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The Forme of Cury (The Method of Cooking, cury from Old French queuerie, 'cookery') [2] is an extensive 14th-century collection of medieval English recipes.Although the original manuscript is lost, the text appears in nine manuscripts, the most famous in the form of a scroll with a headnote citing it as the work of "the chief Master Cooks of King Richard II".
A 1998 attempt to recreate medieval English "strong ale" using recipes and techniques of the era (albeit with the use of modern yeast strains) yielded a strongly alcoholic brew with original gravity of 1.091 (corresponding to a potential alcohol content over 9%) and "pleasant, apple-like taste". [98]
The same spice mix is still used today in German and Dutch Spekulatius ginger cookies, traditionally baked for Christmas. The Danish manuscript K of the Libellus was found in a three-part collection of manuscripts consisting of a book of herbs, a book of stones and minerals used in medieval medicine, and Libellus de arte coquinaria.
A flatbread is bread made usually with flour; water, milk, yogurt, or other liquid; and salt, and then thoroughly rolled into flattened dough. Many flatbreads are unleavened, although some are leavened, such as pita bread. Flatbreads range from below one millimeter to a few centimeters thick so that they can be easily eaten without being sliced.
An oatcake is a type of flatbread similar to a cracker or biscuit, [1] [2] [3] or in some versions takes the form of a pancake. They are prepared with oatmeal as the primary ingredient, and sometimes include plain or wholemeal flour as well. [4] Oatcakes are cooked on a griddle (girdle in Scots) [5] [6] or baked in an oven.
In medium bowl, combine yogurt, onion, and cilantro, then toss with cooled eggplant. Divide among lavash and top with cucumbers and anchovies. Sprinkle with Aleppo pepper and additional cilantro ...
Serve the freshly churned butter right away with some crusty bread -- homemade would obviously be a joy -- and some salt, for those who prefer salty butter. Homemade butter will keep in the fridge for a week or so. It’s good for cooking but not for frying, since the slightly higher water content may make it spit and burn in a frying pan.
For generations, white bread was the preferred bread of the rich while the poor ate dark (whole grain) bread. However, in most Western societies, the connotations reversed in the late 20th century, with whole-grain bread becoming preferred as having superior nutritional value while Chorleywood bread became associated with lower-class ignorance ...