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Mediæval Pie Recipe from 1390

11/12/2012

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Tart de brymlent - a fish and fruit pie

Take fyges & raysouns, & waisshe hem in wyne, and grinde hem smale with apples & peres clene ypiked. Take hem vp and cast hem in a pot wiþ wyne and sugur. Take calwer samoun ysode, oþer codlyng oþer haddok, & bray hem smal, & do þerto white powdours & hoole spices & salt, & seeþ it. And whanne it is sode ynowgh, take it vp and do it in a vessel, and lat it kele. Make a ciffyn an ynche depe & do þe fars þerin. Plaunt it above with prunes damysyns: take þe stones out; and wiþ dates quartered and piked clene. And couere the coffyn, and bake it wel, and serue it forth. 

Forme of Cury, 1390
Ingredients 
Chopped figs
Raisins
Apples pears, peeled, cored, & chopped
White wine
Sugar
Cooked Salmon, Cod, or Haddock meat, minced or shredded
White Pepper
Cinnamon Sticks, Black Peppercorns, Cloves, Ginger, Nutmeg. - wrapped up in a little bag
Salt
Raised pastry pie-case
Pitted Prunes
Dates, quartered
Prunes

Place the figs, raisins, apples, & pears in a large pot; cover with wine and add sugar to taste - it should be just slightly sweet, but not overly so. Add fish, spices, & salt to taste. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer. Allow the mixture to cook until it has reduced and thickened. Remove the spices in cheesecloth. Remove the pot from the heat and let cool. Place the filling in the pie shell and arrange the prunes and dates on top. Cover with the pastry lid. Bake until pastry is a golden brown. Serve with bread and wine.

2 Comments
joan
11/12/2012 03:37:15 pm


looks like you're missing certain details in the description:

Take fyges & raysouns, & waisshe hem in wyne, [marinate or soak the figs & raisons in wine]
Take calwer samoun ysode, over codling over haddock,e & bray hem small,a & do þerto white powders & hoole spices & salt, & seeþ it.
[season the fish with white/pepper & spices & salt and seep it, which I think means let it seep into the fish] And whanne it is side ynowgh, [when it's seeped enough] take it vp and do it in a vessel, and lat it keel. [laying keel like a keel of a ship, whole not shredded?
Make a ciffyn an ynche deep [make the cover an inch deep]

the marination would enhance the flavor…

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HistoryNeedsYou
13/12/2012 05:50:48 am

Thank you for reading and commenting. Kele in this recipe means cool. The recipe states that the fish should be broken up (bray) not whole. It is the pie case (coffyn) that should be 1" high.
It is a tasty recipe

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