The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-13
ANCIENT COOKERY.
i,w Meals Were Prepared and Serve
al In thaucer's Time.


al In Chaucers Time.
! An ancient cook book has been dis
covered, written in the English OF
I Chaucer's time, which was published
| about 1890. II Is called The Form OF
! Curry" and contains lOG recipes Ac-
! cordlng TO the preface, 1T techih a
I man for to make commune potage \
| commune lncets for howshold, as they
! should he made. crafty and holsomly.
Judging from The splicing and season
! ing indigestion must have been Il dis
case unknown 10 the fourteenth cen
tnry. Garlic. vinegar, cloves, CHINA
mon wine ana even ale appear in al
most eycIw recipe and in appalling
quantities., For example, "salat'
was made of "parsel savage, garlic,
chiboiles Woung onions), leek, borage.
myntes fonel Il ton tresses (cressesl.
rev, rosmayre. purslayne; lave X washe
hem clenc, pike hem, pluck hem smale
wilh thyn honde, a nyng mix hem
wcll with raWc ollie Lay on vrllegar
& sail, & serve Il forth
Pork seems TO have been the favor
lite meat with the EngliShmen of this
century Aud this IS not strange when
one remembers their taste for spice,
strong fayors ami GLOWING sweets.
Veal comes next in popularity but
beef u moi mentioned il one Of the 1876
recipes. one IS amazed at tho popul;rl-
is Of the whale. grampus seal swan,
crane. heron and peacock. The swan
was served up in royal style and vows
of chivalgy were made upon il. IL was
skewered ana roasted In 4 sitting pcs
ture. Say tile directions; Make 4 stiff
bed OF paste about the thickness Of
your thumb, color il grcen. comb it
out and il viii look like meadow Of
green grass. Take your swan and gid
him over with gold; then have a kind
Of loose, dying cloak Of a veFmili0n
color within and painted with arms
without: then SET the swan upon this
bed. cover some part Of him with the
cloak. stick about him small banners
upon little sticks. the banners painted
with the arms most agreeable To the
persons seated 1T the table
81 a grand feast when Edward |.
knightcd lis eldest son, on The eve Of
his Scottish expeditions, two swans,
g1rgoousF capariSoned. were introduce
ed with Il flourish OF tumpets. pom
them the king swore IN the presence Of
Col ANA The ladies thai he would
ayenSe the death Of John Comyn and
the perG8y Of Robert Bruce.
But Ia spite Of Inc popularity Of the
swan for great oecaJons, Il was the !
peacock which. IN lie romantic Ian |
-uage OF the age Of ghivalry, was "the |
food of lovers and the meat Of kings
He appeared on the fcsial board with |
his gorgeous feathered skin skewcred |
around his roasted body.
one very popular concpctlon was ,
called "tarts Of hesh," and the quaint /
recipe reads: Take veal Ysode and /
grind it small. Take hard ayren ysode /
boiled eggs 4 ygrounde q there
10 put prmes holin, dates yearycd. |
oynes (sced found in pines, cones, com /
non in Italy & raisns, torrance. hool !
7Jtfff, ~ pow tlEE. suite ~N@AE ~ lhAht
/ litteIl coffin & do this FAIRS therein
( take & serve il forth" Another.
much richer tart was made thus: Bray
he pork smale in mortar Take
'yggcs q boil them tcndrc IN small ale,
I bray them. * tcnlre cheese there
win a pepper salt < saron. Then
AXE sugar, ayren (eggs, {, -four d
make paste with a roller. thannc
n9f" thereof smalc pellets n fry them
,raun i'm clean greece"
Though lIe IS Ser was known AMI
.aton ia tn fourteenth century. II was
hougIt 70 lacl. flavor 80 they socihcd
ia wine with ground almonds ana
Ice. powdered ginger. sugar and mace.
curious thing about Old cookery
'ooks Is their silence concerning Guam
ity. Take pigces yscaldc1;' take
clys," cake conyngcs or rabbits" is
II The Information which is given