Monthly Archives: November 2023

Spicy Garlic Sauce

Posted on 27 November 2023 by carlton_bach

A quick recipe from the Mondsaeer Kochbuch today, there may be none for the coming days. Work is crazy. 139 To prepare a sauce naturally (natürlich) If you wish to prepare a natural sauce, take three heads of garlic and … Continue reading →

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Roe Deer Back Roast in Crust

Posted on 26 November 2023 by carlton_bach

This recipe is from the Mondseer Kochbuch. Aside from being another parallel with the Meister Hans collection, it is one of my wintertime favourites: 135 Back roast of a roe deer, or a hare roasted entire Of back roast. Take … Continue reading →

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Roasted Tripe Dumplings

Posted on 24 November 2023 by carlton_bach

Here is a recipe from the Mondseer Kochbuch again. I have no idea how this would turn out, but I think I would like to try it at some point. 130 Dumplings of tripe (kutteln) Item dumplings of tripe. Take … Continue reading →

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Aphrodisiacs from Macer Floridus

Posted on 22 November 2023 by carlton_bach

This is not really food-related, but they are entertaining and I didn’t want to keep them hidden away. You can find all the recipes in the pdf file. I promise to continue with more culinary recipes after this. Content warning: … Continue reading →

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A Universal Antidote from Macer Floridus

Posted on 21 November 2023 by carlton_bach

I uploaded all my excerpts from Macer Floridus today, but there will be one or two more recipes taken from it before I return to the Mondseer Kochbuch. Today’s is for and antidotum, what I think we would call a … Continue reading →

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Beauty Advice from Macer Floridus

Posted on 20 November 2023 by carlton_bach

Again not exactly culinary, but here is some cosmetic advice from the 11th century Macer Floridus: 93 Its (wormwood) ash blackens the hair if mixed into a wax ointment and frequently applied 490 It is also said that if you … Continue reading →

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Household Hints from Macer Floridus

Posted on 20 November 2023 by carlton_bach

Today, I only have a few small excerpt from the Macer Floridus. Eleventh-century housekeeping: 71 If you pound the herb (wormwood) with strong wine, you need not fear midges. If you burn it, they flee its smell. 105 If you … Continue reading →

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450 Years of Herbs in Cheese

Posted on 19 November 2023 by carlton_bach

Today, I wanted to post another small detail from the Macer Floridus, this one pertaining to making cheese: 1583 Its (mint) juice aids small cheeses not to rot if it is added or the green herb is placed upon the … Continue reading →

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Herbal Waters to Perfume Feasts

Posted on 17 November 2023 by carlton_bach

I have been meaning to translate some interesting excerpts from the (probably) eleventh-century de viribus herbarum for a while. Most of what I am translating pertains to what we would call cosmetics, wellness, and lifestyle medicine, though there are also … Continue reading →

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Another Parallel – Chicken Liver Fritters

Posted on 16 November 2023 by carlton_bach

Another parallel recipe from the Mondseer Kochbuch and Meister Hans. This one is also interesting culinarily: 133 To prepare Larus from chicken livers and stomachs Of chicken livers and stomachs: Slice them thin (?tüm) and fry them in fat, and … Continue reading →

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