Flaming Gryphon 12th Night 2024

 

Yule log with a golden egg that when cracked open poured out a wealth of golden coins with gryphons on them.

This was a very fun menu to put together. The inspiration menu was the "Banquet of the month of January - La Singolare Dottrina Di M Domenico". To the best of my knowledge this delectable book of menus and other related items has not been translated to English. I have been working on translating and creating workable menus with recipes from this book. I had originally published them on my Patreon page "Give it Forth: Adventures in Historic Cooking", a collection of previously published recipes, and new ones that have not been published yet. Feel free to join me to see previously published menus from this book. More information about the inspiration menu can be located at Patreon.

Primo seruitio posto in Tavola. - First Service on the Table -  Antipasti - Appetizers

Piatti di struffoli   -  Fried honey balls decorated with sprinkles and candied fruit

Piatti de marzapani frigiati di oro - Plates of golden fried marzipan

Springerle Cookies - Courtesy of Ellen Ottoson

Piatti di salumi, formaggi, olive, frutta fresca, secca e mostarda - Charcuterie courtesy of Dan Parker

**Dan’s Italian Charcuterie board** Burrata (semi soft), Manchego  (semi- soft sheep’s milk cheese), olives,fresh grapes, lardo, coppa, pancetta, dried figs, rosemary sprigs, rustic Italian or thin sliced baguettes, Mostarda (non-period fruit chutney)

**Presentation for King and Queen of the Bean **  Her Excellencies Delicious Cupcakes - Our lovely Baroness is bringing her own special cupcakes to the feast - Huzzah!

Secundo Servito Antipasti di cucina - Second service of Antipasti 

Per far crostate cioe pan ghiotto con barbaglia de porco, o presciutto - To prepare crostate --that is, gourmand bread - with salted pork jowl or prosciutto - Courtesy of Jennifer Bishop & Dan Parker

Preparare una crostata di funghi per un giorno in prestito - To prepare a crostata of mushrooms - Courtesy of Jennifer Bishop

Insalata di Cicorea Bianca - White chicory salad with raisins and shallots

Uva In Salamoia - Pickled Grapes

Pan da Tavola - Bread for the Table - Courtesy of Jennifer Bishop

Pani di Latte e zucchero  Bread of Milk and Sugar, 9 ounces - Messissbugo, Christoforo Bianchetti, 1549

Brazzatelle, di latte e zuccharo - Brazzatle -  Messissbugo, Christoforo Bianchetti, 1549

Crescentine di Butiro Crescents of butter - Messissbugo, Christoforo Bianchetti, 1549

Allesso - Cooked Dishes (boiled)

Preparare una fricassea di coniglio e pollo - fricasses of rabbit and chicken - Scappi - Courtesy of Catherine Greenwood

Preparare un brodo nero - To prepare a black broth -  Scappi -  Courtesy of Catherine Greenwood

Per cuocere Broccoli asciutti. - to cook dry broccoli - Scappi 

Fritelli di Riso – Rice Fritters - Scappi **these are sweet, made with almond milk and sugar**

Arrosto - Roast

Per arrostire allo spiedo un carré di costolette di manzo - To spit-roast a rack of beef ribs - - Scappi - Note: Brisket will be used for this dish
Per brasare le cipolle intere in quaresima - To braise whole onions in lent -  Scappi

Salsa di noci e aglio - Walnut and Garlic sauce  -  Scappi

Salsa di Mostardo amabile - Sweet Mustard Sauce

Per far diverse minestre di zucche Turchesche cap CCXX, Secondo libro, Scappi - Turkish Squash
Tortelletti d’herba alla Lombarda - Herb tortellini in the Lombard Style -  Scappi

Gelo in bocconcini di piu colori  piatti - Jelly in small bites, of many colors -  Scappi

Frutte

Piattelletti di maroni in bragia - Chestnuts in embers  -  Scappi

Mele cotogne, stufate pignoli con acqua rosa, & zuccaro - Apples (Quince)   stewed with pine nuts, rosewater and sugar -  Chiquart / Domenico

 Per fare la pizza di molti strati, comunemente freddi pasta secca a strati- To make pizza of many layers, commonly called a cold dry layered pastry. -  Scappi

Levata la tovaglia

Finnocchio dolce verde- Sweet Green Fennel (Candied Fennel Stalks) 

Conditi, & confettioni a beneplacito – Assorted Confits

• Del mele bullito co le noci, detto nucato - Nucato

• Melangoletti Conditi - Candied orange peel  - Scappi