Tag Archives: 19th century

Checkmating the Diamond Duke – Feeding the Revolution XXI

Posted on 8 May 2026 by carlton_bach

On the evening of 7 September 1830 in Braunschweig, you could feel the tension everywhere in town. Assemblies of more than six people were officially banned. Artillery was set up on major streets and squares. 1,300 soldiers had been deployed … Continue reading →

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A Song of Defiance and Beer

Posted on 27 April 2026 by carlton_bach

During my dive into the drinking and singing traditions of the Wilhelmine officer corps, I came across a good deal of musical heritage including one song that could be sung in a similar rhythm and state of inebriated camaraderie, but … Continue reading →

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Potatoes of Despair: Feeding the Revolution XV

Posted on 23 March 2026 by carlton_bach

In February 1893, a private staging of Gerhart Hauptmann’s play Die Weber (The Weavers) was held at the Neues Theater in Berlin. The performance was limited to members because the police had banned its public performance, and it would not … Continue reading →

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Of Pudding and Respect: Feeding the Revolution XIV

Posted on 18 March 2026 by carlton_bach

Being Prussian consul in the port city of Göteborg in 1843 was not an exciting job. At least, not until 15 August when the captain of the schooner Maria von Ueckermünde presented himself to demand the arrest of his entire … Continue reading →

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Feeding the Revolution: If You Want Cheap Beer…

Posted on 12 March 2026 by carlton_bach

The 1840s were not a good time to be an average Joe anywhere in the Western world. The Kingdom of Bavaria was probably no worse than elsewhere, but it certainly was no better. Food was expensive, wages low, unemployment high … Continue reading →

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Feeding the Revolution: Longshoremen’s Labskaus

Posted on 9 February 2026 by carlton_bach

If there was a period in the history of Hamburg properly called its golden age, 1896 must come very close to it. Germany’s leading port, one of the largest in the world, was growing by leaps and bounds. Through its … Continue reading →

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Feeding the Revolution: Bouletten and Brickbats

Posted on 2 February 2026 by carlton_bach

In 1872, the Prussian army, freshly returned from its overwhelming victory against France, was considered the best military in the world, and the Leibgarde regiments the finest in its ranks. On 26 July of that year, the man of Gardegrenadierregiment … Continue reading →

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Institutional Cuisine in 1826/27, Part Two: Feasts

Posted on 9 January 2026 by carlton_bach

I am returning once again to the Heilig-Geist-Spital in Hamburg whose sixteenth-century kitchen and inmate diet was the subject of previous posts. Continuing my look at the 1826 dietary from yesterday, today the focus shifts from the daily fare of … Continue reading →

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Institutional Cuisine in 1826/7, Part One

Posted on 8 January 2026 by carlton_bach

Today, I would like to return to the Heilig-Geist-Spital in Hamburg whose sixteenth-century kitchen and inmate diet was the subject of previous posts. Along with extensive documents from earlier days, Gaedechens’ 1889 article also preserves pieces of later information, including … Continue reading →

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Birthday Cake Studies

Posted on 25 August 2025 by carlton_bach

I’m breaking the routine of sixteenth-century fish recipes for a random rabbit hole. I was celebrating my birthday in the middle of bramble season and wanted to do something with that, so I decided to make a bramble streusel cake. … Continue reading →

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