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Wafer Fritters

Posted on 21 May 2024 by carlton_bach

Another set of recipes from Philippine Welser’s collection: 94 If you want to make wafer fritters (mandatten baches) Take almonds and grind or pound them small and see they do not turn oily. Moisten them with rosewater in a timely … Continue reading →

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A Salernitan Meal

Posted on 22 April 2024 by carlton_bach

We had this meal on Easter Saturday, so it is about time I got around to posting it. Dishes mostly based on descriptions in de diaetis, the 11th-century Latin text from Salerno. Our main dish was chicken slowly cooked with … Continue reading →

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Goose in Pastry

Posted on 15 April 2024 by carlton_bach

I have not abandoned my blog, but today is the first day I have some time by myself (the geandmother is on site and has decided the kid needs some proper spoiling) and the laptop up. I have also found … Continue reading →

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Herb Tart (with lots of sage)

Posted on 7 April 2024 by carlton_bach

There is only time for a quick recipe today, so I will pick up a loose end from the crafting meeting: The green tart from the recipe collection of Philippine Welser. 52 If you want to make a tart of … Continue reading →

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Lenten Dessert

Posted on 6 April 2024 by carlton_bach

We followed the fish feast on Good Friday with a dessert of illusion foods: Pastries, bratwurst sausages, and porridge topped with fried lardons. All of them fit for Lent. The pastries are easiest: You simply fill them with something other … Continue reading →

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A Grape Juice Tart Experiment

Posted on 24 March 2024 by carlton_bach

This Sunday, we had a meeting with local people from my medieval club to craft, sociaslise, and talk about our various projects. For me, it was an opportunity to try out a few recipes for an appreciative audience. Most were … Continue reading →

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Grape Juice Tart

Posted on 20 March 2024 by carlton_bach

Here is another interesting recipe from Philippine Welser’s collection: 56 To make a wine tart of grapes (wein draubenn) Take the berries of the grapes and a little flour, melted butter, sugar, and cinnamon. Press it through (a sieve) together … Continue reading →

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Franzbrötchen

Posted on 17 March 2024 by carlton_bach

Today, my son and I visited his grandmother and she had bought Schoko-Quarkbrötchen (a nice, if slightly heavy kind of bun with chocolate flakes baked into it). My son, though, asked for a Franzbrötchen. This above all marks him out … Continue reading →

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Fastenkrapfen

Posted on 27 February 2024 by carlton_bach

The second part of Saturday’s experiments from the Mondseer Kochbuch, plus one pie. We served a varied and rather heavy dessert, and I was slightly surprised that all recipes worked out well. Much food was taken away again. First, there … Continue reading →

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Illusion Burgers

Posted on 18 February 2024 by carlton_bach

My son spent the weekend with me. We made burgers. That is, of course, not the whole story. It begins with a tradition of illusion foods that goes back to at least the Hellenistic era and was very strong in … Continue reading →

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