The
Forme of Cury,

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• cover picture
• title page
• letter
• preface (by Pegge)
• notes on ingredients:
• butter
• cheese, ale, wine
• rice, alkenct, saffron
• pynes
• honey, sugar
• spices, cinamon, macys
• cloves, galyngal, pepper, ginger
• cubebs, grains of Paradice, nutmeg, caraway, powder-douce,
• powder-fort, spykenard de spayn
• sample page from manuscirpt

The Form of Cury

• beginning of index
• For to make gronden benes I
• For to make drawen benes II
• For to make grewel forced III
• Caboches in potage IIII
• rapes in potage V
• Eowt of Flessh VI
• Hebolace VII
• Grourdes in potage VIII
• Ryse of Flesh IX
• Funges X
• bursen XI
• Corat XII
• noumbles XIII
• Roo broth XIIII
• tredure XV
• Monchelet XVI
• bukkenade XVII
• Connat XVIII
• drepee XIX
• Mawmenee XX
• egurdouce XXI
• Capons in Coney XXII
• hares in talbotes XXIII
• Hares in papdele XXIIII
• connyng in Cynee XXV
• Connyng in gravey XXVI
• Chykens in gravey XXVII
• Fylett on galyntyne XXVIII
• Pygg in sawse sawge XXIX
• sawse madame XXX
• Gees in hoggepot XXXI
• carnel of pork XXXII
• Chykens in Cawdel XXXIII
• chykens in hocchee XXXIIII
• For to boyle Fesant, Partyches Capons and Curlewes XXXV
• blank mang XXVXVI
• Blank Dessorre XXXVII
• morree XXXVIII
• Charlet XXXIX
• charlet y forced XXII.
• Cawdel ferry XXII. I
• Iushell XXII. III
• Iushell enforced XXII. IIII
• mortrews XXII. V
• Blank mortrews XXII. VI
• brewet of almony XII. VII
• Peions y stewed XII. VIII
• Loseyns XII. IX
• Tartlett XXII. X
• pynnonade XXII. XI
• Rosee XXII. XII
• Cormarye XXII. XIII
• Newe noumbl of Deer XXII. XIIII
• nota XXII. XV
• Nota XXII. XVI
• Spynee XXII. XVII
• Chyryse XXXII. XVIII
• payn Fondewe XXII. XIX
• Croton XXIII.
• Vyne grace XXIII. I
• Fonnell XXIII. II
• douce ame XXIII. III
• Connyng in Ciryp XXIII. IIII
• Leche lumbard XXIII. V
• Connyng in clere broth XXIII. VI
• Payn Ragon XXIII. VII
• Lete lardes XXIII. VIII
• furmente with porpays XXIII. IX.
• Perrey of Peson XXIII. X
• Peson of Almayne XXIII. XI [ missing in index? ]
• Chiches XXIII. XII
• frenche owt XXIII. XIII
• Makke XXIII. XIIII
• aquapatys XXIII. XV
• Salat XXIII. XVI
• fenkel in soppes XXIII. XVII
• Clat XXIII. XVIII
• appulmoy XXIII. XIX
• Slete soppes XXIIII.
• Letelorye XXIIII. I
• Sowp Dorry XXIIII. II
• rapey XXIIII III
• Sawse Sarzyne XXIIII IIII
• creme of almand XXIIII. V
• Grewel of almand XXIIII. VI
• cawdel of almand mylk XXIIII. VII
• Iowt of almand mylk XXIIII. VIII
• fygey XXIIII. IX
• Pochee XXIIII. X
• brewet of ayren XXIIII. XI
• Macrows XXIIII. XII
• Tostee XXIIII. XIII
• Gyngawdry XXIIII. XIIII
• erbowle XXIIII. XV
• Resrolle XXIIII. XVI
• Vyande Cypre XXIIII. XVII
• Vyande Cipre of Samon XXIIII. XVIII
• Vyande Ryal XXIIII. IX
• Compost C
• glee of Fyssh C I
• Gelee of flessh C II
• Chysanne C III
• congur in sawse C III
• Rygh in sawce C V
• makerel in sawce C VI
• Pykes in brasey C VII
• porpeys in broth C VIII
• Balloc broth C IX
• eles in brewet C X
• Cawdel of Samon C XI
• plays in Cyee C XII
• For to make Flaumpeyns C XIII
• For to make noumbl in lent C XIIII
• For to make Chawdon for lent C XV
• furmente with porpeys C XVI
• Fylett in galyntyne C XVII
• veel in buknade C XVIII
• Sooles in Cynee C IX
• tench in Cynee XXVI.
• Oysters in gravey XXVI. I
• muskels in brewet XXVI. II
• Oysters in Cynee XXVI. III
• cawdel of muskels XXVI. IIII
• Mortrews of Fyssh XXVI. V
• laumpreys in galyntyne XXVI. VI
• Laumprons in galyntyne XXVI. VII
• losyns in Fysshe day XXVI. VIII
• Sowp of galyntyne XXVI. IX
• sobre sawse XXVI. X
• Colde Brewet XXVI. XI
• peer in confyt XXVI. XII
• Egurdouce of Fysshe XXVI. XIII
• Cold Brewet XXVI. XIIII
• Pevorat for Veel and Venyson XXVI. XV
• sawce blanche for Capons ysode XXVI. XVI
• Sawce Noyre for Capons y rosted XXVI. XVII
• galentyne XXVI. XVIII
• Gyngen XXVI. XIX
• verde sawse XXVII.
• Sawce Noyre for Malard XXVII. I
• cawdel for Gees XXVII. II
• Chawdon for Swann XXVII. III
• sawce Camelyne XXVII. IIII
• Lumbard Mustard XXVII. V
• nota XXVII. VI
• Nota XXVII. VII
• fryto blanched XXVII. VIII
• Fryto of pastnak of Apples XXVII. IX
• fryto of mylke XXVII. X
• fryto of Erbes XXVII. XI
• rasyols XXVII. XII
• Whyte milat XXVII. XIII
• crustard of flessh XXVII. XIIII
• Mylat of Pork XXVII. XV
• crustard of Fysshe XXVII. XVI
• Crustard of erbis on fyssh day XXVII. XVII
• lesshes fryed in lenton XXVII. XVIII
• Wastels y farced XXVII. XIX
• Sawge y farced XXVIII.
• Sawgeat XXVIII. I
• cryspes XXVIII. II
• Cryspels XXVIII. III
• tartee XXVIII. IIII
• Tart in Ymbre day XVIII. V
• tart de Bry XXVIII. Vi
• Tart de Brymlent XXVIII. VII
• tarte of Flessh XXVIII. VIII
• Tartlet XXVIII. IX
• tarte of Fyssh XXVIII. X
• Sambrocade XXVIII. XI
• erbolat XXVIII. XII
• Nysebek XXVIII. XIII
• for to make Pome Dorryle and o(th)e (th)yag XXVIII. XIIII
• Cotagres XXVIII. XV
• hert rowee XXVIII. XVI
• Potews XXVIII. XVII
• Sachus XXVIII. VIII
• Barsews XXVIII.XIX
• Spynoch y fryed XXIX.
• Benes y fryed XXIX. I
• rushews of Fruyt XXIX. II
• Daryols XXIX. III
• flaumpeyns XXIX. IIII
• Chewet on flessh day XXIX. V
• chewet on fyssh day XXIX. VI
• Hastelet of Fruyt XXIX. VII
• comadore XXIX. VIII
• Chastlet XXIX. IX
• for to make II. pecys of Flessh to fasten to gydre XIX. X
• pur fait Ypocras XXIX. XI.
• For to make blank mang XXIX. XII.
• for to make Blank Desire XXIX. XIII
• For to make mawmenny XXIX. XIIII
• the pety puant XXIX. XV
• Payn puff XXIX. XVI
• Memorandum at End of the Roll (Latin)

Ancient Cookery. A. D. 1381.

• I. For to make Furmenty.
• II. For to make Pise of Almayne
• III. [Cranys and Herons]
• IV. [Pecockys and Partrigchis]
• V. Morterelys
• VI. Caponys in concys
• VII. Hennys in bruet.
• VIII. Harys in emee
• IX. Haris in Talborays
• X. Conynggys in Gravey.
• XI. For to make a Colys.
• XII. For to make Nombles.
• XIII. For to make blanche Brewet de Alyagyn.
• XIV. For to make Blomanger.
• XV. For to make Asronchemoyle.
• XVI. For to make Brymeus
• XVII For to amek Appulmos.
• XVIII. For to make a Froys.
• XIX. For to make Fruturs.
• XX. For to make chankes.
• XXI. For to make Jussel.
• XXII. For to make Gees in ochepot.
• XXIII. For to make eyryn in bruet.
• XXIV. For to make crayton.
• XXV. For to maek mylk rost.
• XXVI. For to make cryppys.
• XXVII. For to make Berandyles.
• XXVIII. For to make capons in casselys
• XXVIIII. For to make the black surry.
• XXX. For to make mammence.
• XXXI. For to make Bruet of Almayne.
• XXXII. For to make Bruet of Lombardye.
• XXXIII. For to make Blomanger.
• XXXIV. For to amke Sandale that party to Blomanger.
• XXXV. For to make Apulmos.
• XXXVI. For to make mete Gelee that it be wel chariauor.
• XXXVII. For to make Murrey.
• XXXVIII. For to make a penche of Egges.
• XXXIX. For to make Cornyn.
• XIV. For to make Fruturs.
• XLI. For to make Rosee.
• XLII. For to make Pommendorry.
• XLIII. For to amke Longe de Buf
• XLIV. For to make Rew de Rumsy.
• XLV. For to make Bukkenade.
• XLVI. For to make spine.
• XLVII. For to make Rosee and Fresee and Swan schal be ymad in the selve manner.
• XLVIII. For to make an amendement Formente that ys to sak and over mychyl.
• XLIX For to make Rapy.
• L. For to make an Egge Dows.
• LI. For to make a mallard in cyncy.
• LII. For to make a Bukkenade.
• LIII. For to make a Roo Broth
• LIV. For to mak a Bruet of Sareynesse.
• LV. For to make a Gely.
• LVI. For to kepe Venison fro restyng
• LVIII. For to make pondorroge.
• Hic incip Cervicium de Pissibus
• I. For to make Egarduse.
• II. For to make Rapy.
• III. For to make Fygey.
• IIII. For to make Pommys morles.
• V. For to make rys moyle.
• VI. For to make Sowpys dorry.
• VII. For to make Blomanger of Fysch.
• VIII. For to make a potage of Rys.
• IX. FFor to make Lamprey fresch in Galentyne.
• X. For to make salt Lamprey in Galentyne.
• XI. For to make Lampreys in Bruet
• XII. For to make a Storchon
• XIII. For to make Solys in Bruet
• XIV. For to make Oystryn in Bruet
• XV. For to make Elys in Bruet
• XVI. For to make a Lopister
• XVII. For to make Porreyne
• XVIII. For to make Chireseye
• XVIX. For to make Blank de Sur'
• XX. For to make Grave enforse.
• XXI. For to make Hony Douse
• XXII. For to make a Potage Feneboiles.
• XXIII. For to make Tartys in Applis
• XXIV. For to make Rys Alker'
• XXV. For to make Tartys of Fysch owt of Lente
• XXVI. For to make Morrey
• XXVII. For to make Flownys in Lente
• XXVIII. For to make Rapee.
• XXIX. For to make a Porrey Chapeleyn.
• XXX. For to make Formenty on a Fischsday
• XXXI. For to make Blank de Syry
• XXXII. For to make a Pynade or Pyvade
• XXXIII. For to make a Balourgly Broth

Index and Glossary

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I K L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U V
• W
• Y

Misc Material

• ypocras entry
• Ypocras manuscript
• Addenda

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