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Thursdsay 17/1/2013

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Diary and Notes

Taken from: Ye housemaydes almanac – Elizabeth Pottager c1527

To prepare ye horse:

First, if ye horse to be killed, make sure to collect ye blood such that a boiling haggisse of horse may be mayde. If ye horse be dead from scrafulus or maynge, be shure to scarf ye flesh and discard ye blood as this is fowled.

Ye vitals are of sourness and should be taken from ye corpse for ye hounds and swine. When ye horse is cleaned, pack ye innard with much forcemeat of prunes, hippocras, gynger, sweet nutmegges, bread which is stale and many gallons of egges of ye turtle.

Into a pyt put ye horse and cover with dirt. Make a smoking fyre atop ye pit and cooke ye horse there for two days.

Ye horse is served for holy days, festives and executions.

 Here's another excellent recipe in a similar vein - Baked Camel

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As everyone is going burger crazy, I thought we'd have burgers too. We made our own of course - sadly no horsemeat. It was really easy and took minutes. The burgers were absolutely delicious.

Menu

  • Cheeseburger
  • Potato Wedges
  • Coleslaw
  • Fried Mushrooms




    Preparation

  • How to make a really excellent burger – Firstly get some good meat. I don't think you need to go as high as wagyu but some good ground steak is essential. Many people think you need something to bind your burger together – breadcrumbs, egg, horsehair. If the meat is cold it won’t need anything. Get it out of the fridge, mix in some seasoning (salt and pepper is fine, but I used Dunn’s river all purpose seasoning – about 2 tsp for 450g (1lb) of meat). Roll into balls and bash into shape with your hands. Get the griddle really, really hot. Put on the burgers, turn after 2 mins then give them another 3 mins, turning every minute. Let them rest for 2 minutes before assembling the burger itself.

  • Essentials – a bun which isn’t too posh, cheese, sliced pickle, fried onions, salad leaves, fresh tomato, ketchup, American mustard.

    Today’s Ratings:

    Isis: Burger (meat), Wedges - Yum.
    Eve: Not hungry due to too many fish fingers at lunch and eating fruit all day.
    Olias: Wedges, mushroom - Yum.





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