Roo broth

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original text from about A.D. 1390

Roo broth

—Take the liver of the bore other of the roo, perboile hit, smyte hit on smale morcels, seeth hit wele half in water & half in wyne, take bred & bray it with the self broth, & drawe blode ther to & lat hit seeth to gider with poudour fort, of ginger. or of canel, maces, with a grete porcioun of vyneger with raysouns of coraunce.

Modern English

Roe Deer broth

—Take the liver of the bore or of the roe deer, parboil it, chop it to small morsels, boil it well in half water and half wine, take bread and crush it with the self broth [it’s own broth], and draw blood thereto and let it boil together with powder fort, of ginger. Or of cinnamon, maces, with a great portion of currants.

Noumbles

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Noumbles

—Take noumbles of deer or of other best, perboyle hem & kerve hem to dyce, take the self broth or betterm take brede & grynde with the broth, [inserted above: & temper hit up] with a gode quantite of vyneger & wyne, take oynouns & perboile hem & mynce hem smal & do therto, colour hit with blode, & do therto poudour fort & salt & boile it wel & serve hit forth.

Modern English

—Take numbles (organ meats/viscera] of deer or of other beast, parboil them and dice them, take the self broth [it’s broth] or better (,) take bread and grind with the broth, (temper it up) with a good quantity of vinegar and wine, take onions and parboil them and mince them small and add thereto, colour it with blood, and put thereto powder fort and salt and boil it well and serve it forth.

Gees in hoggepot

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Gees in hoggepot

—Tak gees & smyte hem on pecys cast hem in a pot, do therto half wyne & half water & do therto a gode quantite of oynouns & erbes, set hit on the fyre & cover hit fast, make a lyour of bred & blod & lay it therwith do therto poudour fort & serve hit forth.

Modern English

Geese in hodgepot

—Take geese and chop them in pieces (and) cast them in a pot, put therein half wine and half water and put thereto a good quantity of onions and herbs, set it on the fire and cover it quickly, make a layer of bread and blood and lay it therewith (and) add therein powder fort (strong spices) and serve it forth.

Chaudoun

15th century cookbook, Ashmole MS. 1439. sauces

Chaudoun

—Take gysers, and lyuers, and hert̘ of Swanne; and if þe guttys ben fat̘, slyt̘ them clence thaym [in different ink.], and caste þem þer-to, and boile þem in faire watre: and þanne take þem up, and hew þem smal, and thanne caste þem in-to þe same broþe, (but strayne hit þurgℏ a straynour firste); and caste þer-to poudre peper, canel, and vynegre, and salt̘, and lete boile. And þanne take the blode of the Swanne, and freysshe broþ, and brede, and draw þem þurwe a straynour, and cast̘ þer-to; and lete boile to-gedre. And þenne take poudre of̘ gyngere, whanne hit̘ is al-moste y-now, & put̘ þer-to, and serue fortℏ with the swan. [in different ink. ]

Modern English

—Take gizzards, and livers, and heart of swan; and if the guts are fat, slit them (clean them?) and cast them therein, and boil them in fair water: and then take them up, and chop them small, and then cast them into the same broth, (but strain it through a strainer first); and cast therein powder pepper, cinnamon, vinegar, and salt, and let boil. And then take the blood of the swan, and fresh broth, and bread, and draw them through a strainer, and cast therein; and let it boil together. And then take powder of ginger, when it is almost enough, and put therein, and serve forth with the swan.

Fylettes of Galyntyne

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Fylettes of Galyntyne

—Take fylettes of Pork and rost hem half ynowh smyte hem on pecys. drawe a lyour of brede and blode. and broth and Vineger. and do þerinne. seeþ it wele. and do þerinne powdour an salt an messe it forth.

Modern English

Fillets in Galentine

—Take fillets of pork and roast them till half done and then chop them into pieces. Draw (possibly through a strainer) a thickener of bread and blood with broth and vinegar and boil well together, then add to this powder (spices, should have at least Galangal and/or Ginger) and salt and serve it forth.

A goos in hogepotte

Two 15th century cookbooks
Ab. 1420 A.D.

A goos in hogepotte

—Take a Goos, & make hure clene, & hacke hyre to gobettys, & put yn a potte, & Water to, & sethe to-gederys; þan take Pepir & Brennyd brede, or Blode y-boylyd, & grynd y-fere Gyngere & Galyngale & Comyn, & temper vppe with Ale, & putte it þer-to; & mynce Oynonys, & frye hem in freysshe grece, & do þer-to a porcyon of Wyne.

Modern English

A Goose in Hodgepotte

—Take a Goose, and make her clean, and hack her to pieces, and put in a pot with water, and boil together; then take pepper and hot bread, or boiled blood, and grind together ginger and galangal and cumin, and temper it up with ale, and put it thereto; and mince onions, and fry them in fresh grease, and add to this a portion/quantity of wine.