Early English Meals and Manners Papyras Classics

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Chapter 25

Sewes on fishe dayes

“Flowndurs / gogeons, muskels, menuce in sewe,

Eles, lampurnes, venprides / quyk & newe,

Musclade in wortes / musclade of almondes for states fulle dewe,

Oysturs in Ceuy / oysturs in grauey, your helthe to renewe,

The baly of þe fresche samoñ / els purpose, or seele,

Colice of pike, shrympus / or perche, ye know fulle wele;

Partye gely / Creme of almondes / dates in confite / to rekeuer heele,

Quinces & peris / Ciryppe with parcely rotes / riȝt so bygyñ your mele.

Mortrowis of houndfische / & Rice standynge white,

Mameny, mylke of almondes, Rice rennynge liquyte,—

þese potages ar holsom for þem þat hañ delite

þerof to ete / & if not so / þeñ taste he but a lite.”

SAUCE FOR FISH.