Theñ appuls & peris w{ i}t{ h} spices delicately Aft{ ur} þe terme of þe yer{ e} full{ e} deynteithly, w{ i}t{ h} bred and chese to call{ e}.

[Sidenote: spiced cakes, bragot and mead.]

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Spised cak{ es} and wafurs worthily 816 with{ e} bragot[213] & meth{ e},[214] þus meñ may meryly plese well{ e} bothe gret & small{ e}."

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[Sidenote: Gudgeons, minnows, venprides (?) musclade (?) of almonds, oysters dressed,]

Early English Meals and Manners — Part 147

++"Flowndurs / gogeons, muskels,[215] menuce in sewe, Eles, lampurnes, venprid{ es} / quyk & newe, 820 Musclade in wortes / musclade[216] of almondes for stat{ es} full{ e} dewe, Oysturs in Ceuy[217] / oysturs in grauey,[218] your helth{ e} to renewe,

[Sidenote: porpoise or seal, pike cullis, jelly, dates, quinces, pears,]

The baly of þe fresch{ e} samoñ / els purpose, or seele[219], Colice[220] of pike, shrympus[221] / or p{ er}che, ye know full{ e} wele; 824 P{ ar}tye gely / Creme of almond{ es}[222] / dat{ es} in confite / to rekeu{ er} heele, Quinces & peris / Ciryppe w{ i}t{ h} p{ ar}cely rot{ es} / ri[gh]t so bygyñ yo{ ur} mele.

[Sidenote: houndfish, rice, mameny. If you don't like these potages, taste them only.]

Mortrowis of houndfisch{ e}[223] / & Rice standyng{ e}[224] white, Mameny,[225] mylke of almond{ es}, Rice rennyng{ e} liquyte,-- 828 þese potages ar holsom for þem þat hañ delite þ{ er}of to ete / & if not so / þeñ taste he but a lite."

[Sidenote: Mustard for salt herring, conger, mackerel, &c.]

++"Yowr{ e} sawces to make y shall{ e} geue yow lerynge: Mustard is[A] / is metest w{ i}t{ h} all{ e} man{ er} salt heryng{ e}, 832 Salt fysch{ e}, salt Congur, samou{ n}, w{ i}t{ h} sparlyng{ e},[227] Salt ele, salt makerell{ e}, & also with{ e} m{ er}lyng{ e}.[228]

[Sidenote: Vinegar for salt porpoise, swordfish, &c. Sour wine for whale, with powder.]

++Vynegur is good to salt purpose & torrentyne,[229] Salt sturgeoñ, salt swyrd-fysch{ e} savery & fyne. 836 Salt Thurlepolle, salt whale,[230] is good w{ i}t{ h} egr{ e} wyne, with{ e} powdur put þ{ er}-oñ shall{ e} cawse ooñ well{ e} to dyne.

[Sidenote: Wine for plaice. Galantine for lamprey. Verjuice for mullet. Cinnamon for base, carp, and chub.]

Playce w{ i}t{ h} wyne; & pike with{ e} his reffett; þe galantyne[231] for þe lamprey / wher{ e} þey may be gete; 840 verdius[232] to roche / darce / breme / soles / & molett; Baase, flow[{ n}]durs / Carpe / Cheveñ / Synamome ye þ{ er}-to sett.