Tag Archives: Dorotheenkloster MS

The Fish in Pastry Experiment

Posted on 31 December 2024 by carlton_bach

I was hopeful for the recipe I posted on Christmas Eve, and when I found some fresh fish on special offer yesterday, I knew I needed to try it. This is the original: 20 Of pike Scale pike and chop … Continue reading →

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Almond Starch Pudding

Posted on 30 December 2024 by carlton_bach

At least I think that’s what it is. Anyway, in the middle of the Dorotheenkloster MS, we encounter a sentence that clearly belongs at the beginning of a collection. This is followed by a number of recipes for what we … 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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Pear ‘Roast’

Posted on 28 December 2024 by carlton_bach

Back after the holidays, here is another recipe from the Dorotheenkloster MS, a complicated kind of roast pastry. 27 A strange kind of roast Take roasted pears, raw sour crabapples, and boiled streaky (underwachsen) pork, pepper, saffron, and anise. Fry … Continue reading →

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Fish in Pastry

Posted on 24 December 2024 by carlton_bach

I expect to be on another holiday-related posting break for the next few days, but for today I have a very promising recipe from the Dorotheenkloster MS: 20 Of pike Scale pike and chop them in pieces. Chop parsley, sage, … Continue reading →

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Curlews Filled with Berries

Posted on 23 December 2024 by carlton_bach

This is today’s recipe from the Dorotheenkloster MS. 19 Of curlews (prachvogel) Take curlews and wash them cleanly. Take small (read klaine for kaini) wild berries (wiltpör) and pour wine or vinegar on them. When they soften, thrust (stözze) them … Continue reading →

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Serving a Calf’s Head

Posted on 22 December 2024 by carlton_bach

Just another short recipe today. As you read through oner after the other, you convince yourself that people in medieval Germany were really like us in their tastes. And then, you come across something like this: 17 A roast calf’s … Continue reading →

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Another Fish Roast

Posted on 20 December 2024 by carlton_bach

Today, for the first time this week, I have the time for a short recipe. I apologise for the long dry spells. Holiday preparations and work are keeping me very busy these days.From the Dorotheenkloster MS, fish roast and – … Continue reading →

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Another Filled Pike

Posted on 14 December 2024 by carlton_bach

A second recipe from the Dorotheenkloster MS. It is similar to the previous one, but with a twist: 13 Another dish of a pike Take another pike and cut it open on top by the jaw. Make room between the … Continue reading →

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May Pike

Posted on 13 December 2024 by carlton_bach

A fish recipe with an interesting twist, from the Dorotheenkloster MS: 12 Of a filled pike Take a pike large enough to serve for one dish (ain essen), cut off its head and (cut it open) down the back. Take … Continue reading →

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