Tag Archives: 15th century

Feasts and Nuisances: Feeding the Revolution XVI

Posted on 26 March 2026 by carlton_bach

The city of Braunschweig was an important place in late medieval Germany: A trading hub, a member of the Hansa, independent of its dukes from 1430 onwards, and supporting a web of local alliances. In the early 1440s, it was … Continue reading →

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Feeding the Revolution: Freedom and Fish Soup

Posted on 15 March 2026 by carlton_bach

In Late Medieval Germany, most cities had no more than a few thousand inhabitants. Only the largest came to much more than 10,000. But in June of 1476, the tiny village of Niklashausen in the Tauber valley hosted a crowd … Continue reading →

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New Source: Honey-Mustard Compost Sauce

Posted on 11 March 2026 by carlton_bach

I’ve not given up on the Feeding the Revolution series, but this week there is very little time and I wanted to post something. Here is the first recipe from the next source I’ll be getting into, the Solothurn Cod … Continue reading →

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Feeding the Revolution: Tabor and other Mountains

Posted on 3 March 2026 by carlton_bach

We know that it took a crusade to suppress the desire for freedom among the Stedinger in 1234. By 1431, this method had been applied a few more times, so there was nothing fundamentally shocking about Friedrich I, Elector of … Continue reading →

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Feeding the Revolution: Cheap Sausages, Dear Grain

Posted on 24 February 2026 by carlton_bach

The year was 1483 and the nunnery of Harvestehude near Hamburg was exceptionally noisy. A clerical visitation – basically an inspection to ensure the strictures of monastic life were not too far relaxed – had arrived from the bishop of … Continue reading →

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Feeding the Revolution: Illicit Venison

Posted on 8 February 2026 by carlton_bach

Picture the scene: A business premises owned by a fence turned snitch, surrounded by militarised law enforcement in massive numbers. A gang of violent criminals is cornered, their escape foiled, their weapons sabotaged. After a vicious gunfight, they are arrested … Continue reading →

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Honey-Pickled Walnuts Again

Posted on 1 February 2026 by carlton_bach

Not much time to write tonight, but here is a recipe from Staindl that is so close to the earlier manuscript tradition we can assume direct transmission. Preserved nuts ccxliii) Take the nuts while they are still unripe (koßlig), about … Continue reading →

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Meat Loaf of Lamb Lung and Calf Liver

Posted on 27 November 2025 by carlton_bach

Following up yesterday’s recipes for lung in sauce, here are some more ways of turning lung into something more familiar and appreciated: Lung Kuechlen clxxx) Take the lung of a lamb, one or two, and chop it very small. Cut … Continue reading →

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Lebkuchen recipes for winter

Posted on 23 November 2025 by carlton_bach

Winter is here, I just added an upcycled cloak and a beautiful hat by Fáel the Nomad Hatter to my cold-weather wardrobe so I can do historic cooking in style (this is no paid advert, I just think she does … Continue reading →

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The Cold Shoulder

Posted on 21 November 2025 by carlton_bach

It has been one hell of a week. I’ve not been meaning to neglect my readership, but in any case, here is an apposite recipe from Balthasar Staindl: Sheep shoulder in a good sauce clxx) Take the shoulder of a … Continue reading →

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