To make a Made dish

PERIOD: England, 17th century | SOURCE: The Cooks Guide: Or, Rare Receipts for Cookery, 1654 | CLASS: Authentic

DESCRIPTION: An almond & artichoke custard

To make a Made dish.

Take four ounces of blanched almonds beaten, and strain them into some cream; then take artichoke bottoms tenderly boyled, and some marrow boyled, then boyle a quart of cream till it be thick, and sweeten it with rose water and sugar, then lay your hartichokes into a dish, and the marrow on them, then mix your almonds cream, and the other together and powre it over them, and let it stand upon embers till you serve it in.