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Turkey Leftover Dishes from de Rontzier

Posted on 23 January 2023 by carlton_bach

Part two of the turkey recipes from de Rontzier’s 1598 cookbook: Chopped Dishes (Gehackte Essen) of Turkeys etc. 1 You cut the meat into small pieces, fry it in butter and season it with wine vinegar, apples cut in cubes, … Continue reading →

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Turkey Roasts from de Rontzier

Posted on 22 January 2023 by carlton_bach

Continuing the loose series of posts concerning the impact of the Columbian exchange, today I present some more recipes for turkey, first roasted, from Franz de Rontzier: Roasts of Turkeys (Kalkunischen Huenern) If something should be kept of these (roasted) … Continue reading →

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Turkey Recipes from Rumpolt

Posted on 8 January 2023 by carlton_bach

Again I return to the theme of American foods in Early Modern Europe, this time looking at the recipes Rumpolt gives for turkey: Of a turkey (Indianischen Henn), twenty dishes may be prepared: 1 Roasted warm with as pobrat sauce … Continue reading →

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Guinea Pig Recipes from Marx Rumpolt

Posted on 6 January 2023 by carlton_bach

A brief interruption of our usual source material. I have been asked to do as lecture on the Columbian exchange as part of an SCA teaching event and this is one of the odder things to be found in our … Continue reading →

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