Eowtes of Flessh (recipe)
From Cunnan
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Period Recipe
From the Forme of Cury
- EOWTES OF FLESSH. VI.
- Take Borage, cool. langdebef. persel. betes. orage. auance. violet. saueray. and fenkel. and whane þey buth sode; presse hem wel smale. cast hem in gode broth an seeþ hem. and serue hem forth.
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Notes
- Eowtes. Lowtes, No. 88, where, in the process, it is Rowtes. Quære the meaning, as Roots does not apply to the matter of the Recipe. In No. 73 it is written owtes.
- Cole, or colewort.
- Langdebef. Bugloss, buglossum sylvestre. These names all arise from a similitude to an ox's tongue. V. Ms. Ed. No. 43.
- Persel. Parsley.
- orage. Orach, Atriplex. Miller, Gard. Dict.
- auance. Fortè Avens. V. Avens, in Gloss.
- violet. The leaves probably, and not the flower.
- saueray'. Savory.
- Fenkel. Fennil.
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Translation
Take Borage (leaf) colewort, bugloss, parsley, beets, orach, 'fortè Avens', violet, savory and fennil and when they are sodden; press them well small. Cast them in good broth and seethe them. And serve them forth.
