SC - Ave Maria time-answer-I think

[LrdRas@aol.com]

>In a message dated 9/22/98 5:07:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>Bronwynmgn at aol.com writes:
>
><< There's a recipe in "Take a Thousand Eggs..." which is basically to boil
>the
> shrimps a few minutes until pink, cool, and serve sprinkled with vinegar.
> Doesn't get much simpler than that!
>
> Brangwayna >>
>
>Can she post it , Cindy? Please? Pretty Please? < grovel, grovel, kiss, kiss,
>grovel>
>
>Ras


Hello!  <Stop that grovelling!> There are 2 recipes for shrimp in "Take a
Thousand Eggs or More."

Harleian MS. 4016
159 Shrympes.  Take Shrympes, and seth hem in water and a litull salt, and
lete hem boile ones or a litull more.  And serue hem forthe colde; And no
maner sauce but vinegre.

and

Harleian MS. 279 - Leche Vyaundez
xlij.  Froyse in lentynne.  Take Fygis & Roysonys, & grynde hem in a
mortere, & draw vppe with kreme of Almaundys; [th]an take Rys [th]row a
clo[th]e; [th]an take [th]e Luce, an [th]e Perche, & [th]e Schrympe, &
se[th]e hem, & do a-way [th]e bonys, & [th]e hedys, & grynde hem in an
Mortere, & draw hym vppe with [th]e creme of [th]e Almaundys; [th]en take
Rys, & do hem on a potte ouer [th]e fyre, Whan [th]ey ben clene, with a
lytil Watere, late hem se[th]e til [th]ey ben drye, & [th]at [th]ey
schorge; [th]an take & hew on a borde, & do [th]er-to; [th]en take Sugre, &
Safroun a goode quantyte, & gode pouder, & caste [th]er-to, & boyle it
y-fere, & frye it in oyle, & make [th]er-of a Froyse, & serue f[orth].

42.  Pancakes (or fritters) in Lent.  Take Figs & Raisins, & grind them in
a mortar, & draw up with cream of Almonds;  then take Rice through a cloth;
then take the Pike, and the Perch, & the Shrimp, & seethe them, & take away
the bones, & the heads, & grind them in a Mortar, & draw him up with the
cream of the Almonds; then take Rice, & put them in a pot over the fire,
When they are clean, with a little Water, let them seethe till they are
dry, & that they scorch; then take & hew on a board, & put thereto; then
take Sugar, & Saffron a good quantity, & good powder, & cast thereto, &
boil it together, & fry it in oil, & make thereof a Pancake, & serve
f[orth].


HTH,


Cindy Renfrow
renfrow at skylands.net
Author & Publisher of "Take a Thousand Eggs or More, A Collection of 15th
Century Recipes" and "A Sip Through Time, A Collection of Old Brewing
Recipes"
http://www.alcasoft.com/renfrow/


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