Name: Pottage of Eggs
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: ½ tsp ground cinnamon; 2 tsp honey; ½ pt/300 ml milk; 4 eggs; pinch of saffron; 2 tbs plain flour; 2 tsp sugar; 1 tbs sugar mixed with

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cooking and Dining in Medieval England

By Peter Brears

Published 2008

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Ingredients

4 eggs
½ pt/300 ml milk
2

Method

Beat the flour, saffron, ginger, sugar and honey into a little of the milk, then beat in the remainder to form a smooth mixture.

Slowly bring to the boil, stirring continuously, and set aside.

Poach the eggs in simmering water until lightly set, arrange on a dish, pour the sauce over, and sprinkle with the sugar and cinnamon mixture.

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