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Tag Archives: kuchenmaistrey
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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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
Two Scented Sauces for Poultry
Again from the Kuenstlichs und Fuertrefflichs Kochbuch: 21 How you shall cook partridges Item roast the birds, and when they are roasted, cut them apart in the middle and place them in a bowl. Cover them so they do not … Continue reading
Three Recipes for Sauce and Serving Bread
These are from the Kuenstlichs und Fuertrefflichs Kochbuch, and they are interesting. 12 To Make a Lebersultz Take half a square of Leipzig gingerbread (Leckuchen) and cut it small into a glazed pot that holds 3 Maß. Pour a little … Continue reading
Reassembled Chicken from Cgm 384 II
Another interesting piece of culinary sleight-of-hand. 51 Chickens put together (angeleten) For put-together chickens, take old hens and pick them apart lengthwise and cut off their meat (gebrätt), but see that the bones stay connected to each other. Chop the … Continue reading
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