SC - Salad questions

[LYN M PARKINSON]

Melisant,

Sallets for fish daies is from _The Second Part of the Good Hus-wives
Jewell_; so is 'Olives and Capers', 'White Endive', 'Carret rootes being
minced', 'Onions in flakes', Alexander buds', 'Skirret tootes', 'Salmon
cut', '...pickeeld herring cut long waies...rundles winth onions', and
...pickeeld herring cut long waies ...oyle and vinegar'.


>From Spurling, Hilary. _Elinor Fettiplace's Receipt Book_, Elizabethan
Country House Cooking, 


To Make Sallads of Gilloflowers


Take Red gilloflowers and Cutt of all the whight from them soe lett them
stand all night, then take stronge wine vinegar and as much sugger as
will make it sweete boyle it 2 or 3 walmes them take it from the fire and
when it is through cowlde, put yo[r] gilloflowers into it and soe keepe
them for yo[r] use this way you may doe any other fflowers.

"The white base of the petals should be nbipped off because it is said to
be bitter.  Weigh the petals, which must be perfectly dry, measure out an
equal weight of sugar and dissolve it in white wine viegar (which should
do no more than barely boil or it will set solid).  Allow one flued ounce
of vinegar to each ounce of sugar.  These are the proportions given by
Hannah Woolley, in _The Gentlewomans Companion (1673), who reckoned a
pound of sugar per pound of gilliflowers, which would be enough to fill a
plastic carrier bag or large basket.  But the recipe is worth trying even
with only one or two ounces of petals, packed well down in small stone or
glass pots.  Pour the cold syrup over them and seal tightly.  They will
keep their bright colour so long as neither air nor light gets at them."


Does anyone know if Bachelor Buttons are edible?  My wild flower garden
(which is probably dead today after a hard freeze last night) has
Bachelor Buttons in blue, but also all shades of white, pink, lavender,
etc.  Too bad I didn't read this recipe day before yesterday!





Regards,

Allison
allilyn at juno.com, Barony Marche of the Debatable Lands, Pittsburgh, PA
Kingdom of Aethelmearc

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