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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.

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