By Gwen Catrin von Berlin
Barony of Carthe Arts & Sciences Competition, Culinary Division - November 1999

Championship - Culinary Division

Ein new Kochbuch, 1581, by Marxen Rumpolt exists only in a facsimile edition, which is currently out of print. I am involved in assisting Dr. Thomas Gloning of the Germanistics Department of the University of Giessen with transcribing (and webbing) this resource to make it more available. I am also translating the Kochbuch into English to make it even more accessible to the SCA, and have been re-creating some of the recipes.

I have chosen to translate and re-create several of dishes as suggested by a sample menu provided for the first of "four banquets for noblemen" This is from the "Fru:ehmal/ am Fleischtag" (the early meal on a meat day).

The first course includes Ein gute Niderla:endische Huszbudt - A hot-pot in the Netherlands style.

The second course lists Ein gru:enenKo:el mit Bratwu:ersten vnd mit gera:euchertem Fleisch gekocht - A green cabbage with bratwursts and cooked with smoked meat.

The final course of sweets includes Ein Epffel Turten - an apple torte.

The transcription, translation from the German into English and recipe re-creation are all from Ein New Kochbuch and are my original work