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Tag Archives: kuchenmaistrey
Fruit Mus Two Ways
I am sorry for falling so abruptly silent again, but I ended my birthday with some unpleasant cold symptoms and a COVID diagnosis. Things are improving rapidly, it looks like a very mild case, but right now I am still … Continue reading
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Baking Pastries the Italian Way
As my birthday approaches, I’m getting things ready for a small party with medieval and modern recipes (watch this space). The best present, though, is that my translation of the Kuchenmaistrey is hitting the market, albeit slowly. The print version … Continue reading
Sage Fritters from the New Book
I was thrilled to get the message from Ellipsis Imprints today that the translation of the Kuchenmaistrey is now officially published. The book can be pre-ordered here in anticipation of its physical launch on 14 August. This is going to … Continue reading
Book Announcement, and Quick Compost Cabbage
Again four days have passed without posting a new recipe, but now I can reveal part of the reason for my tardiness: My translation of the Kuchenmaistrey is ready for print and will very soon be published by Ellipsis Imprints. … Continue reading
Elderflower Pasta from the Innsbruck MS
Another very seasonal recipe from the Innsbruck MS that I just missed being able to replicate because a colleague fell ill and I had to cover: 128 If you would make a chopped elderflower porridge, boil the elderflowers in good … Continue reading
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All About Peas, Part One
The Innsbruck MS has a lot of recipes for peas. 86 If you would prepare Bohemian (pehaymisch) peas, boil the peas in lye (kaltgüzz) and when they shed their skins, pour the lye and the peas into a small vessel … Continue reading
A Filled Meat Loaf Roast
The Innsbruck MS can get very playful at times: 64 If you wish to make a hollow roast (holpraten) of meat, chop the meat small and break eggs into it. Salt it and season it and add a little flour. … Continue reading
Poultry Krapfen from the Kuchenmaistrey
Another recipe from the experiments we had last Friday. This one is definitely in no way peasant food, but it was occasioned by availability. I had the giblets and neck of a duck in the freezer, and we were making … Continue reading
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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Experiment: Wafer Fritters
Another recipe I experimented with Saturday, this one is from the Kuchenmaistrey of c. 1490: 1. lvi. Item fritters of wafers (oblaten) make thus: Take figs and raisins, boil them, and chop them small. Season it with spices and saffron, … Continue reading
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Tagged 15th century, experiment, Katharina Prato, kuchenmaistrey, parallel
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