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Tag Archives: experiment
A Renaissance Pie Workshop
There have not been any new recipes since Thursday, but there is a good reason for that. This weekend, despite feeling somewhat under the weather, I was able to teach a hands-on workshop in my medieval club. The topic was … Continue reading
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Instant Green Sauce Powder
In my medieval club, we have a tradition for artisans to give little gifts as tokens of appreciation to people who they find talented, helpful, or otherwise impressive. Sometimes these are buttons, pins, ribbons, or beads. I often use spice … Continue reading
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Tagged 15th century, experiment, landsknecht, Meister Hans, parallel
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Pumpkin Pie Trial
I’m a bit frazzled preparing for the coming weekend, but here is another experiment: The pumpkin pie recipe from Johannes Coler. Pumpkin tart (Kuchen) You cook the flesh of the pumpkin in water and then pass it through (a cloth … Continue reading
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Tagged 16th century, experiment, Oeconomia ruralis et domestica
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Trying Out a Cake Mould
I suppose it is time to stop apologising for the gaps between my posts since this is turning out to be the new normal. But I am now home again and can give you the story of an experiment I … Continue reading
Ginger Crunchies
While researching the Erdbeerkuchen’s ancestry, I stumbled over a recipe in the Brandenburgisches Kochbuch of 1723 (II.192) that I found interesting: Salty Fritters (Kuechlein) with Drinks Prepare a good dough and take good flour on a table, pour warm milk … Continue reading
A Sicilian Feast
Two weeks ago, I was invited to a memorable feast by a fellow food history enthusiast. She gave me the opportunity not just to enjoy delicious food, but also to help in the kitchen, getting insight into both the process … Continue reading
Another Plantain Pie Experiment
Just a quick kitchen note for today: Another experiment on the theme of Jean-Baptiste Labat’s banana pie. As noted in earlier posts, the 17th century writer Labat described pies among many uses for plantains and bananas: Plantains, (bananes), just like … Continue reading
Père Labat’s Banana Pie
I spent a very enjoyable Saturday testing out recipes with good friends as part of my buccaneer cooking project, and easily the most successful one was a banana pie based on a description by Jean Baptiste Labat: Plantains, (bananes), just … Continue reading
The Mortar Chicken Experiment
Following up on yesterday’s recipe, I wanted to give it a try: 10 A roast chicken in a mortar Take a roast chicken and cut it up (zuo glide) small. Take white bread and prepare a thin egg batter. Pound … Continue reading
Figs in Galantine
The third medieval experiment I made for my birthday party was another recipe from the collection of Meister Hans that is going to be my next book-size translation: Figs in sulcz. Galantine of figs Item as galantine of figs, if … Continue reading