Tag Archives: 11th century

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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Siculo-Norman Snack Beans

Posted on 3 April 2024 by carlton_bach

I am still not finished writing up the fish feast we had on Good Friday, but here is a small thing I tried out on Saturday with our Sicilian Norman supper. It is based on a passage in Isaac Iudaeus … Continue reading →

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Aphrodisiacs from Macer Floridus

Posted on 22 November 2023 by carlton_bach

This is not really food-related, but they are entertaining and I didn’t want to keep them hidden away. You can find all the recipes in the pdf file. I promise to continue with more culinary recipes after this. Content warning: … Continue reading →

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A Universal Antidote from Macer Floridus

Posted on 21 November 2023 by carlton_bach

I uploaded all my excerpts from Macer Floridus today, but there will be one or two more recipes taken from it before I return to the Mondseer Kochbuch. Today’s is for and antidotum, what I think we would call a … Continue reading →

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Beauty Advice from Macer Floridus

Posted on 20 November 2023 by carlton_bach

Again not exactly culinary, but here is some cosmetic advice from the 11th century Macer Floridus: 93 Its (wormwood) ash blackens the hair if mixed into a wax ointment and frequently applied 490 It is also said that if you … Continue reading →

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Household Hints from Macer Floridus

Posted on 20 November 2023 by carlton_bach

Today, I only have a few small excerpt from the Macer Floridus. Eleventh-century housekeeping: 71 If you pound the herb (wormwood) with strong wine, you need not fear midges. If you burn it, they flee its smell. 105 If you … Continue reading →

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450 Years of Herbs in Cheese

Posted on 19 November 2023 by carlton_bach

Today, I wanted to post another small detail from the Macer Floridus, this one pertaining to making cheese: 1583 Its (mint) juice aids small cheeses not to rot if it is added or the green herb is placed upon the … Continue reading →

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Herbal Waters to Perfume Feasts

Posted on 17 November 2023 by carlton_bach

I have been meaning to translate some interesting excerpts from the (probably) eleventh-century de viribus herbarum for a while. Most of what I am translating pertains to what we would call cosmetics, wellness, and lifestyle medicine, though there are also … Continue reading →

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Experiments from de diaetis

Posted on 12 March 2022 by carlton_bach

Today, I had the opportunity to try out a few recipes from Constantinus Africanus’ translation of Isaac Iudaeus’ de diaetis, and they turned out quite good. The meal was an unmitigated success. The choice of recipes started with a meat … Continue reading →

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Mushrooms – and the translation is up

Posted on 2 March 2022 by carlton_bach

This is the last from de diaetis p. 471 of mushrooms Mushrooms are cold and moist in the third degree, which bears witness to their moisture and softness. They are of two kinds, the deadly ones and those that are … Continue reading →

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