Posted by: hearttohearthcookery | May 10, 2016

Lemon, Mace and Dates

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After the marrow rolled in yolks of Egg is put into the pie for the receipt (recipe), A Potato Pie for supper, sliced Lemon, and large Mace, and six Dates quartered are added

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Posted by: hearttohearthcookery | May 9, 2016

Marrow Rouled in Yolks

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After seasoning the potatoes with nutmeg, cinnamon and sugar for the receipt (recipe), A Potato Pie for supper, the next step is to then take the marrow of three bones, rouled in yolks of Eggs and put this into your pie.

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Posted by: hearttohearthcookery | May 7, 2016

Season Your Potatoes

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The potatoes for the receipt (recipe) for A Potato Pie for supper are seasoned with 3 Nutmegs, and half an ounce of Cinnamon beaten together, and three ounces of Sugar.

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Posted by: hearttohearthcookery | May 4, 2016

Three Pound Potatoes

IMG_0124-001The 17th century receipt (recipe) for A Potato Pie for supper reads Take three pound of boyled and blanched Potatoes.  Potatoes for the receipt are being weighed one pound at a time on the balance scales.

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Posted by: hearttohearthcookery | May 2, 2016

Drop Them In

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After the pint of Curds is stirred well together with the eggs, sugar, flour, nutmeg and a little flour, the receipt (recipe) for To make Curd-Cakes states: and drop them in, and fry them with a little Butter.

 

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Posted by: hearttohearthcookery | May 1, 2016

A Pint of Curds

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For the receipt (recipe), To make Curd-Cakes, take a pint of Curds, four Eggs, take out two of the whites, put in some Sugar, a little Nutmeg, and a little flour.

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Posted by: hearttohearthcookery | April 30, 2016

The Curds

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To make the Curds for the receipt (recipe), To make Curd-Cakes, a piece of a cleaned and dried rennet stomach was infused into blood warm water and the infusion added to the raw milk.  Once the curd is set, it is cut and heated in the whey that is released.  Pictured is the curd after it has been drained of all the whey in a cheese cloth (linen).

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Posted by: hearttohearthcookery | April 27, 2016

Separate Curd from Whey

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After the set curd is cut and heated, it is separated from the whey with the use of a linen cloth.  When the whey is drained thoroughly from the curd, the curds will be ready to prepare the receipt (recipe), To make Curd-cakes.

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Posted by: hearttohearthcookery | April 25, 2016

First Set the Curd

IMG_0139-001For the 17th century receipt (recipe) To make Curd Cakes, first the curd needs to be set.  After rennet was added to the raw milk, one large curd formed in less than a quarter of an hour.  The liquid around the edge of the kettle is whey.

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Posted by: hearttohearthcookery | April 22, 2016

Frigase of Veal

IMG_0187-001The 17th century receipt (recipe), Frigase of Veal, is presented to table garnished with another 17th century receipt, To make Curd-Cakes.  The veal is seasoned with nutmeg, lemon, thyme and verjuice (prepared from pressed crabapples).

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