Monthly Archives: September 2023

Another Plantain Pie Experiment

Posted on 29 September 2023 by carlton_bach

Just a quick kitchen note for today: Another experiment on the theme of Jean-Baptiste Labat’s banana pie. As noted in earlier posts, the 17th century writer Labat described pies among many uses for plantains and bananas: Plantains, (bananes), just like … Continue reading →

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Chicken Pancake Pies

Posted on 28 September 2023 by carlton_bach

Two recipes in the Mondseer Kochbuch demonstrate an interesting mode of serving chicken and the fact that recipe titles in German collections are basically random. 46 How you can prepare toasted bread to go over a chicken You should roast … Continue reading →

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Faking “Roast Milk”

Posted on 27 September 2023 by carlton_bach

I don’t think my time situation will improve in the coming weeks, so there will be fewer and shorter recipe posts here, I’m afraid. This is from the Mondseer Kochbuch again. 43 How you can roast milk on a spit … Continue reading →

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Honey-Ginger-Garlic Sauce

Posted on 24 September 2023 by carlton_bach

I apologise again for my long absense – it was a busy week, and then I had the pleasure of spending the weekend in the company of a new friend helping with a wonderful history-inspired feast. I learned a lot … Continue reading →

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Beans in a Pfeffer Sauce

Posted on 19 September 2023 by carlton_bach

It’s another full day, but I want to throw out this recipe today. From the Mondseer Kochbuch: 29 How to prepare a condiment sauce over beans Boil green (i.e. fresh) beans until they are soft. Then take fine bread and … Continue reading →

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Labat’s Plantain Pie – Second Experiment

Posted on 18 September 2023 by carlton_bach

A quick note before I go off to work: I returned to Jean Baptiste Labat‘s suggestion for a banana pie which he states can also be made with cooking bananas. Since I already know it works with sweet bananas, I … Continue reading →

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Sour Sauces from the Mondseer Kochbuch

Posted on 17 September 2023 by carlton_bach

The manuscript contains several recipes for very similar sauces based on sour fruit and vegetable juices: 32 How to prepare a good special (seindre) sauce Take grapes and pound sour apples together, mix it with wine and press it out. … Continue reading →

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Lampreys Preserved in a Spicy Sauce

Posted on 15 September 2023 by carlton_bach

Another iteration of the tale of sulcz, though this recipe from the Mondseer Kochbuch does not use any of the words: 25 How to prepare lampreys Take a lamprey and drown it in the best wine that you can have. … Continue reading →

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Another Roast Milk Recipe

Posted on 14 September 2023 by carlton_bach

This one is again from the Mondseer Kochbuch. Note that here, my interpretation strongly differs from that by Aichholzer. 22 How you can roast milk on a spit Take milk that is not fat and that has gelled (gelebret) and … Continue reading →

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Tripe from the Mondseer Kochbuch

Posted on 12 September 2023 by carlton_bach

Just a short recipe today, I’ve had a long day at work: 19 How to prepare pigs’ guts and stomachs in a condiment sauce Take boiled pigs’ guts and stomachs. Cut the boiled guts into four parts. Also cut the … Continue reading →

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