Tag Archives: Mittelniederdeutsches Kochbuch

Feasts and Nuisances: Feeding the Revolution XVI

Posted on 26 March 2026 by carlton_bach

The city of Braunschweig was an important place in late medieval Germany: A trading hub, a member of the Hansa, independent of its dukes from 1430 onwards, and supporting a web of local alliances. In the early 1440s, it was … Continue reading →

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Feeding the Revolution: Cheap Sausages, Dear Grain

Posted on 24 February 2026 by carlton_bach

The year was 1483 and the nunnery of Harvestehude near Hamburg was exceptionally noisy. A clerical visitation – basically an inspection to ensure the strictures of monastic life were not too far relaxed – had arrived from the bishop of … Continue reading →

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Sugar-Preserved Quinces

Posted on 24 September 2025 by carlton_bach

I had a very bad few days, but going out, feeling the sun, meeting dragonflies and exploring our local public fruit trees made me feel much better. I was able to pick some beautifully fuzzy quinces and started looking for … Continue reading →

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Another Drumstick Meatball Recipe

Posted on 25 March 2025 by carlton_bach

There are two recipes in the Dorotheenkloster MS that resemble of something I tried before: 184 A dish of chickens Take three chickens for a dish. Take their sheer (pretig) meat and chop it small. Season it with good spices … Continue reading →

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Meat-Filled Pears

Posted on 21 March 2025 by carlton_bach

Another of the experiments I made during lockdown and can add to the collection now. From the Mittelniederdeutsches Kochbuch: 95 Item if you would make pears, take them and cut the pears off above (cut off the tops). Cut out … Continue reading →

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Another Fish Roe Dough Experiment

Posted on 18 March 2025 by carlton_bach

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

Posted on 16 March 2025 by carlton_bach

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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Rosehip Electuary

Posted on 23 January 2025 by carlton_bach

Today, I’ll talk a little about an experiment I made to prepare my lecture for my medieval club’s ‘online university’ event. Based on a North German recipe from the late fifteenth century, a sweet and spicy preparation of rosehips: 12 … Continue reading →

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Faux Venison from Beef

Posted on 11 November 2024 by carlton_bach

Another fake venison recipe from Philippine Welser’s collection: 232 If you want to make venison of beef Take beef and chop it small. Take wine, and catch the blood of a calf, and add it. Then set it over coals … Continue reading →

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Birthday Chicken

Posted on 20 August 2023 by carlton_bach

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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