PERIOD: England, late 15th c. | SOURCE: MS Pepys 1047 | CLASS: Authentic
DESCRIPTION: Baked or broiled lobster served with vinegar as a dipping sauce.
Facsimile of receipt from the original manuscript:
Transcription of original receipt:
A lopster shall be bakyn yn a noven or vnder A pan by the fyre side and then ete hym with vyneAger.
(1) A lobster
A lobster shall be baked in an oven or under a pan by the fireside and then eat him with vinegar.
Lobster is baked or broiled and eaten with vinegar.
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