The half pound of ginger surely must be a scribal error because all other recipes of this type clearly state that a half ounce of ginger is used. Half a pound of ginger would make the pie inedible. Half a pound of sugar would result in an incredibly sweet but otherwise edible pie. After all the ingredients are mixed together, Platina states that everything should be placed in a well-greased pot, away from the smoke of a fire, and stirred constantly while they are cooking so they become thick. When everything is almost cooked, not that much unlike how scrambled eggs are cooked today, the eggs are transferred to another dish, sprinkled with rosewater and more sugar, and served.
Some recipes even suggest using a top crust.
We have chosen to make this pie with a bottom crust, similar to other pies in the same section of the manuscript, despite the fact that none is called for in the recipe. Today's equivalent of a good fresh cheese would be not too dissimilar to cottage cheese, though quite a bit drier. In South Eastern Michigan, farmer's cheese is typically an amorphous blob of green cheese, cut into a slab, wrapped in plastic, and sold in the expensive section of pricey grocery stores. Because of availability, we could only use Monterey Jack cheese for the test feast. It was purely fabrication in the mind of the head cook.