cockenthrice

[prettygoodword]

cockenthrice - n., a Tudor dish in which the forepart of a small pig is sewn to the hindquarters of a large chicken.


No, really. More coverage. In case you're curious, the result is stuffed as if for pig and roasted on a spit. Etymology is obscure, though obviously the cock- part is the chicken -- but why three?

---L.

Comments

[thistleingrey.livejournal.com]

Hmm, a quick search suggests it's usually minus -h- and that the second half is mangled "grys." "Grys" is itself a bit bedeviled, though.

[prettygoodword.livejournal.com]

Cockentrice? Hmm. And, hmm.

---L.

[movingfinger.livejournal.com]

...It's the proto-turducken!

[prettygoodword.livejournal.com]

No, that's a separate dish -- see Rôti Sans Pareil (http://delicioushistory.org/?p=1709) from the links.

---L.