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Monthly Archives: July 2022
A Viking-Age Experiment – Sailor’s Beans
Again, there are no surviving recipes from 9th-11th century Scandinavia. This is a speculative idea that I wanted to try, and today did. The result was mixed. The combination is supposed to represent foods that a ship’s crew might have … Continue reading
Herb Sauce from Meister Eberhard
Another simple sauce today. <<R3>> Item ein andre salsenn. Item, another sauce Sage, parsley, mint and pepper, that is to be pounded with vinegar, this is a sauce that gives you a good appetite (macht lustig zu essenn). The recipe … Continue reading
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Tagged 15th century, Libellus de arte coquinaria, Meister Eberhard, parallel
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Horseradish Sauce from Meister Eberhard
Back to our scheduled programme… <<R2>> Ein gutte salsen zu machen in der fastenn. To make a good sauce for Lent. Take horseradish and pound it in a mortar and take almonds or nuts and pound those, too, and pour … Continue reading
A Roman Supper before Trier
Last weekend, I had the opportunity to visit friends in Southern Germany and join them on a visit to the exhibit “Fall of the Roman Empire” in Trier. On the evening before we went, we shared a Roman-themed supper, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Apicius, Cato on agriculture, experiment, Pseudo-Virgilius, Roman
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A Cherry Sauce from Meister Eberhard
New source: The recipe collection of Master Eberhard of Landshut! If you’ve ever eaten one of my medieval-themed feasts, you know this sauce. It is one of my favourites. Hereafter follows (a text) about cooking, and Master Eberhart, a cook … Continue reading
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Tagged 15th century, Cod Pal Germ 551, kuchenmaistrey, Meister Eberhard, parallel, preservation
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Finishing de Rontzier’s Sausages
Again I must apologise for the long silence. My health has not been the best, and I had the opportunity to see the “Untergang des Römischen Reiches” exhibit in Trier, which took a lot of time and energy. Here, at … Continue reading
Pork Sausages from de Rontzier
We are almost done with the sausages in de Rontzier. These are the pork recipes: Sausages of domestic pig or wild boar 1 You chop pork and roe deer venison, one as much as the other, with the intestinal fat … Continue reading
Rolled Beef from the Brandenburgisches Kochbuch
Still dealing with the aftermath of the virus, so I apologise for missing out on yesterday’s recipe. Today, I want to share the experiment I did this week. It’s a seventeenth-century recipe recorded in the Brandenburgisches Kochbuch of 1723 (which … Continue reading
Veal Sausages from de Rontzier (Sausages VII)
Here we have recipes for liver sausage for the first time in the book – not exactly like modern ones, but interesting nonetheless. Veal sausages 1 Item you chop veal with bacon, almonds, ground cloves, wild cumin (? Haberkoehm) and … Continue reading
Beef and Mutton Sausages (Sausages VI)
More sausage recipes from de Rontzier. We are going for domestic animals now. Of beef sausages 1 You make sausages that are useful for boiling or roasting of beef that has been roasted dry on a griddle until it is … Continue reading