Tag Archives: Balthasar Staindl

Stuffed Cabbage Head

Posted on 3 November 2024 by carlton_bach

Just a brief recipe from Philippine Welser’s collection today: 233 If you want to make white filled cabbage (gefiltz kraut) Take the cabbage and hollow it out so it becomes entirely empty. Make a filling of veal, good fat from … Continue reading →

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Baked Marzipan

Posted on 1 November 2024 by carlton_bach

Another one of the long recipes in Philippine Welser’s collection, this one is for marzipan. 235 If you want to make a good strong marzipan (martza ban) Take shelled almonds, the best kind, 4 ounces, pine nuts that are fresh, … Continue reading →

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Ragged Mus, a Milk Pasta

Posted on 6 September 2024 by carlton_bach

Today, it’s another short recipe from the collection of Philippine Welser, but a very interesting one: 162 If you want to make a ragged Mus (hader muß) Take an egg or 2 for 8 portions (barschonen). Prepare a fine dough … Continue reading →

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Egg Tarts from Philippine Welser

Posted on 27 January 2024 by carlton_bach

Another instance of this manuscript collecting many variations on a theme: 13 If you want to make an egg tart Take a Maß of milk and add ten eggs. Beat them well together and then put it into a pan. … Continue reading →

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Parmesan Osterfladen

Posted on 4 November 2023 by carlton_bach

I had some time to prepare for a teaching event next weekend and tried out two recipes from Marx Rumpolt: 44 Take of the dough with which you make tarts and roll it out round and thin. Brush it with … Continue reading →

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Multicoloured Jelly from de Rontzier

Posted on 9 March 2023 by carlton_bach

I am finally back (the trip was awesome) and will be bringing you more recipes. Tonight’s is an addition to the jelly recipes from de Rontzier that I thought deserved a post of its own: 20 Item if you would … Continue reading →

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Marzipan, Proper and Stretched

Posted on 6 December 2022 by carlton_bach

The Kuenstlichs und Fuertrefflichs Kochbuch has two recipes for marzipan: 45 To Make Marcepan Take half a pound of sugar and a whole pound of almonds. Pound the blanched almonds small in a mortar and add a little rosewater to … Continue reading →

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An Easter Feast in 2021, part I

Posted on 6 April 2022 by carlton_bach

This is the second half of the socially distanced Easter feast we had in 2021, recipes from fifteenth and sixteenth century sources associated with Easter. The joyous excess in using eggs, butter, milk and meat reflects the long-awaited end of … Continue reading →

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A Lenten Feast in 2021

Posted on 3 April 2022 by carlton_bach

Today, a trip down memory lane. Back in 2021, I had made plans to get together with some good friends and cook a historical feast for Easter. In the end, COVID restrictions made the physical meeting impossible and we developed … Continue reading →

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Baked marcipan from Balthasar Staindl

Posted on 3 December 2021 by carlton_bach

Today’s translation is as per the request of a friend 1. xvii. Take grated or ground almonds that are very fine , and when it is pounded, take fragrant rosewater , that makes it white. Add as much sugar as … Continue reading →

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