Tag Archives: Mittelniederdeutsches Kochbuch

Watch Out, Guard! – Feeding the Revolution XXVIII

Posted on 28 June 2026 by carlton_bach

Among the mercenary units that kings could hire in northwestern Europe, the ‘Black Guard’ was top tier. Landsknecht soldiers in their impressive finery, they had fearsome reputation for terrorising the countryside and their legendary battlecry was “Waar di, buur! De … Continue reading →

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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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