Middle English Dictionary Entry
cǒncy n.
Entry Info
| Forms | cǒncy n. Also concys, consewe, covisye, couns. |
| Etymology | concy is prob. an alternate spelling of consy, a misreading of confy, vr. of cǒnfit, q.v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. confy, vr. of confit.
1.
A sauce for garnishing capons.
Associated quotations
- 1381 Pegge Cook.Recipes (Dc 257)p.93 : Caponys in concys..Nym the lyre..and peper and wyte bred..and temper it wyth ale, and ley it wyth the capon.
- (a1399) Form Cury (Add 5016)p.20 : Capons in Concy..take brede and þe self broth and draw it up yfere..Saffron and salt [etc.].
- a1450 Hrl.Cook.Bk.(1) (Hrl 279)18 : Capoun in consewe. Take a Capoun..sethe hym in Water..quarter hym..strawe þer-vppe-on Sugre [etc.].
- a1475 Liber Cocorum (Sln 1986)p.24 : Capons in Covisye.
- ?a1475 Noble Bk.Cook.(Hlk 674)116 : To mak capons in couns [read: counsy].