Ingredients
Sack – an antiquated wine term referring to white fortified wine imported from mainland Spain or the Canary Islands. Use Sweet sherry (Oloroso) as its closest neighbour.
Mace, which comes from the same tropical fruit that produces nutmeg, has a softer, fruitier flavour than nutmeg, and is one of the main flavours in a pork sausage. Comes ground or in a husk. try 1/4tsp for 1 blade.
Penny loaf – a medieval size of loaf. going to assume its a round bun about 7″ across.
‘To make a WESTMINSTER FOOL. Cut a penny loaf into thin dices, moisten them with sack, and lay them in the bottom of a dish ; then take a quart of cream, six eggs beaten up, two spoonfuls of rose-water, some grated nutmeg, and a blade of mace, with sugar enough to sweeten it
Put all these into a sauce-pan, set it over a slow fire, and keep it stirring all the time to prevent a curdling.
When it begins to be thick, pour it into the dish over the bread. Let it stand till it is cold.