Tag Archives: Oeconomia ruralis et domestica

Cowberry (and Elderberry) Sauce

Posted on 20 January 2026 by carlton_bach

This is the companion piece to yesterday’s cowberry preserve, a sauce that is clearly culinary: Sauce of Elderberries ccxxxvi) Make it this way: Take good, ripe elderberries that are quite black, break them off the stalks, and put them into … Continue reading →

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Barley Porridge for Hungover Breakfast

Posted on 30 December 2025 by carlton_bach

I will be away from home over the New Year, so this will be the last recipe for 2025. It comes from the Oeconomia ruralis et domestica by Johannes Coler and may be suitable for the festive days ahead: To … Continue reading →

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The Cold Shoulder

Posted on 21 November 2025 by carlton_bach

It has been one hell of a week. I’ve not been meaning to neglect my readership, but in any case, here is an apposite recipe from Balthasar Staindl: Sheep shoulder in a good sauce clxx) Take the shoulder of a … Continue reading →

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The Pear Juice Experiment

Posted on 12 October 2025 by carlton_bach

Over two years ago, I posted a recipe for pear juice reduction from the Oeconomia ruralis et domestica by Johannes Coler. It read thus: Pear juice is made thus (marginalia: to make pear juice) Take juicy pears such as Speckbirn … Continue reading →

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Freezing and Salting Pork

Posted on 30 September 2025 by carlton_bach

No, I’m not talking about the industrial revolution. Sometimes, you just find things in old recipe books that make you do a double take. This is one of those, from Balthasar Staindl in 1547. Since I wont be able to … Continue reading →

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A Plum Leather Experiment

Posted on 28 September 2025 by carlton_bach

A few years ago, I posted a translated recipe from Johannes Coler’s Oeconomia: […] In Silesia, there are many small plums almost like sloes except that they grow on properly tall trees and taste almost like plums. They are tapered … Continue reading →

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Chopped Porridge – A Milk Pasta

Posted on 18 June 2025 by carlton_bach

Another short recipe from Balthasar Staindl’s 1547 Kuenstlichs und Nutzlichs Kochbuch: To make a chopped porridge (koch) lxiiii) Make a dough with eggs, roll it out with force, and chop it small. You must always dust it with a little … Continue reading →

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Possibly Semmelknödel

Posted on 9 February 2025 by carlton_bach

Here’s a tantalising opportunity to interpret on very thin ice. The Dorotheenkloster MS includes a brief recipe for – something: 113 A plain (slechtz) dish Take good broth, saffron, sage, and vinegar that is moderately sour and let it boil … Continue reading →

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Testing the Sloe Mustard

Posted on 13 January 2025 by carlton_bach

To make up for my longer absence over the weekend, here is a second post. Last autumn, I collected sloes to try out a few recipes. One of them was for a mustard from the Oeconomia ruralis et domestica: However, … Continue reading →

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Salt Smoked Meat

Posted on 12 November 2024 by carlton_bach

Another short recipe from Philippine Welser’s collection tonight. 234 How to make good salted (diges) meat that turns red Item whoever wants to make salted (diges) meat so it turns nicely red and tastes good, whether it is ox tongues … Continue reading →

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