Comments on: The Medieval Way to Roast a Porpoise http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/19/the-medieval-way-to-roast-a-porpoise/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:25:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Matt http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/19/the-medieval-way-to-roast-a-porpoise/comment-page-1/#comment-1786273 Matt Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:20:00 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/19/the-medieval-way-to-roast-a-porpoise/#comment-1786273 I wonder how many of these animals have gone extinct since the cookbook was written. I wonder how many of these animals have gone extinct since the cookbook was written.

]]> By: Matt http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/19/the-medieval-way-to-roast-a-porpoise/comment-page-1/#comment-1786272 Matt Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:19:22 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/19/the-medieval-way-to-roast-a-porpoise/#comment-1786272 Hey look, There's a recipe for unicorn in here. Hey look, There’s a recipe for unicorn in here.

]]> By: Mektoub http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/19/the-medieval-way-to-roast-a-porpoise/comment-page-1/#comment-1786054 Mektoub Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:08:39 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/19/the-medieval-way-to-roast-a-porpoise/#comment-1786054 Hey Dradell, many thanks for the link! Hey Dradell, many thanks for the link!

]]> By: angstrom http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/19/the-medieval-way-to-roast-a-porpoise/comment-page-1/#comment-1782941 angstrom Sat, 20 Jun 2009 02:02:41 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/19/the-medieval-way-to-roast-a-porpoise/#comment-1782941 I think "suck it and see" comes from tasting boiled sweets, what Americans call 'candy'. If you don't know the flavour of a boiled sweet, how would you find out? You suck it and see. Well, that's just my guess at the origin. "suck it and see" certainly means that the only way to find out about something unknown is to actually try it I think “suck it and see” comes from tasting boiled sweets, what Americans call ‘candy’.
If you don’t know the flavour of a boiled sweet, how would you find out? You suck it and see. Well, that’s just my guess at the origin.

“suck it and see” certainly means that the only way to find out about something unknown is to actually try it

]]> By: Kevin http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/19/the-medieval-way-to-roast-a-porpoise/comment-page-1/#comment-1782547 Kevin Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:25:06 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/19/the-medieval-way-to-roast-a-porpoise/#comment-1782547 I'm familiar with a fair amount of British slang, but I've never heard "suck it and see". Anyone? I’m familiar with a fair amount of British slang, but I’ve never heard “suck it and see”. Anyone?

]]> By: jw http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/19/the-medieval-way-to-roast-a-porpoise/comment-page-1/#comment-1782539 jw Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:05:02 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/19/the-medieval-way-to-roast-a-porpoise/#comment-1782539 Now _that_ is a truly miserable browsing experience. Now _that_ is a truly miserable browsing experience.

]]> By: dradell http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/19/the-medieval-way-to-roast-a-porpoise/comment-page-1/#comment-1782475 dradell Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:35:55 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/19/the-medieval-way-to-roast-a-porpoise/#comment-1782475 http://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/eresources/imagecollections/university/medieval/ . You need to use the special viewer at the library homepage. Then, enter username/pw (provided on page), click 'Rylands medieval collection', click 'subject' on left, click 'cookery'...and the images pop up. Double click to view each page. Hope your old English is up to par. =) http://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/eresources/imagecollections/univer sity/medieval/ .

You need to use the special viewer at the library homepage. Then, enter username/pw (provided on page), click ‘Rylands medieval collection’, click ‘subject’ on left, click ‘cookery’…and the images pop up. Double click to view each page.

Hope your old English is up to par. =)

]]> By: Lady C http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/19/the-medieval-way-to-roast-a-porpoise/comment-page-1/#comment-1782468 Lady C Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:22:33 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/19/the-medieval-way-to-roast-a-porpoise/#comment-1782468 I too was hoping for a direct link...but if you are merely curious about some of the recipes, a translation of the book titled "To The King's Taste" was published some years ago. It's got the original recipe on one page, and a modern translation with amounts and times as a kitchen tested recipe on the other. Although there is a certain ... something ... about a recipe that starts "Take good fleshe of pigges and whack hem into gobbets..." It beats "2 pounds of pork loin, cubed" any day! I too was hoping for a direct link…but if you are merely curious about some of the recipes, a translation of the book titled “To The King’s Taste” was published some years ago. It’s got the original recipe on one page, and a modern translation with amounts and times as a kitchen tested recipe on the other. Although there is a certain … something … about a recipe that starts “Take good fleshe of pigges and whack hem into gobbets…” It beats “2 pounds of pork loin, cubed” any day!

]]> By: Mektoub http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/19/the-medieval-way-to-roast-a-porpoise/comment-page-1/#comment-1782457 Mektoub Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:51:19 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/19/the-medieval-way-to-roast-a-porpoise/#comment-1782457 Yeah nothing that I hate more than "available online" when there's no link (neatorama is not in cause, it's the BBC) then in google results you get only redirects to the BBC link... Note I already got worst, "available online" that meant at amazon... Yeah nothing that I hate more than “available online” when there’s no link (neatorama is not in cause, it’s the BBC) then in google results you get only redirects to the BBC link…
Note I already got worst, “available online” that meant at amazon…

]]> By: Greencolander http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/19/the-medieval-way-to-roast-a-porpoise/comment-page-1/#comment-1782454 Greencolander Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:46:49 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/19/the-medieval-way-to-roast-a-porpoise/#comment-1782454 Where is the link to view the cookbook online? The BBC doesn't have it! Where is the link to view the cookbook online? The BBC doesn’t have it!

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