[Sca-cooks] Nosewis

[Johnna Holloway]

There’s a recipe for Noteye in Harl. 279 Cxlj (p 31 in Austin). It’s a nut dish. 

Johnnae

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> On May 23, 2018, at 11:49 PM, Robin Carroll-Mann <rcarrollmann at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> A quick web search indicates that no one is completely sure. On one
> historical forum, I found this definition:
> Nosewis in compost [a dish composed of nuts in a spiced/sugared preserve of
> fruits or vegetables
> 
> This makes sense to me. 'nois' is Old French for nuts/walnuts. And we have
> period recipes for compost.
> 
> Brighid ni Chiarain
> 
> On Wed, May 23, 2018 at 10:48 PM, Alexander Clark <alexbclark8 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> 
>> Does anyone here know what the "Nosewis" in the coronation menu for
> Richard
>> III might be?  From the context I would guess that it was supposed to mean
>> a kind of fruit, such as dates, quinces, or pears.
>> 
>> --
>> Alex Clark/Henry of Maldon
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