Tag Archives: Franz de Rontzier

Sausages according to de Rontzier I

Apologies for the intermittent postings, I am still recovering from a nasty bug and dealing with fatigue. De Rontzier has a number of sausage recuipes conveniently grouped into a chapter, and I have decided they are interesting enough to post … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorised | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Roasting heron with de Rontzier

After the previous two posts on the subject, I was gratified to find that de Rontzier has a brief, but interesting chapter on preparing heron. Of roast heron Heron has almost the flavour of fish 1 When it has been … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorised | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Drying meat and cooking it, after de Rontzier

Some instructions about salting and drying meat (I am fairly sure this actually means slow cold-smoking given there was hardly a smoke-free dry and warm place to hang it). De Rontzier is less detailed on the curing and salting process … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorised | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Roast Seal after de Rontzier

They would indeed eat anything in the sixteenth century, and given that the territory of Braunschweig reached up to the Lower Elbe, this is credible as a recipe informed by experience. There are also instructions for seal pastries. Of (roast) … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorised | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Sugared Milk Skin from de Rontzier

This was one of the recipes that stuck with me on first reading. I do not like lactoderm, but some people consider it a delicacy. Of Nattes You put five or six stuebichen (a Stübchen is a unit of volume … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorised | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Stuffed Cucumbers from de Rontzier

Before I engage with my next major revision-of-old-stuff project (Meister Eberhard of Landshut), I will indulge in a few recipes from one of the less appreciated late sixteenth century sources. Of stuffed cucumbers You shall peel the cucumbers if they … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorised | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Battering and Frying Everything – de Rontzier

Yesterday’s post on battered and fried cherries got a fair bit of engagement, so I decided to dig out a late sixteenth century reference to the practice that gives both more detail on batters and the things that were prepared … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorised | Tagged , | 1 Comment