Tag Archives: illusion food

Gefilte Chicken

I apologise for missing out another day. I appear to have caught a rather unpleasant virus. For today, here is an interesting recipe from the Innsbruck MS: 74 If you would make a filled chicken, remove its skin so that … Continue reading

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Rice Made from Eggs

Another illusion food from the Innsbruck MS. This one really makes no practical sense at all. 57 If you would make rice out of eggs, boil the eggs hard and then take the hard egg (daz hert) and chop it … Continue reading

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Egg Loaf Roast from the Innsbruck MS

Another fake meat dish, this one made from eggs: 52 If you would make a roast of eggs, beat the eggs in a bowl, season them, salt them, and pour them into a bag. Let them boil in that so … Continue reading

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Roe Deer Head from the Innsbruck MS

A short but complex recipe today, again from the Innsbruck MS: 48 If you would prepare a dish from the head of a roe deer, boil it so that meat falls off it and chop that. Prepare chopped meat with … Continue reading

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Almond cheeses from the Innsbruck MS

I am very glad to say that I can type again (though carefully) and thus will resume my semi-regular recipe postings. For today, a few short and mildly confusing ones for illusion food: 44 If you would make a curd … Continue reading

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Snail and Frog Sausage

To continue the series of snail and frog recipes, we have a small section from de Rontzier about hiding them in various dishes to trick people into eating them. To make small dishes of snails and frogs 1 You chop … Continue reading

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Fake Hard-Boiled Eggs

From the Kuenstlichs und Fuertrefflichs Kochbuch, another recipe for fake eggs. 63 Hard-Boiled Eggs with Almonds Take blanched almond kernels, grind them small, and colour yellow as much as is required for the yolk. Take eggshells and pour out (thus… … Continue reading

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Galantine with Live Fish from the Oeconomia

You know blackbirds in a pie, get ready for gudgeons in a jelly: To make a floating galantine (Gallart) (marginalia: To make galantine float) If you would make a floating galantine that is to float over the bowl, have an … Continue reading

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Another two recipes for Kroseier

This time they’re from Cgm 384 II: 67 Fritters of kroßayer To make kroß ayer, break open eggs at the broad end and beat them very well. Add pepper and saffron and chopped parsley and sage. Cook (röschs) them in … Continue reading

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Fake Chopped Meat and Cracklings for Lent

Another two recipes from Cgm 384 II, these are illusion foods for meatless days. 58 A chopped dish (gehäckt) in Lent Make a gehäkt in Lent of chopped almonds. Colour part of them and leave the other part white, and … Continue reading

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