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Another Filled Pike

Posted on 14 December 2024 by carlton_bach

A second recipe from the Dorotheenkloster MS. It is similar to the previous one, but with a twist: 13 Another dish of a pike Take another pike and cut it open on top by the jaw. Make room between the … Continue reading →

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May Pike

Posted on 13 December 2024 by carlton_bach

A fish recipe with an interesting twist, from the Dorotheenkloster MS: 12 Of a filled pike Take a pike large enough to serve for one dish (ain essen), cut off its head and (cut it open) down the back. Take … Continue reading →

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Roast Quinces

Posted on 7 November 2024 by carlton_bach

I know I announced I would reduce the frequency of my postings, but this is not a time to disrupt a regular thing that I know some people take comfort in. My thoughts are with friends in the United States … Continue reading →

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Carp Roe in Onion Sauce

Posted on 23 October 2024 by carlton_bach

Another fish recipe from Philippine Welser’s collection, this one with a mystery name: 205 If you want to make a ko rech (?) from carp Take the roe of about one good-sized carp and 2 or 3 onions that are … Continue reading →

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Polish Pike

Posted on 3 October 2024 by carlton_bach

Another fish recipe from the collection of Philippine Welser: 175 If you want to make a Polish pike (hecht is repeated, probably accidentally) Take the pike, scale it, and wash it cleanly. Then put it into a bowl and salt … Continue reading →

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Household Goods – A Poem

Posted on 25 September 2024 by carlton_bach

I haven’t had anything by the König vom Odenwald out in a while, so being stuck at home sick gave me the opportunity to revisit the translation and finish it up for posting. This is a very interesting poem: XIII … Continue reading →

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Blessings for Drinks

Posted on 7 September 2024 by carlton_bach

Today’s post concludes the series on the Benedictiones ad Mensas. Here, various drinks are blessed and the author begins to lose focus. After this section, the text concludes with a number of verses that praise abstemiousness and draw on the … Continue reading →

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Blessings for Fruit

Posted on 31 August 2024 by carlton_bach

Continuing the ongoing series of excerpts from the 11th-century Benedictiones ad Mensas by Ekkehart IV, we come to fruit: 176 May the gifts of God picked from trees be blessed Arboribus lecta sint dona dei benedicta 177 Faithful Christ, may … Continue reading →

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Several Krapfen Recipes

Posted on 17 July 2024 by carlton_bach

There are a number of recipes for Krapfen of various kinds in the recipe collection of Philippine Welser. As we have seen, the term could stretch to something much like modern Maultaschen or cheese hand pies, but the typical kind … Continue reading →

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A Sixteenth-Century Meal Plan

Posted on 29 May 2024 by carlton_bach

Like many cities throughout medieval Germany, Hamburg had a Spital. These charitable religious foundations were initially intended to provide shelter or permanent homes to the indigent and sick, but they tended to turn into a kind of retirement home. Though … Continue reading →

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