[Sca-cooks] Measurement Definition

[Elise Fleming]

Greetings!  In puzzling out a recipe from "A Proper Newe Booke of 
Cokerye" (To Bake Chekins in Lyke Paest) it says to take a "half a dyshe 
of butter" to put on top of a chicken (which will be enclosed in a 
pastry case).  Subsequently it says to take six egg yolks and a 
"dyshfull" of verjuice to make a sauce for later on.

Does anyone know how much a "dyshe" would have been around 1550?  The 
Hampton Court cooks found "an obscure dairy measure" from the north of 
England (1800) that indicated it was 24 ounces.  Anyone else have a 
better definition?

I will say that if you are interested in Tudor cookery, you might like 
to go to the Forum (http://www.tudorcook.co.uk/forums/)and join the 
discussions.  I've actually gotten motivated to try some cookery other 
than confections!

Alys K.
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Elise Fleming
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