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Sow’s Stomach

Here is another interesting recipe from the Mondseer Kochbuch: 128 To fill sows’ stomachs How to fill a pig’s stomach. Take pork, chopped eggs, white bread, sliced fat meat, pepper, caraway, saffron and salt. Then temper (tempier) it all together … Continue reading

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Instant Green Sauce Powder

In my medieval club, we have a tradition for artisans to give little gifts as tokens of appreciation to people who they find talented, helpful, or otherwise impressive. Sometimes these are buttons, pins, ribbons, or beads. I often use spice … Continue reading

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Rice in Almond Milk Again

Another long day, another short recipe from the Mondseer Kochbuch: 69 To prepare rice well boiled Take rice and pick it over well, wash it nicely, and lay it in a pot. Do not salt it too much, and boil … Continue reading

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Figs in Galantine

The third medieval experiment I made for my birthday party was another recipe from the collection of Meister Hans that is going to be my next book-size translation: Figs in sulcz. Galantine of figs Item as galantine of figs, if … Continue reading

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Birthday Chicken

I had the opportunity to try out several recipes for my birthday get-together today, and the first one was a recipe in Meister Hans, the next book project in the queue: Recipe #219 Ain gepachens huon beraitt also Prepare baked … Continue reading

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Medieval Gelatin Powder, and the Next Book Project

Today, I finished translating the recipes in the Meister Hans collection a few of which I posted years ago. Unlike the Kuchenmaistrey, very little about this work is self-explanatory, so I plan to eventually turn it into a book with … Continue reading

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Medieval Nose-to-Tail Cooking

I just came to an agreement about publishing a complete and commented translation of Meister Hans, so I will reduce the number of recipes from that source in order to leave something new for the book. However, before I transition … Continue reading

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Figs in Jelly

I apologise for the continuing dearth of recipes, but I was kept busy with other projects. Today, I sent off corrections to the proofs of the Kuchenmaistrey to the publisher, so good things are happening. For today, from Meister Hans: … Continue reading

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Another Mustard Recipe

Meister Hans has yet another recipe for a mustard, one that keeps: Recipe #170 Aber ain seniff ze machen Again how to make a mustard Item if you would make a mustard, take wine and honey boiled well together and … Continue reading

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A Collection of Hedgehogs

Many recipe collections feature a hedgehog-shaped confection. Meister Hans has a matching set of three: Recipe # 5 Ainen weissen Igel zue kochn To prepare a white hedgehog Item to prepare a white hedgehog. Take a pound of almonds and … Continue reading

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