Early English Meals and Manners

by Unknown

Good sone, alle maner frute / þat longethe for sesoñ of þe yere,

[ Fygges] / reysons / almandes, dates / buttur, chese[17] / nottus, apples, & pere,

[ Compostes][18] & confites, chare de quynces / white & grene gyngere;

and ffor aftur questyons, or þy lord sytte / of hym þow know & enquere.

[ Serve] fastynge / plommys / damsons / cheries / and grapis to plese;

[ aftur] mete / peeres, nottys / strawberies, wȳneberies,[19] and hardchese,

[ also] blawnderelles,[20] pepyns / careawey in comfyte / Compostes[21] ar like to þese.

aftur sopper, rosted apples, peres, blaunche powder,[22] your stomak for to ese.

[ Bewar] at eve / of crayme of cowe & also of the goote, þauȝ it be late,

[ of] Strawberies & hurtilberyes / with the cold Ioncate,[23]