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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

Name: The Forme of Cury: A Roll of Ancient English Cookery Compiled, about A.D. 1390
Author: Pegge, Samuel

Pegge, Samuel

Cooking, English -- Early works to 1800

Imprimis, Brawn with Musterd, served alone with Malmsey.
Item, Frumety[3] to Pottage.
Item, a Roe roasted for Standert[4].
Item, Peacocks, 2 of a Dish.
Item, Swans 2 of a Dish.
Item, a great Pike in a Dish.
Item, Conies roasted 4 of a Dish.
Item, Venison roasted.
Item, Capon of Grease, 3 of a Dish.
Item, Mallards[5], 4 of Dish.
Item, Teals, 7 of a Dish.
Item, Pyes baken[6], with Rabbits in them.
Item, Baken Orange.
Item, a Flampett[7].
Item, Stoke Fritters[8].
Item, Dulcets[9], ten of Dish.
Item, a Tart.

    Second Course.

First, Marterns[10] to Pottage.
Item for a Standert, Cranes 2 of a dish.
Item, Young Lamb, whole roasted.
Item, Great Fresh Sammon Gollis[11].
Item, Heron Sues, 3 of a dish.
Item, Bitterns, 3 of a dish.
Item, Pheasants, 4 of a dish.
Item, a Great Sturgeon Poil.
Item, Partridges, 8 of a dish.
Item, Plover, 8 of dish.
Item, Stints[12]., 8 of a dish.
Item, Curlews[13], 3 of a dish.
Item, a whole Roe, baken.
Item, Venison baken, red and fallow[14].
Item, a Tart.
Item, a March[15] Payne.
Item, Gingerbread.
Item, Apples and Cheese scraped with Sugar and Sage.

    For Night.

First a Play, and straight after the play a Mask, and when the Mask was
done then the Banckett[16], which was 110 dishes, and all of meat; and then
all the Gentilmen and Ladys danced; and this continued from the Sunday to
the Saturday afternoon.

The Expence in the Week for the Flesh and Fish for the same marriage.

Imprimis, 2 Oxen,                                               3    0    0
Item, 2 Brawns,                                                     22    0
Item, 2 Roes 10s and for servants going, 5s.                    0   15    0
Item, in Swans,                                                 0   15    0
Item, in Cranes 9,                                                  30    0
Item, in Peacocks 12,                                           0   16    0
Item, in Great Pike, for flesh dinner, 6,                           30    0
Item, in Conies, 21 dozen,                                      5    5    0
Item, in Venison, Red Deer Hinds 3, and fetching them,          0   10    0
Item, Fallow Deer Does 12                                      --   --   --
Item, Capons of Grease 72,                                      3   12    0
Item, Mallards and Teal, 30 dozen,                              3   11    8
Item, Lamb 3,                                                   0    4    0
Item, Heron Sues, 2 doz.                                            24    0
Item, Shovelords[17], 2 doz.                                        24    0
Item, in Bytters[18] 12,                                            16    0
Item, in Pheasants 18,                                              24    0
Item, in Partridges 40,                                         0    6    8
Item, in Curlews 18,                                                24    0
Item, in Plover, 3 dozen,                                       0    5    0
Item, in Stints, 5 doz.

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The Forme of Cury: A Roll of Ancient English Cookery Compiled, about A.D. 1390Pegge, Samuel

History

The Forme of Cury: A Roll of Ancient English Cookery Compiled, about A.D. 1390

Pegge, Samuel

Cooking, English -- Early works to 1800

Imprimis, Brawn with Musterd, served alone with Malmsey.
Item, Frumety[3] to Pottage.
Item, a Roe roasted for Standert[4].
Item, Peacocks, 2 of a Dish.
Item, Swans 2 of a Dish.
Item, a great Pike in a Dish.
Item, Conies roasted 4 of a Dish.
Item, Venison roasted.
Item, Capon of Grease, 3 of a Dish.
Item, Mallards[5], 4 of Dish.
Item, Teals, 7 of a Dish.
Item, Pyes baken[6], with Rabbits in them.
Item, Baken Orange.
Item, a Flampett[7].
Item, Stoke Fritters[8].
Item, Dulcets[9], ten of Dish.
Item, a Tart.

    Second Course.

First, Marterns[10] to Pottage.
Item for a Standert, Cranes 2 of a dish.
Item, Young Lamb, whole roasted.
Item, Great Fresh Sammon Gollis[11].
Item, Heron Sues, 3 of a dish.
Item, Bitterns, 3 of a dish.
Item, Pheasants, 4 of a dish.
Item, a Great Sturgeon Poil.
Item, Partridges, 8 of a dish.
Item, Plover, 8 of dish.
Item, Stints[12]., 8 of a dish.
Item, Curlews[13], 3 of a dish.
Item, a whole Roe, baken.
Item, Venison baken, red and fallow[14].
Item, a Tart.
Item, a March[15] Payne.
Item, Gingerbread.
Item, Apples and Cheese scraped with Sugar and Sage.

    For Night.

First a Play, and straight after the play a Mask, and when the Mask was
done then the Banckett[16], which was 110 dishes, and all of meat; and then
all the Gentilmen and Ladys danced; and this continued from the Sunday to
the Saturday afternoon.

The Expence in the Week for the Flesh and Fish for the same marriage.

Imprimis, 2 Oxen,                                               3    0    0
Item, 2 Brawns,                                                     22    0
Item, 2 Roes 10s and for servants going, 5s.                    0   15    0
Item, in Swans,                                                 0   15    0
Item, in Cranes 9,                                                  30    0
Item, in Peacocks 12,                                           0   16    0
Item, in Great Pike, for flesh dinner, 6,                           30    0
Item, in Conies, 21 dozen,                                      5    5    0
Item, in Venison, Red Deer Hinds 3, and fetching them,          0   10    0
Item, Fallow Deer Does 12                                      --   --   --
Item, Capons of Grease 72,                                      3   12    0
Item, Mallards and Teal, 30 dozen,                              3   11    8
Item, Lamb 3,                                                   0    4    0
Item, Heron Sues, 2 doz.                                            24    0
Item, Shovelords[17], 2 doz.                                        24    0
Item, in Bytters[18] 12,                                            16    0
Item, in Pheasants 18,                                              24    0
Item, in Partridges 40,                                         0    6    8
Item, in Curlews 18,                                                24    0
Item, in Plover, 3 dozen,                                       0    5    0
Item, in Stints, 5 doz.

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The Forme of Cury: A Roll of Ancient English Cookery Compiled, about A.D. 1390

The Forme of Cury: A Roll of Ancient English Cookery Compiled, about A.D. 1390

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