Buknade

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original text from about A.D. 1390

Buknade

—Take hennes other conynges, other veel other other flesch & hewe it to go- bettes, waische it & seeth hit wel, grynd almaundes unblaun- ched & drawe hem up with the broth cast therinne raysouns of coraunce, sugar, poudour ginger, erbes y stewed in grece, oynouns and salt, yf hit is thynne: alye hit up with flour of rys other with other thyng, colour hit with sa- fron and serve hit forth.

Modern English

—Take hens or [rabbits], or veal or other flesh and chop it into chunks (of meat), wash it and boil it well, grind unblanched almonds and draw them up with the broth(,) cast therein currants, sugar, powdered ginger, herbs stewed in grease, onions and salt, if it is thin: thicken it up with rice flour or with another thing, colour it with saffron and serve it forth.

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.

Sauce for shulder of moton

15th century cookbook, Ashmole MS. 1439. sauces

Sauce for shulder of moton

—Take percely, and oynons, and mynce þem and þe rostyde shulder of Moton; and take vynegre, and poudre gingere, salt, and cast̘ a-pon þe mynced shulder, and ete hym so..

Modern English

Sauce for shoulder of mutton

—Take parsley, and onions, and mince them and the roasted shoulder of mutton; and take vinegar, and powdered ginger, salt, and cast upon the minced shoulder, and eat them so.

Sauce for peiouns

15th century cookbook, Ashmole MS. 1439. sauces

Sauce for peiouns

—Take percely, oynouns, garleke, and salt̘, and mynce smal the percely and þe oynouns, and grynde þe garleke, and temper it wiþ vynegre y-now: and mynce þe rostid peiouns and cast the sauce þer-on a-boute, and serue it̘ forth.

Modern English

Sauce for pigeons

—Take parsley, onions, garlic, and salt, and mince the parsley and the onions small, and grind the garlic, and temper it with enough vinegar: and mince the roasted pigeons and cast the sauce thereon about, and serve it forth.

Soupes dorrees

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

Soupes dorrees

—Nym oynons, mynce hem, frie hem in oille de olyue: nym oynons, boille hem with wyn, tost whit bred, & do it in dishes / and cast almand mylke theron̛, & ye wyn & ye oynons aboue, & gif hit forth.

Modern English

—Take onions, mince them, fry them in olive oil: take onions, boil them with wine, toast white bread, and put it in dishes and cast almond milk therein, and the wine and the onions on top, and [give] it forth.

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.

Bukenade

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

Bukenade

—Nym fressh flessh, what it euere be. Seth hit with goud beof, cast therto mynsed oynons & good spicerie, & lie hit with eyren, & ȝif hit forth.

Modern English

—Take fresh flesh, what it ever be. Boil it with good beef, cast therein minced onions and good spice, and lay it with eggs, and [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.

Goce or Capon̄ farced

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

Goce or Capon̄ farced

—Take parciƚƚ, Swynes grece, or suet of shepe, and parboyle hem in faire water and fressℏ boyling brotℏ; And þen̄ take yolkes of eyeron̄ hard y-sodde, and hew hem smale, witℏ the herbes and the salte; and caste thereto pouder of Ginger, Peper, Caneƚƚ, and salte, and Grapes in tyme of yere; And in oþer tyme, take oynons, and boile hem; and whan̄ they ben̄ yboiled ynowe with þe herbes and with þe suet, al þes togidre, þen̄ put aƚƚ in þe goos, or in þe Capon̄; And then̄ late him roste ynogℏ.

Modern English

Stuffed Goose or Capon

—Take (spare/a small amount?) lard or sheep's suet and parboil it in water and fresh boiling broth; And then take hard boiled egg yolks, and chop them small with herbs and salt; and cast into this ginger, pepper, cinnamon, and salt, and grapes when they are in season; and in other times (seasons), take onions and boil them and then they are boiled enough with the herbs and the the suet (all together), then put all of this in the goose, or in the Capon; and then let him roast enough.

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.

For to Make Drawen Benes

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For to Make Drawen Benes

—Take benes and seeþ hem and grynde hem in a morter and drawe hem up with gode broth an do Oynouns in the broth grete mynced an do þerto and colour it with Safroun and serve it forth.

Modern English

To Make Drawn Beans

—Take beans and boil them and grind them in a mortar and combine them with good broth and minced onions. Colour this with saffron and serve forth.

Soupes Dorroy

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

Soupes Dorroy
—Shere Oynonys, an frye hem in oyle; þanne take Wyne, an boyle with Oynonys, toste whyte Brede an do on a dysshe, an caste þer-on gode Almaunde Mylke, & temper it wyth wyne: þanne do þe dorry a-bowte, an messe it forth.

Modern English

Soupes Dorroy
—Slice Onions and fry them in oil, then take wine and boil this together with the onions. Toast white bread and lay this on a dish, then pour over this some good almond milk tempered with wine. Then do the dorry about (take the onion mixture and lay over the toast and syrup) and then serve it forth.

Fenkel in Soppes

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Fenkel in Soppes
—Take blades of Fenkel. shrede hem not to smale, do hem to seeþ in water and oile and oynouns mynced þerwith. do þerto safroun and salt and powdour douce, serue it forth, take brede ytosted and lay the sewe onoward.

Modern English

Fennel in Sopps
—Take blades of fennel, shread them, but not too small and then boil them in water and oil along with minced onions. To this add saffron, salt and sweet spices and serve this on toasted bread.

Salat

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Salat
—Take persel, sawge, garlec, chibolles, oynouns, leek, borage, myntes, porrectes, fenel and ton tressis, rew, rosemarye, purslarye, laue and waische hem clene, pike hem, pluk hem small wiþ þyn honde and myng hem wel with rawe oile. lay on vynegur and salt, and serue it forth.

Modern English

Salat
—Take parsley, sage, garlic, scallions (green onion), onions, leek, borage, mints, young leeks, fennel and cress, rue, rosemary, purslane. Wash these clean in water and pick them and pluck them with your hand and mix them up well with raw(cold) oil. Add vinegar and salt (to dress the salad) and serve it forth.

Makke

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Makke
—Take drawen benes and seeþ hem wel. take hem up of the water and cast hem in a morter grynde hem al to doust til þei be white as eny mylk, chawf a litell rede wyne, cast þeramong in þe gryndyng, do þerto
salt, leshe it in disshes. þanne take Oynouns and mynce hem smale and seeþ hem in oile til þey be al broun. and florissh the disshes therwith. and serue it forth.

Modern English

Makke
—Take drawn(cleaned, removed from the shells) beans and boil them well. Take them out of the water and cast them into a mortar and grind them to dust (until they are no longer discernible) and until they are white as any milk, heat a little red wine and cast this in with the ground beans and add some salt and then slice this into dishes. Then take onions and mince them small and boil them in oil till they are all brown and flourish the dishes with this and serve forth.

Frenche Owtes

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Frenche Owtes—Take and seeþ white peson and take oute þe perrey & parboile erbis & hewe hem grete & caft hem in a pot with the perrey pulle oynouns & seeþ hem hole wel in water & do hem to þe Perrey with oile & salt, colour it with safroun & messe it and cast þeron powdour douce.

Modern English

Frenche Owtes
—Take and boil white peas (most likely dried) and take out the puree/mash and parboil herbs and coarsely chop them and cast them in a pot with the pea mash. Boil whole onions well (likely boil them until they are soft) and add them to the Pea mash along with some oil and salt. Colour this with saffron and serve it with sweet spices cast on top of this.

Egurdouce of Fysshe

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Egurdouce of Fysshe
-Take Loches oþer Tenches oþer Solys smyte hem on pecys. fry hem in oyle. take half wyne half vynegur and sugur & make a siryp. do þerto oynouns icorue raisouns coraunce. and grete raysouns. do þerto hole spices. gode powdours and salt. messe þe fyssh & lay þe sewe aboue and serue forth.

Modern English

Sweet and Sour Fish
-Take Loaches, or Tench or Sole and chop them to pieces and fry them in oil. Combine half wine and half vinegar with sugar and make a syrup, add to this sliced (or chopped?) onions, currants and raisins along with whole spices, good powdered spices and salt. Dish the fish and lay the sauce over it and serve forth.

Bukkenade

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Bukkenade
—Take Hennes oþer Conynges oþer Veel oþer oþer Flessh an hewe hem to gobettes waische it and hit well. grynde Almandes unblaunched. and drawe hem up with þe broth cast þer inne raysons of Corance. sugur. Powdour gyngur erbes ystewed in grees. Oynouns and Salt. If it is to to thynne. alye it up with flour of ryse oþer with oþer thyng and colour it with Safroun.

Modern English

Bukkenade (a thick and meaty stew)

—Take hens other (or) Rabbits (or) veal or other flesh and chop it to peices, wash it and hit well (possibly meaning to pound the meat). Grind unblanched almonds and draw them up with the broth, cast therein raisins of curance (dried currants), sugar, powdered ginger, herbs stewed(fried) in grease, onions and salt . If it is too thin, bind/thicken it up with rice flour (or other things) and colour it with saffron

Tredure

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Tredure

Take Brede and grate it. make a lyre of rawe ayrenn and do þerto Safroun and powdour douce. and lye it up with gode broth. and make it as a Cawdel. and do þerto a lytel verious.
(going over the recipes, it seems this entry is missing the rest--): "Take veel other motoun and smyte hit to gobettes, seeth hit in gode broth, cast therto erbes y hewe, gode wyne & a quantite of oynouns y mynced, poudour fort & safroun, & alye it with ayroun & verjous, but lat it not seeth after."

Modern English

Tredure

Take bread and grate it, make a lyre (thickener) of raw eggs and add to it saffron and powder douce (sweet spices). and bind it up with good broth. and make it as a Caudle. and put therein a little verjuice (sour liquid, usually, but not always, made with unripe fruit such as grapes). (cont.): Take veal or mutton and chop it in pieces, boil it in good broth, cast thereto chopped herbs, good wine and a quantity of minced onions, powder fort [strong spice mixture] and saffron, and temper it with eggs and verjuice, but do not let it boil again.