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Live Birds in a Pie

Posted on 9 April 2025 by carlton_bach

Everyone knows the nursery rhyme and we all must have wondered if they really did that. It appears they did. This recipe from the Dorotheenkloster gives detailed instructions for making a pie that is both edible and will release live … Continue reading →

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Lacing Points in Aspic

Posted on 3 April 2025 by carlton_bach

Though today’s recipe looks quite odd, it is not, in fact, an April Fool‘s joke. Rather, it seems to be an example of robust creative culinary humour, an illustration of ‘playing with food’. 190 A galantine of deer(-skin) laces Take … Continue reading →

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Another Drumstick Meatball Recipe

Posted on 25 March 2025 by carlton_bach

There are two recipes in the Dorotheenkloster MS that resemble of something I tried before: 184 A dish of chickens Take three chickens for a dish. Take their sheer (pretig) meat and chop it small. Season it with good spices … Continue reading →

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Raisin Marzipan Pears

Posted on 26 January 2025 by carlton_bach

A recipe with parallels elsewhere, and mislabeled in the Dorotheenkloster MS: 90 Of fried morels Take Italian raisins and pick them clean. Pound them in a mortar. Then take blanched (geschelt) almonds and pound them with it, and mix in … Continue reading →

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Various Faux Cheeses

Posted on 19 January 2025 by carlton_bach

We have already seen a large number of different recipes for almond–based faux cheeses to be eaten on fast days. The Dorotheenkloster MS also has similar ones made from other ingredients: 65 A cheese of poppyseed Take poppyseed and make … Continue reading →

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More Almond Cheese

Posted on 6 January 2025 by carlton_bach

Almond cheese is faux cheese produced with almond milk using a variety of thickening processes. There are many surviving recipes. The Dorotheenkloster proposes a kind of jelly. It is a nearly identical parallel of a recipe in the Innsbruck MS. … Continue reading →

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More Hedgehogs

Posted on 3 January 2025 by carlton_bach

Since I’m not sure I’ll be able to post much over the next few days, I’ll be putting up three recipes today. The Dorotheenkloster MS parallels recipes for decorative hedgehog subtelties found in the later Meister Hans collection very closely: … 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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A Ground Veal Roast

Posted on 8 December 2024 by carlton_bach

Another artful and laborious recipe from the Dorotheenkloster MS. 9 A good roast Take veal, chop it fine, and remove the blood so it doesn’t become too black. When it is chopped, take rye bread and grate it small. Break … Continue reading →

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More Faux Dishes of Fish

Posted on 5 December 2024 by carlton_bach

A further two Lenten dishes of faux meat made with fish from the Dorotheenkloster MS: 2 A roasted dish of partridge Have two wooden moulds in the shape of partridges carved so that when they are pressed together, they produce … Continue reading →

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