Tag Archives: Königsberg MS

The Cold Shoulder

Posted on 21 November 2025 by carlton_bach

It has been one hell of a week. I’ve not been meaning to neglect my readership, but in any case, here is an apposite recipe from Balthasar Staindl: Sheep shoulder in a good sauce clxx) Take the shoulder of a … Continue reading →

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A Chequerboard Jelly

Posted on 13 May 2025 by carlton_bach

Another short recipe from Staindl’s 1547 cookbook: Jellied Almond Paste xi) You make jellied almond paste thus: Take isinglass and boil it in water. Then take parsley, chop it very finely, and stir it into a third part of the … Continue reading →

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Fake Headcheese for Lent

Posted on 28 March 2025 by carlton_bach

With regret, I will have to reduce the frequency of my postings here for the time being. Life, work, lectures and unfinished manuscripts are making demands on my time I cannot ignore. I will still try to be up here … Continue reading →

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Colourful Roast Chickens

Posted on 6 December 2024 by carlton_bach

Another series of recipes from the Dorotheenkloster MS for which we have no fewer than two sets of parallels. They clearly belong together: 4 Of a white roast chicken Strange (fremde) roast partridges also turn our good. A strange sauce … Continue reading →

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Eggs on a Skewer

Posted on 7 August 2024 by carlton_bach

Philippine Welser’s collection also has two recipes for a dish we find in other sources as well: Kroseier. 137 If you want to make kres ayr Take eggs, open them at the bottom end and pour out the yolk and … Continue reading →

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Another Liver in a Caul

Posted on 2 July 2024 by carlton_bach

Yes, Philippine Welser also has one: 121 To fry a goat liver Chop the liver thoroughly (?raych) and add a good part of bacon to it, and sage, onion, and parsley. Chop it all together and take a little caraway, … Continue reading →

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Lenten Dessert

Posted on 6 April 2024 by carlton_bach

We followed the fish feast on Good Friday with a dessert of illusion foods: Pastries, bratwurst sausages, and porridge topped with fried lardons. All of them fit for Lent. The pastries are easiest: You simply fill them with something other … Continue reading →

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A Breadcrumb Cake

Posted on 28 February 2024 by carlton_bach

I am back to shorter posts of individual recipes that can hopefully be more frequent again. Today: Something the recipe collection of Philippine Welser calls a tart (dortten): 41 If you want to make a tart of semel bread (semla) … Continue reading →

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Sour Sauces from the Mondseer Kochbuch

Posted on 17 September 2023 by carlton_bach

The manuscript contains several recipes for very similar sauces based on sour fruit and vegetable juices: 32 How to prepare a good special (seindre) sauce Take grapes and pound sour apples together, mix it with wine and press it out. … Continue reading →

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Mortar Chicken from the Mondseer Kochbuch

Posted on 31 August 2023 by carlton_bach

Another recipe from the Mondseer Kochbuch, one with plenty of parallels: 10 A roast chicken in a mortar Take a roast chicken and cut it up (zuo glide) small. Take white bread and prepare a thin egg batter. Pound saffron … Continue reading →

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