by Pen Vogler October 16, 2024
Pen Vogler includes this modern interpretation of the recipe Benes Yfryed from The Forme of Cury (c.1390), the first collection of recipes written in the English language, in her excellent book on British Food History, Stuffed: A Political History of What We Eat and Why it Matters. |
Take benes and seeþ hem almost til þey bersten, take and wryng out þer water clene. Do þerto Oynouns ysode and ymynced, and garlec þerwith, frye hem in oile, oþer in grece, & do þerto powdour douce. & serve it forth - From The Forme of Cury (c.1390), rendered into modern English by Glyn Hughes (2016)
If you replace the Old English letter thorn or þ with the modern ‘th’, it’s quite possible to read the medieval English of this recipe. The food historian Glyn Hughes explains ‘ysode’ as ‘soft’ and that ‘powdour douce’, sweet spices, might have included aniseed, fennel, ground hyssop and sugar. Pen suggests using the more conventional (to us) coriander and cumin, both of which were used in medieval cooking and medicine.
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