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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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Elderflower Porridge Without Milk

Posted on 17 January 2025 by carlton_bach

Apologies for missing out on two days, I was preparing a lecture on latwerge next weekend. For today, this little recipe in the Dorotheenkloster MS caught my attention: 63 Of an elderflower müs in Lent Take elderflowers and let them … Continue reading →

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A Decorative Egg Dish

Posted on 15 January 2025 by carlton_bach

A recipe from the Dorotheenkloster MS again. This dish plays with the colour contrast of egg white and yolk. 58 A gmüß (spoonable dish) of eggs Take 32 eggs and boil them hard. Take the whites of them, chop them … Continue reading →

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Testing the Sloe Mustard

Posted on 13 January 2025 by carlton_bach

To make up for my longer absence over the weekend, here is a second post. Last autumn, I collected sloes to try out a few recipes. One of them was for a mustard from the Oeconomia ruralis et domestica: However, … Continue reading →

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Eggs in Lent

Posted on 13 January 2025 by carlton_bach

We have looked at faux eggs for Lent before. The Dorotheenkloster MS has a series of recipes for these things. 49 Of all kinds of eggs in Lent Take two pounds (libra) of almonds and pound them small. Grind them … Continue reading →

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Pickled Crawfish

Posted on 9 January 2025 by carlton_bach

Just a brief recipe today, but potentially delicious: 47 Of crawfish tails Take crawfish and boil them, and shell the tails. When they are boiled, lay them in a pot and put in vinegar and spices. This is quite brief, … Continue reading →

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Fladen in Lent (I think)

Posted on 8 January 2025 by carlton_bach

I am not really sure what to make of this recipe, but I suspect it’s meant to mimic meat fladen 45 Of dishes in Lent Take almonds, chop them small, and colour half of them with saffron. Lay them aside … Continue reading →

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A Different Almond Cheese

Posted on 7 January 2025 by carlton_bach

This stands in marked contrast to the previous recipe. From the Dorotheenkloster MS: 34 If you want to prepare almond curd cheese (mändel ziger) Make milk from one pound (talentum) of almonds. You must pass it through so it stays … Continue reading →

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