3 spoonfuls of rose water, 4 of white wine, some Jerusalem hartichokes boyled & sliced. Make it with cold butter paste. When it coms out of the oven, have ready a caudle made of half a pint of sack, some sugar & nutmeg & the yolks of 4 eggs & a print of butter poured on it very hot & the lid laid on it again. — From The Cookbook of Unknown Ladies, circa 1761 Skirret Fritters (1789) To a pint of pulp of skirrets add a spoonful of flour, the yolks of four eggs, sugar and spice. Make them into a thick batter, and fry them quick. — From John Farley The London Art of Cookery, and Housekeeper's Complete Assistant. 1789 Notes References External links Plants for a Future Database report sisarum Root vegetables Perennial vegetables Edible Apiaceae Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus