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.
Yeah, I know!
LOL
They don’t give away duckling up here..
I got some Genoa today.
Back home we have a salami made with port wine that is wonderful
Well, the beans were cheap ;0)
LOL
True!
Boy, this turned out really well!
Im glad it came out nice.
Next up Spring lamb stew!
Nobody needs to know how the sausage is made.
Damn those beddar cheddars’ is good stuff. Nuked right before bed with a huge glob of mustard.
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What does that word mean? I see it everywhere lately.
Hope for the Becks, but expect the wurst.
Malt is the parially germinated and dried barley.
Can you add me to the kitchen ping list please?
Whatever the ingredients, I bet you still wouldn’t want to see how sausage was made in the Middle Ages.
One of my colonial American ancestors was dragged before the magistrate in 1653 for charging too much for a mug of her beer. But, the court ruled in her favor, as she put extra malt in her brew, justifying the higher price.
What colony was that? New Amsterdam?
The BEST BEER I've ever had was at the City Tavern in Old Philly. The Recipe was Ben Franklin's. The Second Best Beer I've ever had was at the same place. It Was George Washington's own recipe.
Massachusetts Bay (Newbury).
name dropper
(GRIN) It was awesome stuff. We are going back to Philly and the City Tavern is going to be our First stop for dining!
Well, I was wondering if it was the Dutch pub my ancestors stopped at when they got off the boat. I suppose not.
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