SC - capons in casselys.

[Cindy Renfrow]

>So did anyone try the capon redaction challenge? What were your results?
>Could someone please translate it (so I can see where I went wrong!)
>

XXVIII. For to make capons in casselys.
Nym caponys and schald hem nym a penne and opyn the skyn at the hevyd (1)
and blowe hem tyl the skyn ryse from the flesshe and do of the skyn al hole
and seth the lyre of Hennyn and zolkys of heyryn and god powder and make a
Farsure (2) and fil ful the skyn and parboyle yt and do yt on a spete and
rost yt and droppe (3) yt wyth zolkys of eyryn and god powder rostyng and
nym the caponys body and larde yt and roste it and nym almaunde mylk and
amydon and mak a batur and droppe the body rostyng and serve yt forthe.

Pegge's Notes:
(1) head
(2)stuffing
(3) baste

>
>Cordialmente,
>Lucretzia

Hello!

For to make capons in castles (?)
Take capons and scald them take a pen and open the skin at the head and
blow them till the skin rise from the flesh and do off [remove] the skin
all whole and seethe the flesh* of Hens and yolks of eggs and good powder
and make a Stuffing and fill full the skin and parboil it and put it on a
spit and roast it and baste it with yolks of eggs and good powder roasting
and take the capon's body and lard it and roast it and take almond milk and
wheat flour and make a batter and baste the body roasting and serve it
forth.

*Pegge's glossary gives "lyre" as meaning 'the fleshy part of meat'. It
also means 'mixture' from the word 'lye'.

You're making 2 birds from one.  Fill the empty skin with a mixture of
hen's flesh, egg yolks, & spices.  This is parboiled & placed on a spit &
roasted, & basted with egg yolks mixed with spices.

The skinned capon is larded & roasted, & brushed with a batter of almond
milk & wheat flour.  The batter will form a crust.

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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