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Fritters with Parallels

Posted on 8 September 2026 by carlton_bach

Here is another recipe from the Solothurn S 392 manuscript with parallels in several other sources that are not otherwise closely related: B23 Krapfen (filled fritters) in Lent Take nuts and figs and pound them small together, spice it, and … Continue reading →

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Trying the Spinach Pancake Casserole

Posted on 6 September 2026 by carlton_bach

I did not get to do much writing today, but I spent some time in the kitchen. Among other things, I tried out the recipe for spinach pancake casserole from the Blaues Kochbuch I posted in the Feeding the Revolution … Continue reading →

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Some Lenten Recipes and their Transmission

Posted on 4 September 2026 by carlton_bach

Today, I want to look at two Lenten recipes from the Solothurn S 392 manuscript and their surprising parallels. B22 A chopped dish (gehäckt) in Lent Take blanched almonds chopped small, over half (of the dish), and take small raisins … Continue reading →

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A Venetian Cheesecake

Posted on 3 September 2026 by carlton_bach

Another recipe from Solothurn S 392 that the writer says is Italian, in this case from Venice. Again, it’s death-bv-cheese. B19 If you want to make a tartaren (tarten?) the Venetian way, take 20 eggs and beat them well. Then … Continue reading →

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Cheese Curd Fritters

Posted on 1 September 2026 by carlton_bach

Another recipe from Solothurn s 392 with Italian roots, this time stated overtly: B18 If you want to make fritters (frytellen) in the Florentine way as fried cakes, take fresh käß or fresh ziger (two types of cheese). Then take … Continue reading →

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Gourd with Cheese and Eggs

Posted on 30 August 2026 by carlton_bach

A rare vegetable dish preserved in the Solothurn S 392 collection, and yes, that is Italian: B16 Item if you want to cook good pumpkins (zucken, from zucco), take a pumpkin and enough onions and give it a good boiling. … Continue reading →

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My Landlord did What? – Feeding the Revolution XXXVII

Posted on 29 August 2026 by carlton_bach

As it had been a century before, rental housing in Berlin was a good investment in the 1970s. Wealthy people owned apartment houses, but left the management of the property to specialised firms that paid out the profits to their … Continue reading →

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Raisins in a Cold Climate

Posted on 27 August 2026 by carlton_bach

Raisins were one of the more understated luxury items of medieval German cuisine. Most of them were imported, but the Solothurn S 392 recipe collection contains this fascinating recipe: B14 Of ugesicke (uva sicca – raisins) If you want to … Continue reading →

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Bakers and Brickmakers – Feeding the Revolution XXXVI

Posted on 26 August 2026 by carlton_bach

In autumn of 1888, a clandestine operation took place in Vienna. The target was no military installation, research laboratory, or government office. It was a brickyard, and the man who penetrated its security perimeter in disguise was a physician and … Continue reading →

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A Roast Chicken Mystery

Posted on 18 August 2026 by carlton_bach

Another recipe from Solothurn S 392 today: B13 To fill a chicken If you want to fill a chicken, take 3 eggs and boil them hard. Also take parsley and mirren (myrtleberries?) and pound the parsley and mirren and egg … Continue reading →

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