Tag Archives: Cod Pal Germ 551

Staindl’s Sausages

Posted on 6 November 2025 by carlton_bach

In German, we say “das ist mir Wurst“, it is sausage to me, to mean that we do not care about something. These are sausage to Balthasar Staindl, though we would not necessarily call all of these dishes Wurst today: … Continue reading →

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I’m back, and Black Sauce for Carp

Posted on 10 August 2025 by carlton_bach

Finally. It was an intense two weeks, much of the time spent travelling and meeting distant friends, taking my son to tech museums and historic railways, and generally doing summer holiday stuff. Tonight, I’m back. Not exactly rested, but happier … Continue reading →

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Apple-Onion Sauce for Roast Goose

Posted on 27 April 2025 by carlton_bach

Today, just briefly, a recipe from the Dorotheenkloster MS that resolves issues with a garbled one found in both sections of Cod Pal Germ 551: 248 A dish of a goose Take a goose, stick it on a spit, and … Continue reading →

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Boring Foods, but on a Skewer

Posted on 23 February 2025 by carlton_bach

I’ve been working on my book project and only have time for a quick recipe today. From the Dorotheenkloster MS, how to make the quotidian appetising: 29 How to roast millet or groats (grews) on a spit Take millet and … Continue reading →

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Two More Kol Reys Recipes

Posted on 16 February 2025 by carlton_bach

It is just a short post today – and probably none until Wednesday – but before I give you two more recipes, a brief note: A recipe in the Munich Cgm 384 manuscript (II.13) that I thought described a pancake … Continue reading →

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Another Take on Geislitz

Posted on 29 December 2024 by carlton_bach

When I was looking at the Mondseer Kochbuch, I was baffled by its recipe #99. The Dorotheenkloster MS has almost the exact same recipe in the company of three others that make it a little clearer what is going on. … Continue reading →

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Fried Crawfish in Sauce

Posted on 24 October 2024 by carlton_bach

This is another crawfish recipe from Philippine Welser’s collection: 210 To make crawfish in a sauce Take crawfish and boil them plainly. Break off their claws and shell them. Leave front and hind part together and fry them in fat … Continue reading →

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Faux Morels from Lung

Posted on 8 August 2024 by carlton_bach

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 →

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Eggs on a Skewer

Posted on 7 August 2024 by carlton_bach

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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Another Liver in a Caul

Posted on 2 July 2024 by carlton_bach

Yes, Philippine Welser also has one: 121 To fry a goat liver Chop the liver thoroughly (?raych) and add a good part of bacon to it, and sage, onion, and parsley. Chop it all together and take a little caraway, … Continue reading →

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