[Sca-cooks] Sixteenth Century Turkish

wheezul at canby.com wheezul at canby.com
Mon Apr 5 16:32:16 PDT 2010


>>For instance, there is a "Neuwe Chronica t?rkischer Nation", printed
>>in 1590, which is up online at www.digitale-sammlungen.de. Among
>>other things, there is a report about a wedding.
>>http://www.digitale-sammlungen.de/~db/0002/bsb00029261/images/
>>
>>?Den 23. May zu Morgen sind die Vezier vnd Hof Officier zum Patscha
>>zusammen kommen (sind Gey? vnd Schaaff F??/ vnd essens die T?rcken
>>wie bey vns ein Eyer im Schmaltz) solche Spei? hat der Breutigam
>>seiner Schwieger der Sultanin selber auch geschickt/ welche dem
>>Breutigam vnd der Braut widerumb 150. andere Speisen bringen lassen
>>(...)?. (p. 535; BSB-Pdf 546)

The 23rd of May in the morning did the Vizier and Court officer come
together to the Pasha (there was goat and sheep feet/ and eaten by the
Turks as by us an egg in fat) such a dish did the bridegroom to his in-law
the Sultana himself also gave / while the Bridegroom and the Bride had
around 150 other dishes brought...

The question marks are 'geyss' and 'fuss'.  That funny character is an
s-set.  The last little bit not given above tells that the cost was a
purse of 1500 Ducats.  Does this dish of hooves make any sense?  Was it
perhaps a gelatinized dish?

Perhaps the reference to an egg in fat meant that it was common as fried
eggs to the German people.

Love the references to the clothes :)

Katherine




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