OIL; ADD BROTH AND STIR WELL.
[344] MARINADE FOR ROAST VENISON
_EMBAMMA [1] IN CERVINAM ASSAM_
PEPPER, NARD LEAVES, CELERY SEED, DRY ONIONS, GREEN RUE, HONEY,
VINEGAR, BROTH, ADD DATES, RAISINS AND OIL.
[1] Tor. _Intinctus_, same; a _marinade_, a pickle or
sauce in which to preserve or to flavor raw meat or
fish.
[345] ANOTHER HOT SAUCE FOR VENISON
_ALITER IN CERVUM ASSUM IURA FERVENTIA_
PEPPER, LOVAGE, PARSLEY, STEWED DAMASCUS PRUNES, WINE, HONEY, VINEGAR,
BROTH, A LITTLE OIL; STIR WITH A FAGOT OF LEEKS AND SATURY [1].
[1] A fagot of herbs; regarding this method of
flavoring. Cf. notes to {Rx} No. 277 _seq._
A sauce resembling our Cumberland, very popular with
venison which is sweetened with currant jelly instead of
the above prunes.
III
CHAMOIS, GAZELLE
_IN CAPREA_
[346] SAUCE FOR WILD GOAT
_IUS IN CAPREA_
PEPPER, LOVAGE, CARRAWAY, CUMIN, PARSLEY, RUE SEED, HONEY, MUSTARD,
VINEGAR, BROTH AND OIL.
[347] SAUCE FOR ROAST WILD GOAT
_IUS IN CAPREA ASSA_
PEPPER, HERBS, RUE, ONION, HONEY, BROTH, RAISIN WINE, A LITTLE OIL,
BIND WITH ROUX.
[347a] STILL ANOTHER
_ALITER_
AS ABOVE IS MADE WITH PARSLEY AND MARJORAM [1].
[1] Wanting in G.-V.
[347b] ANOTHER SAUCE FOR WILD GOAT
_ALITER IUS IN CAPREA_
PEPPER, SPICES, PARSLEY, A LITTLE ORIGANY, RUE, BROTH, HONEY, RAISIN
WINE, AND A LITTLE OIL; BIND WITH ROUX [1].
[1] Wanting in Tor.
IV
WILD SHEEP
_IN OVIFERO (HOC EST OVIS SILVATICA)_ [1]
[348] SAUCE FOR MOUNTAIN SHEEP
_IUS IN OVIFERO FERVENS_
[THAT IS, (ROAST) THE MEAT, PREPARE A SAUCE OF] [2] PEPPER, LOVAGE,
CUMIN, DRY MINT [3], THYME, SILPHIUM, MOISTEN WITH WINE, ADD STEWED
DAMASCUS PRUNES, HONEY, WINE, BROTH, VINEGAR, RAISIN WINE,--ENOUGH TO
COLOR--AND STIR WITH A WHIP OF ORIGANY AND DRY MINT [3].
[1] G.-V., List. _in ovi fero_; Dann. "wild eggs," i.e.,
the eggs of game birds, and he comes to the conclusion
that game birds themselves are meant to be used in this
formula, as no reference to "eggs" is made.
There can be no doubt but what this formula deals with
the preparation of sheep; Torinus says expressly:
_oviferum, hoc est, carnem ovis sylvestris_--the meat of
sheep from the woods, mountain sheep. _Ferum_ is "wild,"
"game," but it also means "pregnant." For this double
sense the formula may be interpreted as dealing with
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