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Ryschewys Closed <strong>an</strong>d Fried<br />
Two Fifteenth Century p. 45<br />
59<br />
Take figs, <strong>an</strong>d grind them small in a mortar<br />
with a little oil, <strong>an</strong>d grind with them cloves <strong>an</strong>d<br />
maces; <strong>an</strong>d then take it up in<strong>to</strong> a vessel, <strong>an</strong>d cast<br />
there<strong>to</strong> pines, saunders <strong>an</strong>d raisons of corinth<br />
<strong>an</strong>d minced dates, powdered pepper, c<strong>an</strong>el, salt,<br />
saffron; then take fine paste of flour <strong>an</strong>d water,<br />
sugar, saffron <strong>an</strong>d salt, <strong>an</strong>d make fair cakes<br />
thereof; then roll thine stuff in thine h<strong>an</strong>d <strong>an</strong>d<br />
couch it in the cakes <strong>an</strong>d cut it, <strong>an</strong>d fold them in<br />
ryshews, <strong>an</strong>d fry them up in oil; <strong>an</strong>d serve forth<br />
hot.<br />
25 figs 1 t cinnamon<br />
2 t oil ¼ t salt<br />
1 t cloves 4 threads saffron<br />
1 t maces pastry:<br />
¼ c pine nuts 2 c flour<br />
¼ t saunders ½ c water<br />
⅓ c curr<strong>an</strong>ts 1 T sugar<br />
5 ½ oz dates ⅛ t salt<br />
⅛ t pepper 1 thread saffron<br />
Cuskynoles<br />
Curye on Inglysch p. 52<br />
(Diuersa Cibaria no. 45)<br />
Make a past tempred wiþ ayren, & soþþen<br />
nim peoren & applen, figes & reysins, alemaundes<br />
& dates; bet am <strong>to</strong>gedere & do god poudre of gode<br />
speces wiþinnen. & in leynten make þi past wiþ<br />
milke of alemaundes. & rolle þi past on a bord, &<br />
soþþen hew hit on moni perties, & vche <strong>an</strong> pertie<br />
beo of þe leynþe of a paume & <strong>an</strong> half & of þreo<br />
vyngres of brede. & smeor þy past al of one dole,<br />
& soþþen do þi fassure wiþinnen. Vch<strong>an</strong> kake is<br />
portiooun. & soþþen veld <strong>to</strong>gedere oþe zeolue<br />
m<strong>an</strong>ere, ase þeos fugurre is imad: & soþþe boille<br />
in veir water, & soþþen rost on <strong>an</strong> greudil; &<br />
soþþen adresse.<br />
Modernized English: Make a paste<br />
tempered with eggs, & so then take pears &<br />
apples, figs & raisins, almonds & dates; beat<br />
them <strong>to</strong>gether & do good powder of good<br />
spices within. & in Lent make thy paste with<br />
milk of almonds. & roll thy paste on a board,<br />
& so then hew it in m<strong>an</strong>y parts, & each part<br />
be of the length of a palm & a half & of three<br />
fingers of breadth. & smear thy paste all on<br />
one half, & so then do thy filling within. Each<br />
cake is a portion. & so then fold <strong>to</strong>gether of<br />
the same m<strong>an</strong>ner, as this figure is made: [see<br />
below] & so then boil in fair water, & so then<br />
roast on a griddle; & so then dress.<br />
¾ c water 3 oz unbl<strong>an</strong>ched almonds<br />
4 ½ c flour 3 oz pitted dates<br />
3 beaten eggs 1 ½ t cinnamon<br />
5 oz apple ½ t ginger<br />
5 oz pear ⅔ t cloves<br />
3 oz figs 1 ½ t nutmeg<br />
4 oz raisins<br />
Stir cold water in<strong>to</strong> the flour, then stir in<br />
egg, stir <strong>an</strong>d knead until smooth. Wash <strong>an</strong>d<br />
core the apple <strong>an</strong>d pear. Put them, along with<br />
the remaining ingredients, in<strong>to</strong> a food<br />
processor <strong>an</strong>d process <strong>to</strong> a uniform mush. Roll<br />
out dough as six 12"x15" sheets. Cut each<br />
sheet in<strong>to</strong> 10 6"x3" pieces. Either:<br />
Version 1: Spread 1 T of filling on all of<br />
one piece, put <strong>an</strong>other piece over it<br />
(s<strong>an</strong>dwich—dough, filling, dough). Using the<br />
back of a reasonably thick knife, press the<br />
edges <strong>an</strong>d the lines, <strong>to</strong> give the 3x5 pattern<br />
shown.<br />
Version 2: An earlier version of this recipe<br />
(Two Anglo-Norm<strong>an</strong> Culinary Collections)<br />
shows the figure as a 3x3 grid. That<br />
fits the text more closely. You cut<br />
pieces about 3"x6", spread 1 ½ <strong>to</strong> 2<br />
t of filling on half of one piece, fold<br />
them <strong>to</strong> 3"x3" with the filling inside, then<br />
press a tic-tac-<strong>to</strong>e pattern with the back of<br />
your knife, giving a 3x3 grid of miniature<br />
ravioli.<br />
Either version should about use up the<br />
filling, but I don’t promise it will come out<br />
exactly even. If there is extra filling, make<br />
more dough.<br />
Boil about 4 minutes, then broil at medium<br />
dist<strong>an</strong>ce about 4 minutes a side, watching <strong>to</strong><br />
be sure they do not burn.<br />
Lenten version of the dough<br />
1 ¾ c almond milk <strong>to</strong> 4 c. flour. After<br />
being worked <strong>to</strong>gether, knead the paste four<br />
or five minutes until it is springy <strong>an</strong>d elastic<br />
<strong>an</strong>d smooth.