Monthly Archives: September 2024

Apple and Pear Mus

Posted on 15 September 2024 by carlton_bach

Another set of short recipes from Philippine Welser before going into a very busy week. This is the conclusion of the chapter on Mus: 169 If you want to make an apple Mus Take the apples, peel them, and add … Continue reading →

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Bohemian Peas (again)

Posted on 13 September 2024 by carlton_bach

Today, another recipe from the collection of Philippine Welser: 165 If you want to make a Bohemian pea Mus Take shelled peas and good meat broth and put both into a pot. Close it well with a cloth so the … Continue reading →

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Benedictiones ad Mensas Complete Translation

Posted on 12 September 2024 by carlton_bach

I am glad to announce that the complete translation of the Benedictiones ad Mensas can now be downloaded from this blog. I think these Latin snippets from the eleventh century are quite enjoyable and may be useful in the living … Continue reading →

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Blancmanger by yet another name

Posted on 11 September 2024 by carlton_bach

I’ve been kept busy by life, but it’s all good. Today, there is time for a short recipe from the collection of Philippine Welser: 155 If you want to make sugar Mus Take rice flour and milk and put that … Continue reading →

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Blessings for Drinks

Posted on 7 September 2024 by carlton_bach

Today’s post concludes the series on the Benedictiones ad Mensas. Here, various drinks are blessed and the author begins to lose focus. After this section, the text concludes with a number of verses that praise abstemiousness and draw on the … Continue reading →

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Ragged Mus, a Milk Pasta

Posted on 6 September 2024 by carlton_bach

Today, it’s another short recipe from the collection of Philippine Welser, but a very interesting one: 162 If you want to make a ragged Mus (hader muß) Take an egg or 2 for 8 portions (barschonen). Prepare a fine dough … Continue reading →

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Basic Egg White Mus

Posted on 5 September 2024 by carlton_bach

It’s too hot to concentrate properly on blessings today, so just a short recipe from Philippine Welser: A basic white Mus served chilled. 154 If you want to make a Mus for one table Take the whites of 12 eggs … Continue reading →

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Blessings for Herbs and Vegetables

Posted on 4 September 2024 by carlton_bach

Here is another piece from the eleventh–century collection of blessings for food, the Benedictiones ad Mensas by Ekkehart IV of St Gall. Following fruit, this addresses herbs and vegetables. I suspect the two parts may have been seen as belonging … Continue reading →

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An Artful Egg Dish

Posted on 2 September 2024 by carlton_bach

A brief recipe today as I am back at work. From the recipe collection of Philippine Welser, an elaborate way of playing with your food: 166 If you want to make a sultz mus Take 10 eggs and set aside … Continue reading →

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