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Another Drumstick Meatball Recipe
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
Meat-Filled Pears
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
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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Rosehip Electuary
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
Faux Venison from Beef
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
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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Bramble Jam in History
I am quite fond of bramble season and lucky to be living in a part of Germany that, whatever else it may lack in fruit and vegetables, is blessed with fine and ample berry harvests.Yesterday, I decided to check the … Continue reading
Boil-in-the-Bag Meals
After reading about the bread and meat puddings Meister Hans cooks in stomachs, I decided to revisit the Mittelniederdeutsches Kochbuch for this gem about campaign cookery: 27 If you should go on campaign (hervart) and are to cook many things, … Continue reading
Chicken in a Glass
The Innsbruck MS also contains the following recipe: 101 If you would make a boiled chicken in a glass, pluck the chicken and take off its skin. Leave on the feet and the neck, and chop the rest of the … Continue reading