99 th century somerset Recipes

old way, make a little crust put in two egg yolks that have been well beaten , milk, cinnamon and sugar, and stir it near the hearth until it thickens., egg yolks, milk, cinnamon, sugar, pie crust

in the past , jellies and creams were often the crowning glories of the table., robert may in his accomplisht cook (london: 1660) tells us to mould jellies in scallops and other kinds of sea shells., a rosewater flavoured spanish pap or steeple cream, moulded from leach in a wine glass and garnished with pinenuts. this was a popular dish in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. some recipes supplemented the isinglass with ivory shavings for a firm set., a salver of eighteenth century jelly glasses filled with ribbon jelly and jaunmange in the centre. this was the most common way of serving jellies in the eighteenth century. jaunmange was a flummery coloured yellow with egg yolks., a restorative jelly was once made from shavings of the soft velvet antlers of young male deer (harts). this material was processed by hanging the antlers up to dry, removing the skin and grating them. the resolting hartshorn was once an important grocer s item. opposite is a seventeenth recipe for hartshorn jelly, which was more of a medicinal preparation rather than a food item., a gilded leche or leach. this rosewater flavoured jelly was served at henry viii s garter feast at windsor in 1520 , appearing in both the first and second course. it continued to be a favourite dish at other garter feasts until the seventeenth century. leach was closely related to ribband jelly , a jelly moulded in multi-coloured layers, also popular in the early modern period.., snippits from the website )

boneless beef chuck roast, salt, pepper, parsley, celery seed, thyme, basil, water, onions , wedged, carrots, sliced, potatoes, cut in 4 ths

corned beef , in brine, water, to cover, bay leaves, peppercorns, whole allspice, kosher salt, mustard seeds, onion, quartered, red potato, baby carrots, cabbage, cut in 6 ths

chunky ragu tomato sauce (or your preference- i uae my own made and frozen but any kind you like is good), chicken breasts, tomato, chopped (1/8 ths ), shredded fiesta cheese, onion, chopped, smashed garlic clove, basil, olive oil or 1 tbsp pam cooking spray, noodles or 6 oz spaghetti

bacon, cut into 1/8 ths, onion, sliced (more if desired), green cabbage, cored and sliced, beer, caraway seed (according to taste), prepared yellow mustard, sugar, salt and pepper (to taste)

all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, salt, fresh ground black pepper (must be freshly ground or forget it!), cayenne pepper (no more than 1/8 tsp! ), butter (soft , cut into 1 tbsp amounts to easily work into the dough), buttermilk (do not use soured milk ! it will not turn out the same!!!!! i have access to gourmet but), extra-sharp cheddar cheese (cut into tiny cubes the size of garden peas. the recipe sifter does not recognize this brand, but th), chives , snipped into tiny pieces (i ended up wanting to use the entire plastic package of , which equalled about 3/4 cup lightly), heavy cream (half and half, whipping cream(for spreading on top of the biscuits before they go into the oven)

potato , cut into 1/16 th inch slices on the diagonal (i use russets or long whites for less water content), cooking oil, dried thyme, coarse salt

chunk light chunk tuna in water, drained, baby carrots, finely grated, light mayonnaise , heaping, whole milk ricotta cheese, cayenne pepper (more or less to taste), curry powder (more or less to taste), celery salt, sugar, red grapes, cut into 8 ths (added only right before serving!), stalk celery, diced small, tortillas or pita bread

white bread , torn into pieces, ground beef, yellow onion, peeled &,cut into 8 ths, garlic, stalks celery , cut into 2 inch pieces, carrots, peeled &,cut into 2 inch pieces, flat leaf parsley, egg, ketchup, dry mustard, coarse salt, fresh ground pepper, brown sugar

bratwursts (johnsonville, none of that precooked usinger s. miller park does those wayyyyy better.), beer (do not use coors, miller, miller lite, or *gulp* bud. i think a weiss does quite nicely, so split th), mustard, sauerkraut (we just use frank s), french rolls (not hoagie buns. these must be crunchy but not hard. turano s makes some great ones. if these cannot)

young lamb chops, thawed, salt and pepper, olive oil, fresh sprigs parsley, fresh sprigs thyme, fresh sprigs rosemary, bay leaves, peppercorns, potatoes, quartered, carrots, sliced into 8 ths, cabbage, finely shredded, onions, chopped, leeks, the white end washed good to remove sand thinly sliced, stalks celery, diced, frozen peas, chopped fresh flat leaf parsley

eggplant, peeled 1/4 inch slices, salt, onion, sliced, green pepper, seeded and sliced (optional), zucchini, sliced, garlic, minced, oil, tomato, cored seeded,sliced in 8 ths, oregano, basil, salt, pepper, pie crust mix, grated parmesan cheese, shredded mozzarella cheese

scoop premium vanilla ice cream, fresh- brewed espresso (i would prefer the word demitasse to fl oz but the system won tsp take it, anyway, 1 of th), brandy (optional), sugar (optional)

butter or margarine, softened, beef tenderloin, trimmed, salt, pepper, sherry-mushroom sauce

chopped cooked chicken, chicken broth, divided, uncooked regular rice, hard-cooked eggs, chopped, bacon, cooked and crumbled, salt, pepper

pork chops, cut 1/4 th inch thick, gingerroot, soy sauce, garlic clove, fresh is best, green onion, cabbage , bed for pasta (optional), halved mushrooms (optional), spaghetti noodles, butter or 1/2 tbsp olive oil, for stir-frying