Dressed Lampreys
From The closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight opened, 1910
They can be kept for a year if the butter is not opened.
Presented as published in 1910. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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This recipe was extracted from The closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight opened (1910) by Sir Kenelm Digby, page 112. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
DRESS LAMPREY'S At Glocester they use Lamprey's thus. Heat water in a Pot or Kettle with a narrow mouth, till it be near ready to boil ; so that you may endure to dip your hand into it, but not to let it stay in. Put your Lamprey's, as they come out of the River, into this scalding-water, and cover the pot, that little while they remain in, which must be but a moment, about an ^ve Maria while. Then with a Woodden ladle take them out, and lay them upon a table, and hold their head in a Napkin (else it will slip away,if held in the bare hand) and with the back of a knife scrape off the mud, which will have risen out all along the fish. Agreat deal and verythickwill come off : and then the skin will look clean and shining and blew, which must neverbeflead off. Then open their bellies all along, and with a Pen-knife loosen the string which begins under the gall (having first cast away the gall and entrails) then pull it out, and in the pulling away, it will stretch much in length ; then pick out a black substance, that is all along under the string, cutting towards the back as much as is needful for this end. Then rowl them up and THE CLOSET OPE,?{ED 185 down in a soft and dry napkin, changing thisas soon as it is wet for another, using so many Napkins as may make the fishes perfectly dry ; for in that con- sisteth achief part of their preparation. Then pow- der them well with Pepper and Salt, rubbing them in well, and lay them round in a Pot or strong crust uponagoodLareofButter,andstoreof Onions
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