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 Chiryes at the Fest of Seynt John the Baptist and do away the
stonys grynd hem in a morter and after frot hem wel in a seve so that
the Jus be wel comyn owt and do than in a pot and do ther'in feyr
gres or Boter and bred of wastrel ymyid [1] and of sugur a god party
and a porcioun of wyn and wan it is wel ysodyn and ydressyd in
Dyschis stik ther'in clowis of Gilofr' and strew ther'on sugur.
[1] Perhaps, _ymycid_, i.e. minced; or _mycd_, as in No. 19.
XIX. FOR TO MAKE BLANK DE SUR' [1].
Tak the zolkys of Eggs sodyn and temper it wyth mylk of a kow and do
ther'to Comyn and Safroun and flowr' of ris or wastel bred mycd and
grynd in a morter and temper it up wyth the milk and mak it boyle and
do ther'to wit [2] of Egg' corvyn smale and tak fat chese and kerf
ther'to wan the licour is boylyd and serve it forth.
[1] Vide Note [1] on No. 29. of Part I.
[2] white. So _wyt_ is _white_ in No. 21. below.
XX. FOR TO MAKE GRAVE ENFORSE.
Tak tryd [1] gyngener and Safroun and grynd hem in a morter and
temper hem up wyth Almandys and do hem to the fir' and wan it boylyth
wel do ther'to zolkys of Egg' sodyn and fat chese corvyn in gobettis
and wan it is dressid in dischis strawe up on Powder of Galyngale and
serve it forth.
[1] It appears to me to be _tryd_. Can it be _fryd_?
XXI. FOR TO MAKE HONY DOUSE [1].
Tak god mylk of Almandys and rys and wasch hem wel in a feyr' vessel
and in fayr' hoth water and after do hem in a feyr towayl for to drie
and wan that they be drye bray hem wel in a morter al to flowr' and
afterward tak two partyis and do the half in a pot and that other
half in another pot and colowr that on wyth the safroun and lat that
other be wyt and lat yt boyle tyl it be thykke and do ther'to a god
party of sugur and after dresse yt in twe dischis and loke that thou
have Almandys boylid in water and in safroun and in wyn and after
frie hem and set hem upon the fyre sethith mete [2] and strew ther'on
sugur that yt be wel ycolouryt [3] and serve yt forth.
[1] See Part II. No. I; and Part I. No. 50.
[2] Seth it mete, i.e. seeth it properly.
[3] Coloured. See No. 28. below.
XXII. FOR TO MAKE A POTAGE FENEBOILES.
Tak wite benes and seth hem in water and bray the benys in a morter
al to nozt and lat them sethe in almande mylk and do ther'in wyn and
hony and seth [1] reysons in wyn and do ther'to and after dresse yt
forth.
[1] i.e. Seeth.
XXIII. FOR TO MAKE TARTYS IN APPLIS.
Tak gode Applys and gode Spycis and Figys and reysons and Perys and
wan they are wel ybrayed colourd [1] wyth Safroun wel and do yt in a
cofyn and do yt forth to bake wel.
[1] Perhaps, _coloure_.
XXIV. FOR TO MAKE RYS ALKER'.
Tak Figys and Reysons and do awey the Kernelis and a god party of
Applys and do awey the paryng of the Applis and the Kernelis and bray
hem wel in a morter and temper hem up with Almande mylk and menge hem
wyth flowr of Rys that yt be wel chariaunt and strew ther'upon powder
of Galyngale and serve yt forth.
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