Monthly Archives: January 2022

Turkish drinking habits according to the Oeconomia

Posted on 21 January 2022 by carlton_bach

Exotic enemies, perpetually fascinating (Coler was never anywhere near the Ottoman Empire as far as we know). The Turks are not allowed to drink any wine, for malmsey (Malvasier) and other wines that make you very drunk are forbidden to … Continue reading →

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The Oeconomia on swans (not really a recipe)

Posted on 20 January 2022 by carlton_bach

Icky stupid poors… (Marginalia: swans do not serve in poor people’s kitchens) They are also strongly privileged gamebirds that not anyone may catch, take, or kill, for such a large bird is not easily concealed or stashed away and many … Continue reading →

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Apple drink from the Oeconomia

Posted on 19 January 2022 by carlton_bach

Not exactly in season, but interesting. To make apple drink (Oepffeltranck) (marginalia: to make a drink of apples) Take apples that are neither too sour nor too sweet, peel them and press them out well. Place the pressed juice into … Continue reading →

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Blood sauce for venison from Ggm 349

Posted on 18 January 2022 by carlton_bach

It was very popular at the time. A pepper sauce for venison Item, take the blood (fürhess) of a lamb or chickens and crumbs of white bread (semlein) and put it on the fire so that it boils. Then pass … Continue reading →

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Clove sauce for fish from the Cgm 349

Posted on 17 January 2022 by carlton_bach

Carp seems to have been very popular. It still is, in the Czech Republic. Maybe the recipes really are Bohemian. Making a clove sauce for baked/fried pike or carp, or other kinds (of fish) Item, take Italian raisins, gingerbread (leczelten) … Continue reading →

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Ginger sauce from Cgm 349

Posted on 16 January 2022 by carlton_bach

My apologies for missing two days. I had the opportunity to go to the Landesmuseum in Stuttgart, and other things sort of fell away. Here is a ginger sauce for roast capon: Item a ginger sauce (to serve) under roast … Continue reading →

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Sauce for carp from Munich Cgm 349

Posted on 13 January 2022 by carlton_bach

Another source (a short one): Recipes from a fragment held in Munich purporting to be “Bohemian and Hungarian” Item, a carp in blood sauce (fürhess) and a fast day sauce Item, if the carp is alive, catch the blood and … Continue reading →

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Sloe mustard against scurvy

Posted on 12 January 2022 by carlton_bach

Another interesting one from the Oeconomia However, there are many species and types of plums and there are cerasa, cherries, that you would also like to count among the plums propter similitudinem (on account of their similarity), there are pruna … Continue reading →

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Vinegar-pickled cucumbers from the Oeconomia

Posted on 11 January 2022 by carlton_bach

Coler clearly does not consider it the primary method, hiding the recipe in the gardening section, but it is surprisingly modern: How cucumbers should be pickled so you may have them in winter You shall sow their seeds or kernels … Continue reading →

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Layered herb cake from the Oeconomia

Posted on 10 January 2022 by carlton_bach

I think I will stick with Johannes Coler for a while. To make a good baked dish (Gebackens) (marginalia: To make Gebackens) If you would make a good baked dish of cake (dough), makle a good white dough of wheat … Continue reading →

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