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Jelly Eggs in Lent
Here is another recipe from Balthasar Staindl, and it illustrates once more just how prolifically gadget-minded Renaissance cooks could be: xxiii) Item make eggs in Lent this way: Have a wooden mould made, or one of another material, that consists … Continue reading
Fake Headcheese for Lent
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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Another Fish Roe Dough Experiment
Life is still keeping me on my toes, so here is another old experiment of mine. Back in lockdown, when I was able to get fresh herring roe, I tried out both the fritters and a pastry dough based on … Continue reading
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Fish Roe Fritters – An Old Experiment
Life is limiting my ability to produce new translations, so I’ll fall back on sharing some old experiments I made during pandemic lockdown for now. This is an interesting recipe using fish roe from the Mittelniederdeutsches Kochbuch: Item if you … Continue reading
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Cooking Porpoise
Another entry in the Dorotheenkloster MS, not exactly a recipe: 186 (no title) You can make good dishes from a porpoise (merswein). They make good roasts, quite like other pigs do. You also make sausage and also good venison of … Continue reading
Fish Roe Pancakes in Roux Sauce
Back to the Dorotheenkloster MS, and this is not exactly what we expect to find in the fifteenth century: 125 A gmüs of fish Take fish roe, but not barbel roe, pound them in a mortar and fry a wide … Continue reading
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Mashed Beans
Apologies for the few and brief posts, I am working on a project I hope to finish this week. Today, two recipes for beans from the Dorotheenkloster MS. 69 Mashed beans (prein von pon) Take the beans and make them … Continue reading
Various Faux Cheeses
We have already seen a large number of different recipes for almond–based faux cheeses to be eaten on fast days. The Dorotheenkloster MS also has similar ones made from other ingredients: 65 A cheese of poppyseed Take poppyseed and make … Continue reading
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Elderflower Porridge Without Milk
Apologies for missing out on two days, I was preparing a lecture on latwerge next weekend. For today, this little recipe in the Dorotheenkloster MS caught my attention: 63 Of an elderflower müs in Lent Take elderflowers and let them … Continue reading
Eggs in Lent
We have looked at faux eggs for Lent before. The Dorotheenkloster MS has a series of recipes for these things. 49 Of all kinds of eggs in Lent Take two pounds (libra) of almonds and pound them small. Grind them … Continue reading