Richard Wright wrote:

> On Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:36:44 +0200, Martin S
> > wrote:
>
>>On wikipedia it is suggested that "Fool" recipes date back to the 15th
>>century. Does anyone know a source for such a recipe? I had a brief look
>>in "A Forme of Curry" (which is a bit old being late 14th century) and
>>couldn't find it there. Any suggestions on an internet available source?
>>The oldest I have is 1658 which is quite a gap.
>>
>>Martin S
>>--
>>Old time cookery and brewing:
>>theoldecookerybook.com
>
> I can't help with a recipe earlier than 1658. However the OED has the
> earliest citation of the word as 1598, the phrasing of which suggests
> that the word was in regular use by then.
>
> The source is an Italian-English dictionary, author Florio and the
> word being translated from the Italian is Mantiglia.:
>
> "Mantiglia, a kinde of clouted creame called a foole or a trifle in
> English."
>
> I looked at the 1611 edition and there is no more substantial text
> than that given by the OED. However the wording has been changed to
> read: "Mantiglia, a kinde of clouted creame which we call a foole or
> trifle."

Thanks, very helpful. I wish I had the OED available. Daft question, but it
is the same as http://www.oed.com/ isn't it? Might possibly be useful at
work... ;-). Mayhaps I'll set up a trial account tomorrow...

Martin S
--
Old time cookery and brewing:
theoldecookerybook.com

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