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Meat-Filled Pears
Another of the experiments I made during lockdown and can add to the collection now. From the Mittelniederdeutsches Kochbuch: 95 Item if you would make pears, take them and cut the pears off above (cut off the tops). Cut out … Continue reading
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Another Fish Roe Dough Experiment
Life is still keeping me on my toes, so here is another old experiment of mine. Back in lockdown, when I was able to get fresh herring roe, I tried out both the fritters and a pastry dough based on … Continue reading
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Fish Roe Fritters – An Old Experiment
Life is limiting my ability to produce new translations, so I’ll fall back on sharing some old experiments I made during pandemic lockdown for now. This is an interesting recipe using fish roe from the Mittelniederdeutsches Kochbuch: Item if you … Continue reading
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Piped Fish Fritters
This is an interesting and slightly disturbing recipe from the Dorotheenkloster MS. Piped fritters, rather like churros, are not uncommon, but making them of fish is: 146 Again a gmüs of pike Scale a pike, remove the bones, chop it, … Continue reading
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Cabbage with Mutton, Eggs and Cheese
I was rather busy yesterdayand couldn’t finish my post, so I’ll give you my brief report today. I tried out the recipe from the Dorotheenkloster MS I posted two weeks ago: 92 Of young white cabbage (kraut) Take young white … Continue reading
Beans, Fresh and Dried
Another set of interesting recipes from the Dorotheenkloster MS: 106 Of green beans Boil green beans with fine bread, pepper, and three times as much caraway (or cumin? kumel), saffron, salt, vinegar, and beer. Grind those (ingredients) together. Drain the … Continue reading
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Rosehip Electuary
Today, I’ll talk a little about an experiment I made to prepare my lecture for my medieval club’s ‘online university’ event. Based on a North German recipe from the late fifteenth century, a sweet and spicy preparation of rosehips: 12 … Continue reading
Testing the Sloe Mustard
To make up for my longer absence over the weekend, here is a second post. Last autumn, I collected sloes to try out a few recipes. One of them was for a mustard from the Oeconomia ruralis et domestica: However, … Continue reading
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The Fish in Pastry Experiment
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
Experimenting with Sloes
While I was walking with my girlfriend on Sunday, we noticed a lovely stand of blackthorn on public land. Today, I went back there to gather some sloes and try out recipes. I had two in mind. The first is … Continue reading
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