[Sca-cooks] Medieval German "whoopie pies"???

[Terry Decker]

I would point out that a batter cake of the type found in whoopie pies is 
produced with chemical leaven and would not be found prior to the late 16th 
Century.  I wouldn't expect to find any prior to the 19th Century.

The filled oblaten mentioned in other missives is a good bet.  Or they may 
be referring to Germkno:del which is a filled yeast dumpling (although the 
filling is usually plum jam).  I know of no recipe or description of 
Germkno:del within SCA period.

Bear


> Got this from a shire member and figured I see if anyone here knew 
> anything about it.  Seems awfully unlikely to me, but I don't know a lot 
> about German cookery...
>
>
> "Also I was reading my new whoopie pie book and in the fun fact section it 
> says that "...the origins of the whoopie pie are in medieval Germany, 
> where a cream-filled cake was baked". Does anyone know about said dessert? 
> I am interested in trying it."
>
> Brangwayna Morgan