Tag Archives: 20th century

Getting Colossally Drunk (Royal Prussian Version)

Posted on 10 April 2026 by carlton_bach

A friend of mine whose skill as a herbalist and craftsperson are deserving of their own channel, sent me a gem they discovered online. It is the 1910 manual on bowls and punches for field and exercise use in the … Continue reading →

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Building Legends: Feeding the Revolution XVII

Posted on 9 April 2026 by carlton_bach

If you believed the official line, East Berlin in 1953 was a relatively happy place. Governed by a benevolent party under a people’s democracy, its inhabitants were building a happier future for everyone from the ruins of war. The city … Continue reading →

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Feeding the Revolution: Civil Disobedience Crumbcake

Posted on 20 February 2026 by carlton_bach

In 1904 in the village of Kaisertreu situated in the Prussian province of Posen, police began observing a daily ritual that would soon attract national and international attention. Every morning, a uniformed officer representing the fulsome authority of the all-highest … Continue reading →

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Feeding the Revolution: Pizza and Public Transit

Posted on 13 February 2026 by carlton_bach

Today, many Europeans look at the late 1960s as the “Good Old days”, but they did not necessarily feel like that to the people alive at the time. It was, after all, a scary age, one of confusing change and … 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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Syrup Kisses for Postwar Christmas

Posted on 21 December 2025 by carlton_bach

For the first time this month, I had a day to myself, and it was spent mostly Christmas baking. Like every year, I added one untested recipe to my usual favourites. This year, it was a highly economical version of … 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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A Flea Market Find

Posted on 18 May 2025 by carlton_bach

I spent Saturday with friends in South Germany, had some good conversations on very serious topics in my life, and travelled back on an overnight train, so I am not in the proper mindspace for anything complex. However, during my … Continue reading →

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Of Rotkohl

Posted on 1 January 2025 by carlton_bach

The taste of winter in Germany is deep, rich purple. Few of the heavy, meaty dishes that mark festivities in the darkest time of the year come without Rotkohl. Stewed slowly and usually preserved in glass jars, it can now … Continue reading →

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Playing with Stollen

Posted on 16 December 2023 by carlton_bach

In Germany today, Stollen is for Christmas and to many, it is not Christmas without proper Stollen, often specifically called Christstollen or Weihnachtsstollen. The name itself just means a round, thick object which is why in modern German, it also … Continue reading →

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