Pasta recipe, ca. 1700s English

[telophase]

From a cookbook in my previous post. Recepts in cookery, copied from a M. S. Book belonging to Mrs. White of Stoney Lane, etc. England, 1700s, page 121.

To make Maccaroni

Take about half of a Handful of Macaroni, boil it till it is tender, take 5 or 6 Spoonfuls of Cream; the Yolks of 3 Eggs; put this into the Stew Pan & shake it up together till as thick as a Fricasee*; put it in ye Dish & put some old Cheese over it in very thin slices & brown it with a Salamander.



* I think that's the word.

Comments

[dragovianknight]

...a salamander?

[telophase]

Salamander!

[dragovianknight]

Aha! That makes vastly more sense than this.

[telophase]

:D I wasn't entirely sure what it was other than some sort of kitchen equipment before I looked it up. And realized I had to add "historic" to the description because modern salamanders are actually specialized high-heat broiling appliances with significantly different forms than the historic ones.

[flemmings.livejournal.com]

Those were the days. Tame salamanders in every kitchen to brown your mac'n'cheese.

[telophase.livejournal.com]

Yup!

[chomiji]

Mac and cheese! Awesome!

[telophase.livejournal.com]

Yup! I have to assume that this is to make one serving, as half a handful of pasta doesn't seem like a huge amount, even given that it expands a bit when cooked!

[golden-bastet.livejournal.com]

The salamander makes it, you know. ;-)

[telophase.livejournal.com]

Of course!