Monthly Archives: January 2025

Cabbage with Meat and Eggs

Posted on 31 January 2025 by carlton_bach

Another recipe from the Dorotheenkloster MS that we don’t see very much of: Cooking cabbage. 92 Of young white cabbage (kraut) Take young white cabbage and cut it into wedges. Lay it in the pot and let it boil, then … Continue reading →

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A Healthy Mustard

Posted on 29 January 2025 by carlton_bach

There is an interesting and rather oddly titled recipe in the Dorotheenkloster MS: 96 Of a good portuns kraut (purslane?) You must pound mustard. When that happens, pour boiling water into it and stir it like a batter. Do this … Continue reading →

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Leeks in Almond Milk

Posted on 28 January 2025 by carlton_bach

A short recipe from the Dorotheenkloster MS today, but an interesting and delicious one: 92 Of leeks Take the white bulbs and (cut) them small. Lay them in cold water overnight. In the morning, take them and press them out, … Continue reading →

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Oats Cooked like Rice

Posted on 27 January 2025 by carlton_bach

Last January, we had instructions for hulling oat grains. The Dorotheenkloster MS also includes a recipe for cooking them whole: 87 Oat grains Take oat grains as you find them. Wash them nicely and pick them clean. Parboil (swell) them … Continue reading →

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Raisin Marzipan Pears

Posted on 26 January 2025 by carlton_bach

A recipe with parallels elsewhere, and mislabeled in the Dorotheenkloster MS: 90 Of fried morels Take Italian raisins and pick them clean. Pound them in a mortar. Then take blanched (geschelt) almonds and pound them with it, and mix in … Continue reading →

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How to Serve Peas

Posted on 25 January 2025 by carlton_bach

Mashed peas are not exactly the most exciting of foods, but the Dorotheenkloster MS has some suggestions how to serve them, including one recipe with parallels a century later: 71 A different gmüs of peas Take peas and grind them … Continue reading →

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Rosehip Electuary

Posted on 23 January 2025 by carlton_bach

Today, I’ll talk a little about an experiment I made to prepare my lecture for my medieval club’s ‘online university’ event. Based on a North German recipe from the late fifteenth century, a sweet and spicy preparation of rosehips: 12 … Continue reading →

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Mashed Beans

Posted on 21 January 2025 by carlton_bach

Apologies for the few and brief posts, I am working on a project I hope to finish this week. Today, two recipes for beans from the Dorotheenkloster MS. 69 Mashed beans (prein von pon) Take the beans and make them … Continue reading →

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Various Faux Cheeses

Posted on 19 January 2025 by carlton_bach

We have already seen a large number of different recipes for almond–based faux cheeses to be eaten on fast days. The Dorotheenkloster MS also has similar ones made from other ingredients: 65 A cheese of poppyseed Take poppyseed and make … Continue reading →

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Chicken and Veal Mus Dishes

Posted on 18 January 2025 by carlton_bach

Among the many dishes in the class of Mus in the Dorotheenkloster MS, there are two very meaty ones: 61 Another kind of gmüs that is black Take a calf’s blood. If you cannot get that, take chicken blood of … Continue reading →

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