Pasternak

deltrocva Pasternak is Middle English, and refers to a vegetable resembling the modern carrot or parsnip.

Examples of use

The following is a recipe taken from the Forme of Cury

FRYTOUR OF PASTERNAKES OF APPLES. XX.VII. IX.

Take skyrwater and pasternakes and apples, & parboile hem, make a batour of flour and ayrenn, cast þerto ale. safroun & salt. wete hem in þe batour and frye hem in oile or in grece. do þerto Almaund Mylk. & serue it forth.