[Sca-cooks] Re: 16C rice custards

[johnna holloway]

Take a look at Karen Hess's notes for Martha Washington's
Booke of Cookery. She provides materials on these sorts of puddings.
Also see Wilson's Food and Drink. There are earlier
examples.

Johnna Holloway  Johnnae llyn Lewis

Kirrily Robert wrote:>
> I have a recipe from Markham's "The English Housewife" (first
> publication 1615) called "a white-pot".  It involves rice, cream, eggs,
> cinnamon, rosewater, sugar and currants.  They are baked together in a
> pot in the oven.  Very tasty, both hot and cold.
>
> I was wondering if anyone knows of any similar recipes pre-1600,
> especially English 16th century...  So does anyone else know of
> anything similar?
> Katherine