[Sca-cooks] another rotten medieval meat

[Cindy M. Renfrow]

One more for the rotten medieval meat thread...

Diuersa Servicia (found in Curye on Inglysshe)
#58 For to do awey restyng of venisoun, tak [th]e venisoun [th]at ys rest &
do yt in cold water & after mak an hole in [th]e her[th]e & lat yt be
[th]eryn [th]re dayes & [th]re ny[3]t; & after tak yt vp & frot yt wel
wy[th] gret salt of poite [th]ere were [th]e restyng ys. & after lat yt
hange in reyn water al ny[3]t or more.

To remove rancidity of venison, take the venison that is rancid & put it in
cold water & afterward make a hole in the hearth/earth & let it be therein
three days & three nights; & afterward take it up & rub it well with great
saltpetre there where the rancidity is. & afterward let it hang in rain
water all night or more.

Regards,

Cindy