Sponsored by Magister Gaelan mac Cuinnegain, OP, OL
Ymir 51: Tyr’s Redemption
Saturday, February 21, 2026, 2:30 -3:30 PM
In the depths of winter, as our food stores dwindle, we seek comfort in warm pies and the remaining fruits of our harvests. Many of the various cultures that we try to bring to life have at one point or another developed their own form and recipes for a mincemeat (mixed fruit) pie or tart.
My wish is to inspire participants to research and document their quest to make a mincemeat pie or tart. There is no culture or time-period limitation on your prepared dish other than the original source should be pre-1615. I was inspired by a Tart of Apples within Curye on Inglysch (~1390, English) to sponsor this competition.
A Tart of Apples
Recipe from Constance B. Hieatt & Sharon Butler, Curye on Inglysch, Oxford University Press, 1985.
Part II Diuersa Servisa, Recipe 82 from Curye on Inglysch
Original text:
For to make tartys in applis, tak gode applys & gode spycis & figys & reysons & perys, & wan Þey arn wel ybrayd colour wyÞ safroun wel & do yt in a cofyn, & do yt forth to bake wel.
Translation:
For to make tarts in apples, take good apples and good spices and figs, and raisons, and pears and when they are well ground/pounded, color them with saffron well and put them in a crust and bake well.
Definitions (taken from Susan J. Evans, A Gode Cooke’s Glossarie, Falconwood Press, 1984):
Ybrayd = pounded (in a mortar)
Cofyn = crust of a pie, case or container
Participants will bring their completed dish and any documentation to the Arts and Science location on Saturday at the listed time. A list of ingredients is required so that we don’t have any allergy issues. All participants will then taste and discuss the dishes which were created, their redactions (documentation highly encouraged), your process for research, substitutions/choices that were made, and dish presentation. The participants and royalty will then vote for the winner. The public is encouraged to participate in the discussion but not invited to vote.
No kitchen or baking facilities will be available at the site to prepare your dish the day of the competition. Please prepare your dish ahead of time.