Tag Archives: Sabina Welser

A Renaissance Pie Workshop

Posted on 13 November 2023 by carlton_bach

There have not been any new recipes since Thursday, but there is a good reason for that. This weekend, despite feeling somewhat under the weather, I was able to teach a hands-on workshop in my medieval club. The topic was … Continue reading →

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Chicken in a Glass

Posted on 31 May 2023 by carlton_bach

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 →

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Chicked Stewed in Wine

Posted on 3 February 2023 by carlton_bach

Another recipe from the Kuenstlichs und Fuertrefflichs Kochbuch, and an interesting parallel: 69 Steamed Chickens Roast the chickens until they are done, as is proper. Then put them into a pot in one piece and pour in Malvasier (malmsey wine) … Continue reading →

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Round Gingerbread Fritters

Posted on 25 January 2023 by carlton_bach

Another recipe from the Kuenstlichs und Fuertrefflichs Kochbuch for today: Sugary, crunchy, spicy fritters. 56 To fry sugar fritters (Zucker Krepffle) Take twice-baked gingerbread (Leckuchen) and grate it nicely fine. Searce it through a colander (durchschlag) but (aber) let it … Continue reading →

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Sausages for Salad

Posted on 17 January 2023 by carlton_bach

A quick recipe today, because I am feeling tired and can’t manage the more extensive post I had been hoping for. From the Kuenstlichs und Fuertrefflichs Kochbuch: 57 To make Italian (Welsche) sausages Take many pounds of meat with no … Continue reading →

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May Cake – a Herbal Tart

Posted on 9 December 2022 by carlton_bach

Another recipe from the Kuenstlichs und Fuertrefflichs Kochbuch: 33 Who (Would) Make a May Cake (mayenkuchen) Take Mayenkraut (could be greater celandine (chelidonium maius), ground elder (aegopodium podadraria) or woodruff (galium odoratum), though Grimm states this association is of recent … Continue reading →

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Renaissance Nibbles for a Pity Party IV

Posted on 27 May 2022 by carlton_bach

My apologies for the delay in posting new recipes. I am in the middle of moving and will likely miss a few more days before things return to an even keel. Here, though, is the rest of the Pity Party … Continue reading →

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An Easter Feast in 2021, part II

Posted on 7 April 2022 by carlton_bach

This is the second part of the recipes from the socially distanced Easter Feast we had in 2021. It followed the Saturday Lenten Feast with a single-minded focus on meat and eggs, long forbidden and now finally available in great … Continue reading →

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An Easter Feast in 2021, part I

Posted on 6 April 2022 by carlton_bach

This is the second half of the socially distanced Easter feast we had in 2021, recipes from fifteenth and sixteenth century sources associated with Easter. The joyous excess in using eggs, butter, milk and meat reflects the long-awaited end of … Continue reading →

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Experiments in Sausage Making III: Renaissance Liver Sausage

Posted on 23 November 2021 by carlton_bach

A first test based on two similar recipes, both from the mid-sixteenth century. The first is from our already familiar Sabina Welser: If you want to make good liver sausage Firstly, take a quarter of a sow’s liver, and a … Continue reading →

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