Monthly Archives: July 2025

Scrambled Eggs

Posted on 6 July 2025 by carlton_bach

From Balthasar Staindl’s 1547 Kuenstlichs und Nutzlichs Kochbuch: To make an egg side dish (ayer gemueß) lxxii) Take as many eggs as you please, beat them well, take a little fat in a pan and pour the beaten eggs into … Continue reading →

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Brewing in the Fourteenth Century

Posted on 5 July 2025 by carlton_bach

Further in what I hope will be occasional translations from Konrad von Megenberg’s Yconomia, the chapter on the brewer: The thirty-seventh chapter of the brewer (praxator) The brewer of beer (praxator) is so named after the Greek word praxis which … Continue reading →

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Two Lying-In Dishes

Posted on 3 July 2025 by carlton_bach

We are back with Balthasar Staindl’s 1547 cookbook, and still in the chapter on egg and dairy dishes. To make a boiled koch lxxi) Take eggs, three or four or five, stir them well, mix a little milk into it, … Continue reading →

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The Hanseatic Cookbook is out now

Posted on 2 July 2025 by carlton_bach

I’ve been quiet more than usual, and I’m not sure when, if ever, I can get back to daily recipes, but that is not the only project I’m working on. One of them came to fruition today. The medieval club … Continue reading →

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