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The Pear Juice Experiment

Posted on 12 October 2025 by carlton_bach

Over two years ago, I posted a recipe for pear juice reduction from the Oeconomia ruralis et domestica by Johannes Coler. It read thus: Pear juice is made thus (marginalia: to make pear juice) Take juicy pears such as Speckbirn … Continue reading →

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Meat-Filled Pears

Posted on 21 March 2025 by carlton_bach

Another of the experiments I made during lockdown and can add to the collection now. From the Mittelniederdeutsches Kochbuch: 95 Item if you would make pears, take them and cut the pears off above (cut off the tops). Cut out … Continue reading →

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Honeyed Pear Puree

Posted on 1 February 2025 by carlton_bach

Today’s recipe is not very interesting culinary terms, but for technique. From the Dorotheenkloster MS: 78 A müs of pears Take a clean, dry pot and put pears in it. Remove the stems and the flowers (the remnants of the … 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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Pear ‘Roast’

Posted on 28 December 2024 by carlton_bach

Back after the holidays, here is another recipe from the Dorotheenkloster MS, a complicated kind of roast pastry. 27 A strange kind of roast Take roasted pears, raw sour crabapples, and boiled streaky (underwachsen) pork, pepper, saffron, and anise. Fry … Continue reading →

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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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Pear Tarts

Posted on 11 February 2024 by carlton_bach

After a longer hiatus than I would have wanted, finally some new recipes. And again, it is fruit tarts: 28 If you want to make a pear tart Take 2 pounds of pears, Regel birenn (cooking pears similar to wardens) … Continue reading →

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Dried Pear Puree from the Innsbruck MS

Posted on 6 April 2023 by carlton_bach

Another short recipe, I’m tired onight. This one is interesting because of how widespread it is: 15 If you would make a puree of dried pears (klotzenpirn), wash them in warm water, cut off the stalks and the cores, and … Continue reading →

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Apple and Pear Purees from the Innsbruck MS

Posted on 5 April 2023 by carlton_bach

A brief recipe today, it’s been a long day: 13 If you would make a roasted (gepratenes) apple puree, brown (pren…ab) the apples in fat and chop them, spice them, add honey, and then prepare it in a pan so … Continue reading →

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Frying Raisins and Pear Fish

Posted on 26 December 2022 by carlton_bach

Two short recipes from the Kuenstlichs und Fuertefflichs Kochbuch: 35 To Fry Zyweben (large raisins) Take Zyweben and wash them well in wine or raynfal, thus they will grow large. Prepare a batter with the wine as for repuntzeln and … Continue reading →

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