Carps stewed.
Save the blood of your Carp, dress him and take out his Gall; then scotch him on the back, and put him into a Stew-pan with a quart of White-wine, half a dozen
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Save the blood of your Carp, dress him and take out his Gall; then scotch him on the back, and put him into a Stew-pan with a quart of White-wine, half a dozen
blades of large Mace, a dozen Cloves, three races of Ginger sliced, two slit Nutmegs with a Faggot of sweet Herbs, three large Onions whole, four or five Bay-leaves, and some Salt, stew all these together, but put not your Carp in till the Pan boil, and then too with five ounces of sweet Butter: Let your fire be a quick Charcoal fire; when it is enough, dish it in a large dish, pouring thereon your Sauce commixed with the Spices, laying on Lemon sliced with Lemon-pill or Barberries; let your garnish be dried Manchet grated and searsed, with carved Sippets laid round the dish. At great Festivals garnish the body with stew∣ed Oysters, and fried batter made of seve∣ral colours by the juyce of Herbs, as Violets, Saffron, Spinage, &c. dissolving therein an Anchovie or two.