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
Tak Partrichis wit [2] longe filettis of Pork al raw and hak hem wel
smale and bray hem in a morter and wan they be wel brayed do thereto
god plente of pouder and zolkys of eyryn and after mak thereof a
Farsure formed of the gretnesse of a onyoun and after do it boyle in
god breth of Buf other of Pork after lat yt kele and after do it on a
broche of Hasel and do them to the fere to roste and after mak god
bature of floure and egge on bature wyt and another zelow and do
thereto god plente of sugur and tak a fethere or a styk and tak of
the bature and peynte thereon above the applyn so that on be wyt and
that other zelow wel colourd.
[1] Vide No. 42.
[2] with.
EXPLICIT SERVICIUM DE CARNIBUS.
Hic incipit Servicium de Pissibus_ [1].
[1] See p. 1
I. FOR TO MAKE EGARDUSE [1].
Tak Lucys [2] or Tenchis and hak hem smal in gobette and fry hem in
oyle de olive and syth nym vineger and the thredde party of sugur and
myncyd onyons smal and boyle al togedere and cast thereyn clowys
macys and quibibz and serve yt forthe.
[1] See No. 21 below, and part I. No. 50. [2] Lucy, I presume, means
the _Pike_; so that this fish was known here long before the reign of
H. VIII. though it is commonly thought otherwise. V. Gloss.
II. FOR TO MAKE RAPY [1].
Tak pyg' or Tenchis or other maner fresch fysch and fry yt wyth oyle
de olive and syth nym the crustys of wyt bred and canel and bray yt
al wel in a mortere and temper yt up wyth god wyn and cole [2] yt
thorw an hersyve and that yt be al cole [3] of canel and boyle yt and
cast therein hole clowys and macys and quibibz and do the fysch in
dischis and rape [4] abovyn and dresse yt forthe.
[1] Vide No. 49.
[2] Strain, from Lat. _colo_.
[3] Strained, or cleared.
[4] This Rape is what the dish takes its name from. Perhaps means
_grape_ from the French _raper_. Vide No. 28.
III. FOR TO MAKE FYGEY.
Nym Lucys or tenchis and hak hem in morsell' and fry hem tak vyneger
and the thredde party of sugur myncy onyons smal and boyle al togedyr
cast ther'yn macis clowys quibibz and serve yt forth.
IIII. FOR TO MAKE POMMYS MORLES.
Nym Rys and bray hem [1] wel and temper hem up wyth almaunde mylk and
boyle yt nym applyn and par' hem and sher hem smal als dicis and cast
hem ther'yn after the boylyng and cast sugur wyth al and colowr yt
wyth safroun and cast ther'to pouder and serve yt forthe.
[1] Rice, as it consists of grains, is here considered as a plural.
See also No. 5. 7, 8.
V. FOR TO MAKE RYS MOYLE [1].
Nym rys and bray hem ryzt wel in a morter and cast ther'to god
Almaunde mylk and sugur and salt boyle yt and serve yt forth.
[1] Vide Gloss.
VI. FOR TO MAKE SOWPYS DORRY.
Nym onyons and mynce hem smale and fry hem in oyl dolyf Nym wyn and
boyle yt wyth the onyouns roste wyte bred and do yt in dischis and
god Almande mylk also and do ther'above and serve yt forthe.
VII. FOR TO MAKE BLOMANGER [1] OF FYSCH.
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