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Historian reveals medieval sausage recipe
Reuters via AuBC News ^
| 11/4/2007
Posted on 11/04/2007 4:19:58 PM PST by james500
A hobby historian has discovered the oldest known recipe for German sausage, a list of ingredients for Thuringian bratwurst nearly 600 years old.
According to the 1432 guidelines, Thuringian sausage-makers had to use only the purest, unspoiled meat and were threatened with a fine of 24 pfennigs - a day's wages - if they did not, a spokesman for the German Bratwurst Museum said.
Medieval town markets in Germany had committees charged with monitoring the quality of produce.
Thuringian bratwursts, which are made of beef and pork, are symbols of Germany's cultural heritage and ubiquitous snacks at football matches.
Historian Hubert Erzmann, 75, found the ancient recipe, inscribed with pen and ink in a heavy tome of parchment, earlier this year while doing research in an archive in the eastern town of Weimar, museum spokesman Thomas Maeuer said.
"The discovery shows that there were already consumer protection laws in the Middle Ages," he said.
TOPICS: Food; History
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To: mylife
Cassoulet is ready when you are!
I have a nice Merlot to go with it!
;0)
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posted on
11/04/2007 5:38:34 PM PST
by
MS.BEHAVIN
(Women who behave rarely make history)
To: mylife
Bier is proof that God loves us. ;)
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posted on
11/04/2007 5:39:16 PM PST
by
patton
(cuiquam in sua arte credendum)
To: MS.BEHAVIN
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posted on
11/04/2007 5:39:48 PM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: james500
Hard to believe it took nearly 600 years until sausage took another great leap forward...
To: patton
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posted on
11/04/2007 5:40:49 PM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: MS.BEHAVIN
What was the snausage you used in that?
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posted on
11/04/2007 5:41:37 PM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: mylife
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posted on
11/04/2007 5:41:42 PM PST
by
tubebender
(My weight is perfect for my height... which varies...)
To: HungarianGypsy
Can you ping us if they post the recipe later...
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posted on
11/04/2007 5:44:37 PM PST
by
tubebender
(My weight is perfect for my height... which varies...)
To: mylife
Tolouse snausages!
YOM!
Pull up a chair and dig in!
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posted on
11/04/2007 5:46:41 PM PST
by
MS.BEHAVIN
(Women who behave rarely make history)
To: tubebender; carlo3b
Oh.. Hungarian Gypsy?
Carlo3b also has a great following.
‘bout time for them holiday cooking threads carlo
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posted on
11/04/2007 5:48:07 PM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: MS.BEHAVIN
talouse snausages? whats in dem?
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posted on
11/04/2007 5:48:44 PM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: james500; mikrofon
* droooool *
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posted on
11/04/2007 5:55:37 PM PST
by
martin_fierro
(From Brat to Wurst)
To: mylife
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posted on
11/04/2007 5:57:07 PM PST
by
MS.BEHAVIN
(Women who behave rarely make history)
To: MS.BEHAVIN
Sounds yum!
Toulouse sausage Pronunciation: too-LOOZ Notes: This exquisite French sausage is usually made with pork, smoked bacon, wine, and garlic. It’s a great sausage for a cassoulet. Cook it before serving. Substitutes: kielbasa (works well in a cassoulet) OR Italian sweet sausage
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posted on
11/04/2007 5:58:16 PM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: MS.BEHAVIN
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posted on
11/04/2007 6:01:17 PM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: MS.BEHAVIN; All
The best mailorder italian sausage.
DiRusso's
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posted on
11/04/2007 6:03:20 PM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: mylife; carlo3b
I Have been on C3B’s list for years...
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posted on
11/04/2007 6:05:26 PM PST
by
tubebender
(My weight is perfect for my height... which varies...)
To: mylife
Yeah, they are abit on the pricey side..
But Cassoulet is expenive to make anyhow, so might as well use the good stuff!
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posted on
11/04/2007 6:06:20 PM PST
by
MS.BEHAVIN
(Women who behave rarely make history)
To: tubebender
He’s around here somewhere L0L
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posted on
11/04/2007 6:06:33 PM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: MS.BEHAVIN
Funny that cassoulet is expensive to make.
It was originally peasant food
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posted on
11/04/2007 6:07:50 PM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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