Egredoucetes

15th century cookbook, LAUD MS. 553 (Bodleian library)
Ab. 1420 A.D.

Egredoucetes

—Tak luyȝs or tenges, kerf hem in mosselis, fri hem in oille: nym vynegre / & ye thrudde perty sugur, mynce oynons, & boille smal, & clous, maces, & qibibus, & dresse hit forth.

Modern English

Sour and Sweet Fish

—Take pike or tench, cut him in morsels, fry him on oil: take vinegar and the third part sugar, mince onions, and boil small, and cloves, mace, and cubibs, and dress it forth.

Rape

15th century cookbook, LAUD MS. 553 (Bodleian library)
Ab. 1420 A.D.

Rape

—Nym luyss or tenge, or other manere fissh / frye hit in oille de olyue; nym crostes of whyt bred, resons, & canele, bray hit, tempre it vp with good wyn, drawe it thorw a colonur / let hit be al ycoloured with canele, boille hit, cast therto clous, maces, and quibibes, do thi fissh in thi disshes, & thi rape aboue, messe hit, & ȝif forth.

Modern English

—Take pike or tench, or other manner of fish/ fry it in olive oil; take crusts of white bread, raisins and cinnamon, crush it, temper it up with good wine, draw it through a colander (strainer)/ let it be al coloured with cinnamon, boil it, cast therein cloves, mace, and cubibs, put the fish in the dishes, and the rape (though rapes are a turnips, this is likely in reference to the sauce) above, dish it and [serve/give] it forth.

Beef y-Stywyd

15th century cookbook
Ab. 1420 A.D.

Beef y-Stywyd

—Take fayre beef of þe rybbys of þe fore quarterys, an smyte in fayre pecys, an wasche þe beef in-to a fayre potte; þan take þe water þat þe beef was soþin yn, an strayne it þorw a straynowr, an sethe þe same water and beef in a potte, an let hem boyle to-gederys; þan take canel, clowes, maces, graynys of parise, quibibes, and oynons y-mynced, perceli, an sawge, an caste þer-to, an let hem boyle to-gederys; an þan take a lof of brede, an stepe it with brothe an venegre, an þan draw it þorw a straynoure, and let it be stylle; an whan it is nere y-now, caste þe lycour þer-to, but nowt to moche, an þan let boyle onys, an cast safroun þer-to a quantyte; þan take salt an venegre, and cast þer-to, an loke þat it be poynaunt y-now, & serue forth.

Modern English

Stewed Beef

—Take good beef from the ribs and fore quarters, and chop them in good pieces, and wash the beef in a pot; then take the water that the beef was boiled in, and strain it through a strainer, and boil the same water and beef in a potte, and let them boil together; then take cinnamon, cloves, mace, grains of paradise, cubibs, and minced onions, parsley, and sage, and cast then in, and let them boil together; and then take a loaf of bread, and steep it with broth and vinegar, and then draw it through a strainer, and let it be still; and when it is near enough, cast the licour therein, but not too much, and then let boyle once, and cast a quantity of saffron therein; then take salt and vinegar, and cast therein, and look that it be poignant [strong] enough, and serve forth.

Bryndons

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

Bryndons
—Take Wyn, & putte in a potte, an clarifiyd hony, an Saunderys, pepir, Safroun, Clowes, Maces, & Quybibys, & mynced Datys, Pynys and Roysonys of Corauns, & a lytil Vynegre, & sethe it on þe fyre; an sethe fygys in Wyne, & grynde hem, & draw hem þorw a straynoure, & caste þer-to, an lete hem boyle alle to-gederys; þan take fayre flowre, Safroun, Sugre, & Fayre Water, ande make þer-of cakys, and let hem be þinne Inow; þan kytte hem y lyke lechyngys,*. [long thin strips. ] an caste hem in fayre Oyle, and fry hem a lytil whyle; þanne take hem owt of þe panne, an caste in-to a vesselle with þe Syrippe, & so serue hem forth, þe bryndonys an þe Sirippe, in a dysshe; & let þe Sirippe be rennyng, & not to styf.

Modern English

Bryndons
(the syrup)
—Take wine, and put this into a pot with clarified honey, red sandalwood, pepper, saffron, cloves, mace, cubebs, and minced dates, pine nuts, currants and a little vinegar and boil this together. Boil figs in wine and grind them and draw them through a strainer and cast this into the first mixture and boil it all together.
(the Bryndons)
Then take fair flour, saffron, sugar and fair water and make cakes that are thin enough and cut them in slices and cast them in fair oil and fry them a little while.
(to serve)
Then take them out of the pan and toss them into a vessel with the syrup and so serve fourth the bryndonys and the syrup in a dish, and let the syrup be thin/runny and not too stiff.

Rapeye

15th century cookbook I
Ab. 1420 A.D.


Rapeye

—Take Fygys & Roysonys, & grynd hem in a Mortere, & tempere hem vppe with Almaunde Mylke, & draw hem þorw a cloþe; þen take gode Spycys, & caste þer-to; take Perys, seþe hem & pare hem, & do a-way þe core, & bray hem in a mortere, & caste to þe oþer; take gode Wyne, & Blake Sugre or Hony, & caste þer-to a lytil, & let it boyle in fere; & whan þow dressyst yn, take Maces & Clowes, Quybibys & Graynys, & caste a-boue.

Modern English

Rapeye

—Take figs and raisins and grind them in a mortar, and temper them up with almond milk and draw them through a cloth; then take good spices and cast thereto (add the spices to the liquid that was strained through the cloth); take pears, boil and pare them, and do away with the cores and bray them (crush them) in a mortar and add to the liquid; take good wine and white sugar or honey and cast thereto a little (add a little of these ingredients), and let it boil in fear [boil carefully, this seems to make the most sense here]; and when you dress it in (prepare it), take mace, cloves, cubebs and grains of paradise and caste (the spices) on top.