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 (Or Ryschewys, Risschewes, Rysschews)  Fried Ryschewys "Think of a cross between a mince pie and fig roll wrapped in saffron pastry then fried. Glorious!" Image: sambilton.com Small fried pasties. A type of the fancy accompaniments known in the 1300s to 1800s as Kickshaws.  Original Receipt in the 15th Century 'Austin Manuscripts' (Austin 1440)Risschewes de frute Take ffigges, and grinde hem in a morter al smal with a litell oyle, and grynde wit hem, clowes, and maces; and then take hem vppe in-to a diss, and caste thereto pynes, saundres, reisons of coraunce, myced dates, pouder of Peper, Canell, Saffron, and salt; And then make fyne paast of floure, water, sugur, saffron, and salt, And make there-of faire kakes; and then rolle the stuff in thi honde, and couche hit in the kakes; kutte hem, and so folde hem togedrys as risshewes, And fry hem in goode Oyle, And serue hem forthe hote. lij. Ryschewys of Marow - Take fayre Flowre & raw yolkys of Eyroun, & Sugre, & Salt, & pouder of Gyngere, & Safroun, & make fayre cakes; & þan take marow, Sugre, & pouder of Gyngere, & ley it on þin cake, & fold hem to-gederys, & kytte hem in þe maner of Rysschewes, & frye hem in freyssche grece, & þanne serue forth. xlviij. Ryschewys in lente - Take Fygys & sethe hem uppe in Ale; þan take whan þey ben tendyr, & bray hem smal on a Mortere; [leaf 34] þan take Almaundys, & schrede hem þer-to smal; take Perys, & schrede hem þer-to; take datys, & schrede hem þer-to; & nym Milwel or lenge, þat is wel y-wateryd, & tese þer-to; þan make þin farsure, & rolle a-long in þin hond, & ley hem in flowre; þan make þin bature with ale & Floure, & frye hem vppe brown in Oyle; ryyt so, make round-lyke Fretourys in þe maner be-for-sayd, & frye hem vppe, & þat ben y-clepid Ragons, & þanne serue hem forth. lviij. Ryschewys close & Fryez - Take Fygys, & grynd hem smal in a mortere with a lytil Oyle, & grynd with hym clowys & Maces; & þan take it vppe in-to a vesselle, & cast þer-to Pynez, Saundrys, & Roysonys of Coraunce, & mencyd Datys, Pouder Pepir, Canel, Salt, Safroun; [leaf 35 bk.] þan take fyne past of flowre an water, Sugre, Safroun, & Salt, & make fayre cakys þer-of; þan rolle þin stuf in þin hond, & couche it in þe cakys, & kyt it, & folde hym as Ruschewys, & frye hem vppe in Oyle; and serue forth hote. See also: Chewitts Frians Oyster Chewitts Peasecods Ryschewys Whet  |
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