There are fastday dishes mixed in with meat dishes. There is even a mead recipe among them. The second section is better organized. In all of these recipes, only the following spices were used. It is interesting to see how frequently each is called for.
Pepper is the most prevalent, being named twenty-three times in guter spise .
Spices are called for twenty-four times, and herbs are called for seven times. Tansy, hops, cinnamon, pennyroyal, mint, mace and mustard are each mentioned once. In addition to the fancier subtelties mentioned above , there are simpler ones. I believe they are intended to resemble oranges. It is a dish of chicken made to look like carrots, complete with a bit of green sticking out the top.