Bingo

[alysten]

I found the turkey recipe. Pre- 1600.... Squee.

To bake a Turkie.
TAke and cleaue your Turkie on the backe, and bruise all the bones: then season it with salt, and pepper grose beaten, and put into it good store of butter: hee must haue five houres baking.

The good Huswifes Handmaide for the Kitchin. London 1594, 1597

Comments

[lissa510.livejournal.com]

SQUEE! What do they mean by "bruise all the bones"

[alysten.livejournal.com]

Well... I think they mean take the back of your knife and crack them, so that the marrow gets released when it is cooking and you will get a lovely goo at the end of the baking process that you can use to make a wonderful sauce.

The butter is larding process. It adds moisture.

[alphasarah.livejournal.com]

My husband is spluttering. You win.

Oh....mai....GAWD!!!!!

[bytchearse.livejournal.com]

I mean, what's wrong with you? Turkey is a NEW WORLD food. EVERYBODY knows that. How DARE you serve such things at a feast! What kind of Medieval cook are you anyway?

Nah...I couldn't type all that with a straight face either.

Good for you!

Re: Oh....mai....GAWD!!!!!

[alysten.livejournal.com]

Hehehehe. I've been gloating, I mean giggling all weekend. :D

Re: Oh....mai....GAWD!!!!!

[alysten.livejournal.com]

Still looking for that potato reference. I know I have it somewhere... Probably after yule.