27.
[3] Cuilinder.
[4] That which is left in the cullinder.
XXVI. FOR TO MAKE CRYPPYS [1].
Nym flour and wytys of eyryn sugur other hony and sweyng togedere and
mak a batour nym wyte grees and do yt in a posnet and cast the batur
thereyn and stury to thou have many [2] and tak hem up and messe hem
wyth the frutours and serve forthe.
[1] Meaning, _crisps_. V. Gloss.
[2] It will run into lumps, I suppose.
XXVII. FOR TO MAKE BERANDYLES [1].
Nym Hennys and seth hem wyth god Buf and wan hi ben sodyn nym the
Hennyn and do awey the bonys and bray smal yn a mortar and temper yt
wyth the broth and seth yt thorw a culdore and cast therto powder of
gyngenyr and sugur and graynys of powmis gernatys [2] and boyle yt
and dresse yt in dysches and cast above clowys gylofres [3] and maces
and god powder [4] serve yt forthe.
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