SC - Re: Testicles

[Philip & Susan Troy]

And it came to pass on  2 Dec 97, that LrdRas at aol.com wrote:

> Any one have PERIOD recipes for oysters? Need original recipes. If
> they are in a Romance language I do not need a translation. :-).

Here is a recipe from the "Libro de Guisados" (1529).  It appears to 
be a list of cooking suggestions, rather than one single recipe:

COMO SE GUISAN LAS OSTIAS

Las ostias se comen fritas con aceite y su pimienta y azafran y sus 
especias y zumo de naranja; y echadas en su escabeche con 
sus hojas de laurel.  Y se comen asadas con su pimienta.  Y se comen 
cocidas en su agua; y aceite, y especias sofreidos primero con su 
cebolla and aceite en una sarten o la cebolla sola sofreida en la 
sarten; y echada en la olla con su sabor de vinagre; y algunas buenas 
yerbas.  Y se pueden guisar en cazuela con su agua y aceite y 
especias y buenas yerbas con cebolla sofreida en su sarten; y echada 
dentro, y su saborcico de vinagre.

And a quick translation for those who are not familiar with Spanish:

HOW OYSTERS ARE COOKED

Oysters are eated fried with oil and your pepper and saffron and 
your spices and orange juice; and cast into your escabeche [a pickled 
dish] with your laurel leaves.  And they are eaten fried with 
your pepper.  And they are eaten cooked in your water; and oil, and 
spices gently fried first with your onion and oil in a frying-pan or 
the onion gently fried alone in the frying pan; and cast in the pot 
with your taste of vinegar; and some good herbs.  And they can be 
cooked in a cazuela [casserole dish] with your water and oil and 
spices and good herbs with onion gently fried in your frying-pan; and 
cast within, and your little taste of vinegar.

Hope this helps.

Lady Brighid ni Chiarain of Tethba
Barony of Settmour Swamp, East Kingdom
mka Robin Carroll-Mann *** harper @ idt.net
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