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Tag Archives: 16th century
The Cream Tart Experiment
The third thing I tried out for the Arts and Sciences meeting on Saturday was a recipe that in Philippine Welser’s collection is called a cream tart: 21 If you want (to make) a cream tart Take as much cream … Continue reading
The English Tart Experiment
A second thing I tried out for Saturday’s meeting was the English tart according to Philippine Welser, also known as “the reason for Henry VIII”: 49 If you want to make an English tart Prepare as tart base (bedalin) as … Continue reading
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Grape Juice Tart Experiment II
Back in March at an Arts and Sciences meeting of my medieval club, I tried out a recipe from the Philippine Welser collection and failed. Today, I gave it another try with a different approach. This time, it worked. The … Continue reading
Faux Morels from Lung
The collection of Philippine Welser continues with more very traditional recipes, including one for faux morels. Here, they are made with lung: 140 To make morels (merchenn) from a calf’s lung Take a calf’s lung and boil it and chop … Continue reading
Eggs on a Skewer
Philippine Welser’s collection also has two recipes for a dish we find in other sources as well: Kroseier. 137 If you want to make kres ayr Take eggs, open them at the bottom end and pour out the yolk and … Continue reading
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How to Flip an Apple Pancake
Another recipe from Philippine Welser’s collection following the ones for fried apple slices. Here, we learn how to safely flip over apple pancakes: 136 If you want to fry an apple cushion (epfel bolster) Take 2 eggs and a little … Continue reading
Fried Apple Slices
Two very similar recipes from Philippine Welser’s collection: 133 To fry risen (hoch) apples and sage leaves Take good flour and put in cold water, stir it around a lot and then beat it well. Then beat eggs into it … Continue reading
Fried Gourd
Just a short recipe today, again from Philippine Welser’s recipe collection: 129 If you want to fry pumpkin Cut the pumpkin crosswise (braydt), parboil it, and then lay the slices out on a board until they are drained (versechnet). Then … Continue reading
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Almond-Stuffed Cookies
Admittedly, they are not exactly cookies, but the recipe is strikingly modern compared to most of the others. From the recipe collection of Philippine Welser: 127 To bake pretty stritzela of almonds Take a vierdung of almonds to make about … Continue reading
Cheese Pockets
I know I am late in posting more of the Benedictiones, but there is too much going on at the moment. Here is a brief and simple recipe from Philippine Welser’s collection, though: 123 If you want to fry krapfen … Continue reading