[Sidenote: Cut Venison, &c., in the pasty. Custard: cut in squares with a knife.]
++Venesou{ n} bake, of boor or othur venur{ e}, [Fol. 178.] Kut it in þe pastey, & ley hit oñ his trenchur{ e}. Pygeoñ bake, þe legg{ is} leid to your{ e} lord sur{ e}, Custard,[96] chekkid buche,[97] squar{ e} w{ i}t{ h} þe knyfe; þ{ us} is þe cur{ e} 492
[Headnote: HOW TO CARVE DOWCETES AND PAYNE PUFF.]
[Sidenote: Dowcets: pare away the sides; serve in a sawcer.]
Þañ þe sou{ er}ayne, w{ i}t{ h} his spone whañ he lusteth{ e} to ete. of dowcet{ es},[98] par{ e} awey the sid{ es} to þe boto[-m], & þ{ a}t ye lete, In a sawcer{ e} afor{ e} your{ e} sou{ er}ayne semely ye hit sett whañ hy[-m] liketh{ e} to atast: looke ye not forgete. 496
[Sidenote: Payne-puff: pare the bottom, cut off the top. Fried things are indigestible.]
Payne Puff,[99] par{ e} þe botom ny[gh]e þe stuff, take hede, Kut of þe toppe of a payne puff, do thus as y rede;
Also pety p{ er}ueys[100] be fayr{ e} and clene / so god be your{ e} spede. off Fryed met{ es}[101] be war{ e}, for þey ar Fumose in dede. 500
[Sidenote: Poached-egg (?) fritters are best. Tansey is good hot. Don't eat Leessez.]
++O Frutur{ e} viant[102] / Frutur sawge,[102] byñ good / bett{ ur} is Frut{ ur} powche;[102] Appull{ e} frutur{ e}[103] / is good hoot / but þe cold ye not towche. Tansey[104] is good hoot / els cast it not in your{ e} clowche. all{ e} man{ er} of leesse[gh][105] / ye may forber{ e} / herber{ e} in yow none sowche. 504
[Sidenote: Cooks are always inventing new dishes that tempt people and endanger their lives:]
{ Cook{ es} w{ i}t{ h} þeir{ e} newe co{ n}ceyt{ es}, choppyng{ e} / stampyng{ e}, & gryndyng{ e}, { Many new curies / all{ e} day þey ar co{ n}tryvyng{ e} & Fyndyng{ e} { þ{ a}t p{ ro}voketh{ e} þe peple to p{ er}ell{ es} of passage / þrou[gh] peyne soor{ e} pyndyng{ e}, { & þrou[gh] nice excesse of suche receyt{ es} / of þe life to make a endyng{ e}. 508
[Sidenote: Syrups Comedies, Jellies, that stop the bowels.]
{ Some w{ i}t{ h} Sireppis[106] / Sawces / Sewes,[107] and soppes,[108] { Comedies / Cawdell{ es}[109] cast in Cawdrons / ponnes, or pottes, { leesses / Ielies[110] / Fruturs / fried mete þat stoppes { and distempereth{ e} all{ e} þe body, bothe bak, bely, & roppes:[111] 512
[Sidenote: Some dishes are prepared with unclarified honey. Cow-heels and Calves' feet are sometimes mixed with unsugared leches and Jellies.]