SC - Re: New World Foods: Rant/ Counter Rant (Long)

[Valoise Armstrong]

Cariadoc wrote:
> ><< I don't know any period recipes for bear, although someon e else here
> >  might.  >>

I know we talked about bear meat last fall, did any of that make it to
the florilegium? I know there is on very late period recipe from Marx
Rumpolt, p. 200. Here's an off-the cuff translation. I know bear is
legal game in a few states. Anyone ever tried it? Rumpolt mentions
treating it like wild swine, is that what it tastes like? I find it
interesting that the recipe uses the feet and head. Wonder what he did
with the rest? Cook it like boar or pork?

Von einem Beeren

Njmb die Fu:ess vom einem Beeren/ setz sie zu mit Wasser/ vnnd
lass sie so lang sieden/ biss dass das haar herab gehet/ butz sie
darnach sauber auss/ vnnd koch in einem guten Pfeffer/ in 
einem Mandelgescharb/ weiss vn{d} saur mit Limonien/ so
werden sie gut vnd wolgeschmack. Njm{b} die Beerenfuss/ vnd den
Beerenkopf/ besengs auff dem Feuwr/ wie man einem wild Schwein besengt/
setz es zu/ vnd kochs wie man ein wilden Schwein macht/ 
zeuch jn auss/ vnd lass in kalt werden/ beschneidt jn/
vnd sa:uber jn auss/ so ist es
gut zu essen.

Take the feet from a bear, set it on [the fire] with water and
let it boil so long, until the hair comes off, scrub it
afterward cleanly off, and cook it in a good pepper [sauce], in
a sharp almond [sauce], white and sour with lemons, so
will it become good and well flavored. Take the bear's feet and the
bear's head, besengs on the fire, as one besengt a wild pig,
set it to [the fire] and cook it as one makes a wild pig,
draw it out and let it become cold, cut it
and clean it out, so is it
good to eat.

Only one word that escapes right now - besengen, obviously a verb to
do with cook on the fire, but I'm not sure the exact meaning.

Valoise