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Sabina Welserin Reconstructions

Introduction & Who was Sabina Welserin?

I was first introduced to Sabina Welserin's cookbook back in the Fall of 2003 when I was gifted with a large bag of quinces and needed a recipe.  I asked a friend, a member of the Madrone Culinary Guild, where I could find a recipe for them, and they pointed me to Sabina's cookbook. Thus recipe 107: To make a quince tart became my first reconstruction from Sabina's cookbook in 2003.   ... continue reading...


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From Ein Buch von guter spise: 59. Einen krapfen ( A krapfen)

How you want to make a fastday krapfen of nuts with whole kernels. And take as many apples thereunder and cut them diced, as the kernel is, and roast them will with a little honey and mix with spices and put it on the leaves, which you made into krapfen, and let it bake and do not oversalt.   ... continue reading...


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Oxymeli from Pilney the Elder

Recreation of Oxymeli from Pliny the Elder, The Natural History (eds. John Bostock, M.D., F.R.S., H.T. Riley, Esq., B.A.) CHAP. 21.--OXYMELI "Vinegar even has been mixed with honey; nothing, in fact, has been left untried by man. To this mixture the name of oxymeli has been given; it is compounded of ten pounds of honey, five semi-sextarii of old vinegar, one pound of sea-salt, and five sextarii of rain- water. This is boiled gently till the mixture has bubbled in the pot some ten times,2 ... continue reading...


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Jan 20, 2012 Moving Day!

And its finally come, today we move to the new webhost, so expect DNS issues for the next 24-48 hours as things move over. Update: OK, looks like things are moved over, there are still some issues with the URL re-writes and the new site setup, but at least the DNS is pointing to the right place now! ... continue reading...


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