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The Forme of Cury - A Roll of Ancient English Cookery Compiled, about A.D. 1390 by Samuel Pegge
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POTEWS [1]. XX.VIII. XVII.

Take Pottes of Erþe lytell of half a quart and fyll hem
full of fars of pomme dorryes [2]. oþer make with þyn honde. oþer in
a moolde pottes of þe self fars. put hem in water & seeþ hem up wel.
and whan þey buth ynowz. breke þe pottes of erþe & do þe fars on þe
spyt & rost hem wel. and whan þei buth yrosted. colour hem as pomme
dorryes. make of litull prewes [3] gode past, frye hem oþer rost hem
wel in grece. & make þerof Eerys [4] to pottes & colour it. and make
rosys [5] of gode past, & frye hem, & put þe steles [6] in þe hole
þer [7] þe spyt was. & colour it with whyte. oþer rede. & serue it
forth.

[1] Potews. probably from the _pots_ employed.
[2] pomme dorryes. Vide ad No. 174.
[3] prewes. V. ad 176.
[4] eerys. Ears _for_ the pots. V. 185.
[5] rosys. roses.
[6] sleles. stalks.
[7] þer. there, i.e. where. V. 170.


SACHUS [1]. XX.VIII. XVIII.

Take smale Sachellis of canuas and fille hem full of þe same fars [2]
& seeþ hem. and whan þey buth ynowz take of the canvas, rost hem &
colour hem &c.

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