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22-Dec / Historical Shenanigans / 0 COMMENTS
With so much hurt going around, I wanted to find an experience that might bring a smile to our faces. Something both silly and fitting the spirit of the times. Something we can all partake in, wherever we are. I hope reading this post, and maybe trying this recipe will help you feel less alone, at this crazy time.
During last October our Musica Poëtica ensemble was busy developing a performance that mixed music written by Mozart for a pantomime, themes from commedia dell’arte, & the difficulties of performing during the pandemic in 2020. One of the characters in the performance was based on the iconic “Dottore” figure in commedia dell’arte. A fabulous charlatan, who seems to be drunk while diagnosing his patients. As we were creating the props for the performance, I was looking into historical wine recipes. Even though we of course do not use actual alcohol on stage, looking into original recipes can give one ideas as to colors and textures to use for the set as well as props. The head of our ensemble came across a wine recipe from 1713- a recipe from the time of the Northern Plague. As he read the wine recipe’s name over the phone, I knew we stumbed onto the right level of historical nerdism and Christmas 2020 feeling.
The “Delicious Blessed Thisle wine at the time of the plague” recipe from “The well-established Backer”, written by A. Sincerus, and published in Nuremberg 1713: MDZ-Reader | Band | Der curiose, In allerley, sowohl für hohe, als niedrige Stands-Personen erdencklichen Bach-Wercken … Wolbestehender Becker / Sincerus, Alexius seemed like it would be a fun thing to try, recreate, and dedicating a whole video to. But first I had to make sure all its ingredients were safe. I was lucky to have a herb specialist in my circle that knew these herbs, and could assure me that all of them are culinary/ medicinal and safe to use. Having written that, please consult a specialist before attempting to make this recipe for yourself.
To watch the video click the image below:
The original recipe is meant for 32L of wine. A daunting quantity, that I am not sure is safe for us to have around, especially with the current Covid-19 measures, and social distancing. With that in mind, here is the recipe brought to a 1/20 of the original quantity, 1.6L wine (2 regular wine bottles):
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How To:
WARNING: This wine is not a treatment for the plague, or for Covid-19.
All herbs mentioned in this recipe are culinary/medicinal.
Please consult a specialist before trying this recipe for yourself.