After roasted hen has been cut in pieces and laid in the pye for the receipt (recipe) A Hen Pye lay on balls yolks of hard eggs in the coffin.

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The first step for the receipt (recipe) A Hen Pye is to cut (the hen) in pieces season & lay it in the pye.  The seasoned pieces from the roasted hen are being laid in the coffin.

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A coffin is a baking case made from hot water paste (pastry) for the purpose of getting food through the baking process but not to be eaten.  Pictured is Edward Kidder’s (1665-1739) manuscript coffin design for chicken  with the lid ready for the receipt (recipe) A Hen Pye.

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The receipt (recipe) To pickle Calendula states:  Clip your flowers clean from ye whites + cover them in white wine vinegar sweetened with sugar & shake ye glasses you put them in often.  When you discover your pickle shrunk add more to it.  My glass is now full so I will watch it and add more white wine vinegar with a little sugar when needed.

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After the petals of calendula are clipped of their whites and placed in a glass for the receipt (recipe) To pickle Calendula cover them in white wine vinegar sweetened with sugar.

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After the whites have been clipped from the calendula petals for the receipt (recipe) To pickle Calendula put them in a glass.

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After the petals have been removed from the calendula flower for the receipt (recipe) To pickle Calendula clip your flowers clean from ye whites.  When removing petals from a flower there is a white part that needs to be clipped off before proceeding with the pickling.

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The first step of the receipt (recipe) To pickle Calendula is to carefully remove the petals of the flower in small sections.

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Calendula (Calendula officinalis), more commonly known as pot marigold or common marigold, has either bright yellow or orange flowers which historically were used for both culinary and medicinal purposes.  My next receipt (recipe) is To pickle Calendula.

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The receipt (recipe) Green Peas Tart prepared from boiling green peas, seasoning them with salt, saffron, butter and sugar, baking and then icing the tart is ready for the table.

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