A Receipt to Make Good Meath

Name: A Receipt to Make Good Meath
Ingredients: as many Gallons of water, as you intend to make of Meath; a quart of honey; the white of an Egg; two Nutmegs sliced

From The closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight opened, 1910

This recipe is for making a honey-based alcoholic beverage.

Presented as published in 1910. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record

Ingredients

Method

Nutrition per serving

4157Calories

10 gProtein

1108 gCarbs

5 gFat

Full nutrition (34 nutrients)

Calories4157 kcal

Protein10 g

Carbohydrates1108 g

Fiber2.7 g

Sugars1103 g

Total Fat4.8 g

Saturated Fat1.6 g

Monounsaturated Fat1.8 g

Polyunsaturated Fat1 g

Omega-30 g

Cholesterol186 mg

Sodium238 mg

Potassium806 mg

Calcium222 mg

Iron6.5 mg

Magnesium71 mg

Phosphorus153 mg

Zinc3.6 mg

Copper0.9 mg

Manganese1.1 mg

Vitamin D1 mcg

Vitamin C6.7 mg

Vitamin A80 mcg

Vitamin E0.5 mg

Vitamin K0.2 mcg

Vitamin B60.4 mg

Vitamin B120.4 mcg

Thiamin (B1)0 mg

Riboflavin (B2)0.7 mg

Niacin (B3)1.7 mg

Folate50 mcg

Choline177 mg

Caffeine0 mg

Water4050 g

As published

This recipe was extracted from The closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight opened (1910) by Sir Kenelm Digby, page 53. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

A RECEIPT TO MAKE GOOD MEATH Take as many Gallons of water, as you intend to make of Meath ; and to every Gallon put a quart of honey,and let it boil till it bear an Egg. To every Gallon you allow the white of an Egg, which white you must remove and break with your hands, and put into the Kettle, before you put it over the fire. Before itboileth, there will arise a skum, which must be taken off very clean, as it riseth. Put to every Gallon two Nutmegs sliced

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.