For to make amydon̛

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

For to make amydon̛

—Nym whete at midsomer / & salt, & do it in a faire vessel / do water therto, that thy whete be yheled / let it stonde ix days & ix nyȝt, & eueryeday whess wel thy whete / & at ye ix days ende bray hit wel in a morter / & drie hit toȝenst ye sonne / do it in a faire vessel / & kouere hit fort, thou wil it note.

Modern English

a Wheat Starch

—Take wheat at midsummer and salt, and do it in a fair vessel/ put water therein, that the wheat be covered/ let it stand 9 days and 9 nights, and dry it [unsure of meaning for “toȝenst” but other versions/appearances for the word suggests that we are drying it under the sun] the sun/ put it in a fair vessel and cover it well, [until you use it].

Venyson with Furmenty

15th century cookbook
Ab. 1420 A.D.

Venyson with Furmenty

—Take whete and pyke it clene, and do it in a morter, an caste a lytel water þer-on; an stampe with a pestel tyl it hole; þan fan owt þe holys, an put it in a potte, an let sethe tyl it breke; þan set yt douun, an sone after set it ouer þe fyre, an stere it wyl; an whan þow hast sothyn it wyl, put þer-inne swete mylke, an seþe it y-fere, an stere it wyl; and whan it is y-now, coloure it wyth safron, an salt it euene, and dresse it forth, & þin venyson in a-nother dyshe with fayre hot water.

Modern English

Venison with Frumenty

—Take wheat and pick it clean, and [put] it in a mortar, and cast a little water therein; and stamp [edited typo on my part] with a pestle till it hulls; then fan out the hulls, [hulls being lighter can be removed with the use of air/wind] and put it [them] in a pot, and let it cook [in water] until they break [burst]; then set it down [take off the heat], and soon after set it over the fire, and stir it a while; and when it has softened it will; and when it is enough, [when it has softened enough] colour it with saffron, and salt it even, and dress it forth, and thin [?] venison in another dish with good hot water.