[Sca-cooks] Turk's Head Subtlety Recipe?
ranvaig at columbus.rr.com
ranvaig at columbus.rr.com
Wed Aug 23 19:15:30 PDT 2006
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>However, the instuctions are very confusing. Has anyone had experience
>with this recipe before?
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Here is another reference. I'm not sure it makes anything clearer.
Ranvaig
http://cs-people.bu.edu/akatlas/Buch/recipes.html
95. Wilt du heidinische haubt (How you want to make Saracen head)
(This is a Turk's head recipe. See Curye On
Inglysch.) Die heidenische haubt gemaht einen
schoenen fladen von fleische. von vierteil
hüenern wol gestrauwet. würfeleht epfele drin
gesniten. und würtzez genue wol. und mengez mit
eyern. und schiuzez in eynen ofen. und daz es
werde gebacken. und leg ez uf ein schiben swene
starcke spizze drin als einen vinger drin
gestecket. ein bastel kopf druf gesetzet mit
hüenren wol gefüllet. kalbes haubt drin gesoten
geleit gantz uf einen rost wol beslagen mit
eiern. daz es schoene werde von saffrane.
gesetzet uf einen fladen und eyers totern herte
drin gestozzen. in sin munt blumen gesniten won
wizzen eiern wol gestrauwet in die haubt cleine
gebacken. kuthen an spizze gestozzen. umme den
fladen wol besetzet.
(For) the saracen head, a fine fladen of meat
(is) made. From a quarter chicken well strewn.
Diced apples therein cut. And spice it well
enough. And mix it with eggs. And shove it in a
oven, and that it will bake. And lay it on a
sheet. Two strong spits therein as a finger
therein stuck. A bastel head thereon set with
chicken well filled. A calf head boiled therein,
directed whole on a roast well covered with eggs,
(so) that it fine will be from saffron. Set it on
a fladen. And with hard egg yolks therein pushed.
In his mouth, flowers cut from egg whites, well
strewn in the head. Small baked cakes on spits
pushed about the fladen well trimmed.
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