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A Pike Galantine Recipe from the Innsbruck MS

This recipe is very interesting, not least because of its parallels, and because it suggests my interpretation actually was correct. They ate fish jam. 40 If you would make a good galantine (galrad) of a pike, boil the pike and … Continue reading

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Onion Puree from the Innsbruck MS

Today’s recipe is from the fifteenth century again, and it is quite interesting: 33 If you would make an onion puree (zwifel müez), boil the onions and chop them small etc. 34 If you would make an onion puree (zwifel … Continue reading

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Nut Porridge from the Innsbruck MS

Just a brief recipe today, from the current translation project: 16 If you would make a puree of nuts, let the nuts boil in a pan until their skins come off. Then pound them and pass them through with semel … Continue reading

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Dried Pear Puree from the Innsbruck MS

Another short recipe, I’m tired onight. This one is interesting because of how widespread it is: 15 If you would make a puree of dried pears (klotzenpirn), wash them in warm water, cut off the stalks and the cores, and … Continue reading

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Apple and Pear Purees from the Innsbruck MS

A brief recipe today, it’s been a long day: 13 If you would make a roasted (gepratenes) apple puree, brown (pren…ab) the apples in fat and chop them, spice them, add honey, and then prepare it in a pan so … Continue reading

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Fruit Purees from the Innsbruck MS

Continuing the entries from the Innsbrucker Rezeptbuch (Cod. Vind. 5486), today’s collection is a series of fruit puree recipes. Again, they are nothing special, but their grouping shows the systematic approach of the whole text: 7 If you would make … Continue reading

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A Lenten Feast in 2021

Today, a trip down memory lane. Back in 2021, I had made plans to get together with some good friends and cook a historical feast for Easter. In the end, COVID restrictions made the physical meeting impossible and we developed … Continue reading

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