SC - Catalan Recipes

[Robin Carroll-Mann]

And it came to pass on 7 Apr 00,, that Brian Songy wrote:

> A XIVth century perfume recipe!?  I've been looking for such a thing!!  If
> it is not too much trouble, would you be willing to type that one recipe
> in?  English, modern Spainish or Catalan.

Here it is, in Catalan.  Although the title says "perfume", it appears to 
be solid pellets which are used as we would use incense.  I hope that it 
is still of interest to you.

Source: _LIbre de Totes Maneres de Confits_ (Catalan, 14th century)

CAPITOL XXX.  PER FER UN PERFUM MOLT MERAVELLOS

Per fer perfum molt meravellos, tu prendras guoma dregant .ii. oz. e sia 
remullada dos dies ab ayguas fines e benjuhi mige ll. e almesc una 
draume e ambre una drauma e estorac .ii. oz.  E sia be molt, e puys 
pendras una poca de siveta, e, com tot aso sia prest, tot ho pesteras e 
com sia pestat be, ab un cano de canya o ab so que volras que sia ben 
lis tu ho pleneras liscant liscant fins que tu conexeras que romaqua de 
bona cruxa.  E com ho auras aplenat, auras un guanivet e fer n as 
tauletes, e, com n auras fetes tauletes, aredonir les as en forma de 
panets axi fet com mig cruant.  E con  ne volras perfumar, pendras del 
panets e fer n as trosets e axi lansar n as sobre lo bresquet e 
perfumeras so que voldras.  E si pahvets ne volras fer en lo pestar, 
metras lo terchs de carbo de salser e fer n as los dits pahvets.


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mka Robin Carroll-Mann
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