[Sca-cooks] Butter on a Spit
Johnna Holloway
johnnae at mac.com
Thu Sep 16 10:43:23 PDT 2010
While doing the butter search this am, I came across the following
recipe by Markham.
To roast a pound of Butter curiously and well, you shall take a pound
of sweet Butter and beate it stiffe with sugar, and the yolkes of
egges; then clap it round-wise about a spit, and lay it before a soft
fire, and presently dredge it with the dredging before appointed for
the Pigge; then as it warmeth or melteth, so apply it with dredging
till the butter be ouercomed and no more wil melt to fall from it,
then roast it browne, and so draw it, and serue it out, the dish being
as neatly trim'd with sugar as may be,
Markham, G. Countrey contentments, or The English husvvife. 1623
edition.
To roast a pound of Butter well
To roast a pound of Butter curiously and well, you shall take a pound
of sweete Butter and beate it stiffe with Sugar, and the yolkes of
egges, then clap it round|wise about a spit, and lay it before a soft
fire, and presently dredge it with the dredging before appointed for
the Pigge: then as it warmeth or melteth, so apply it with dredging
till the butter be ouercomed and no more will melt to fall from it,
then roast it browne, and so draw it, and serue it out, the dish being
as neatly trim'd with sugar as may be. page 93
Markham, G. The English house-vvife. 1631
Is this any worse than the new fangled treat of deep fried butter
balls which are balls of butter dipped in a batter and deep fried?
Johnna
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