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[Jessica Tiffin]

At 12:39 AM -0600 12/8/00, Stefan li Rous wrote:
>Olwen commented:
>
>We did have a discussion a while back about period frog leg recipes, but
>while they were apparently mentioned in two books, no one was able to
>give any period recipes for them.
>
>>  I'm aware of references to frogs as food in Le Menagier de Paris, and in
>>  Platina's De Honesta Voluptate. The former, IIRC, gives instructions on
>>  gigging for frogs, but gives no recipe, as far as I recall, while the
>>  latter talks about the medical aspects of eating them, and also, IIRC,
>>  gives no recipe.
>  >
>>  Adamantius
>
>This is from my exotic-meats-msg file. Does anyone have any actual period
>recipes for frog or frog legs? Thomas?

Yes--Le Menagier.

FROGS.  To take them, have a line and a hook and bait of meat or red 
cloth, and having taken the frogs, cut them across the body near the 
thighs and empty out what is near the back end, and take the two 
thighs of these same frogs, cut off the feet, and skin the thighs 
raw, then have cold water and wash them; and if the thighs stay 
overnight in cold water, they will be better and more tender. And 
after thus rinsing them, they should be washed in warm water, then 
take and dry in a cloth; the thighs, thus washed and dried, should be 
rolled in flour, that is floured, and then fried in oil, fat or other 
liquid, and put in a bowl and powdered spices on them.
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David/Cariadoc
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