Practical Magic in the Kitchen
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Olde Family Recipe
April 1, 2026
Take fayre brede of whete, y-baken of the same day if it may be, and y-sliced evene as a squyre’s othe. Take thenne buttere of penenotes, grounde passing smothe, and warme it a litel by the fyre till it be of a gentil disposition. If it be rebel and over-thikke, chastyse it with a drope of oyle or hony til it obey.
