SC - Re: Recipe for Finnish Meatloaves

[Maddie Teller-Kook]

HI all from Anne-Marie
Crystal "Beverage Woman" asks...
> 
> What does "stampe" mean in 14th century english/context of making violet
> water?
> 
> Page 28 MS. [A] 
> If a man-ys bon ys broke. - Take violet and stampe hit with water and
> drynke hit and his schal caste out the brokyn bon.
> 
> Page 46 MS. [A]
> For the quinsie. - Take colymbyn and fetherouyghe and the leuys of
> confery and stampe hem to-gedre and drynke the ius with stale ale.

We always interpreted it to be stamp as in to squish together, usually with
a mortar and pestle.. In the case of the violet one, I would say to moosh
it with some water. 

- --Anne-Marie
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