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Fish Roe Fritters – An Old Experiment

Posted on 16 March 2025 by carlton_bach

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

Posted on 22 February 2025 by carlton_bach

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

Posted on 15 February 2025 by carlton_bach

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 →

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Beans, Fresh and Dried

Posted on 5 February 2025 by carlton_bach

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

Posted on 23 January 2025 by carlton_bach

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 →

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Testing the Sloe Mustard

Posted on 13 January 2025 by carlton_bach

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

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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Experimenting with Sloes

Posted on 24 September 2024 by carlton_bach

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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The Cream Tart Experiment

Posted on 12 August 2024 by carlton_bach

The third thing I tried out for the Arts and Sciences meeting on Saturday was a recipe that in Philippine Welser’s collection is called a cream tart: 21 If you want (to make) a cream tart Take as much cream … Continue reading →

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The English Tart Experiment

Posted on 11 August 2024 by carlton_bach

A second thing I tried out for Saturday’s meeting was the English tart according to Philippine Welser, also known as “the reason for Henry VIII”: 49 If you want to make an English tart Prepare as tart base (bedalin) as … Continue reading →

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