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Lombardy

The region of northern Italy around Milan, for which the cooks of The Forme of Cury named their honeyed mustard.

Today: Lombardy, Italy

Recipes from the king's kitchen

The master cooks of King Richard II, The Forme of Cury (about 1390), in the edition of Samuel Pegge (London, 1780) · about 1390, as Pegge dated the roll

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Lumbard Mustard. Take Mustard seed and waishe it & drye it in an ovene, grynde it drye. sarse it thurgh a sarse. clarifie hony with wyne & vynegur & stere it wel togeder and make it thikke ynowz. & whan þou wilt spende þerof make it thynne with wyne.

Lombardy mustard. Wash mustard seed and dry it in an oven. Grind it dry and sift it through a sieve. Clarify honey with wine and vinegar, stir it all well together, and make it thick enough. When you want to use some, thin it with wine.