Frytour of Erbes (recipe)

Period Recipe

From the Forme of Cury.

FRYTOUR OF ERBES. XX.VII. XI.

Take gode erbys. grynde hem and medle hem with flour and water & a lytel ȝest and salt, and frye hem in oyle. and ete hem with clere hony.

Notes

• medle. mix.

Modern Recipe

Herb Fritters
Take good herbs, grind them and mix them with flour, water and a little yeast and salt. Fry them in oil and eat them with clean honey.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh herbs; mix of thyme, basil, rosemary, marjoram, tarragon
• 1 cup flour
• 3/4 cup water

Method

1. Mix into a batter and deep fry in oil
2. Serve with Honey or Maple syrup

Arganhell

Notes

The historical version of this recipe was taken from the Project Gutenberg e-text of the Forme of Cury.

A correction was made in the word ȝest, which appeared here with a "z." That transcription error may explain the absence of yeast in the modern adaptation.