Friday, December 10, 2010
How to Make Rose Water For the Medieval Pie!!!!!!!!!!!
"Ingredients:
2-3 quarts fresh roses or rose petals
Water
Ice cubes or crushed ice
1. In the center of a large pot (the speckled blue canning pots are ideal) with an inverted lid (a rounded lid), place a fireplace brick. On top of the brick place the bowl. Put the roses in the pot; add enough flowers to reach the top of the brick. Pour in just enough water to cover the roses. The water should be just above the top of the brick.
2. Place the lid upside down on the pot. Turn on the stove and bring the water to a rolling boil, then lower heat to a slow steady simmer. As soon as the water begins to boil, toss two or three trays of ice cubes (or a bag of ice) on top of the lid.
3. You’ve now created a home still! As the water boils the steam rises, hits the top of the cold lid, and condenses. As it condenses it flows to the center of the lid and drops into the bowl. Every 20 minutes, quickly lift the lid and take out a tablespoon or two of the rose water. It’s time to stop when you have between a pint and a quart of water that smells and tastes strongly like roses."
From http://www.care2.com/
The Black Death and other Misfortunes II
What other affects did the Black Death have on people? Well, because people, including laborers, were dieing of plague, there was a work shortage. And landowners didn't have enough people to have their estaites run properly. Many feilds were turned into grazing feilds because they required much less work to run. The wages also rose 80% in England. As you can see, the ecomomy changed quite dramatically when the Black Plague struck. As did many things, but that's for another day.
Picture found here.
Facts found here.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
The Answer to Cathedral Questions
I looked through my comments and found questins, one was did the people of Chutreaux like their old cathedral? Yes they did, it just caught on fire. And yes Collin they painted,but only in the inside of the cathedrals. Another question is that did they cut down the whole Chantilly forest, no they didnt they used about more than 1/4 of it. Here are some facts : did you know that the designer was named Willam, and did you know that the old cathedral was struck by lighting.And the bisop that Willam presented all of his ideas to diied in 1281.
Now, I have a question for you. Why did the people build another cathedral?
I got this information from this online book.
Now, I have a question for you. Why did the people build another cathedral?
I got this information from this online book.
More Facts on Castles!
Here are some more facts on castles. When gunpowder was invented castles and castles wall became vulnerable. Cannons could not knock down stone walls. The only possiable way to break down a castle wall is to undermine it. Undermine is digging a hole under it. 1 But sometimes that does not work. As we know from the movie Castles that the head solider had his man dig a hole and make the castle wall fall down but it didn't work. The largest castle in the world is the Malbork Castle in Poland. It was founded in 1274 by the Teutonic Knights. They used it as there headquarters. 2
Renissant's Pie Recipe (revised for modern times)
"Apple and Pear Renaissance Pie Recipe
Tourte aux Pommes et aux Poires… This classic renaissance dessert is most likely what led to our contemporary version of an apple pie! A warm, sumptuous after dinner treat!
Preparation Time: 25 minutes (+ 10 minutes if making your own crust)
Cooking Time: about 40 minutes
Ingredients:
1/2 lb. Apples
1/2 lb. Pears
2 oz. Butter
4 tbsp. Granulated Sugar
2 tbsp. Rose Water (if you can't find rose water, use white wine)
Additional Butter for baking dish
2 Pie Crusts (see recipe below or use a good pre-made crust)
How to Make It:
Preheat oven to 375°F
1. Put crust in refrigerator. Peel apples and Pears and cut into medium-thick slices.
2. Sauté fruit in the butter over a medium flame until tender. Stir in 2 tbsp. sugar. Then, take off heat and let cool off completely.
3. Butter baking dish. Take crusts out of refrigerator and roll out one crust so that it is about 2 inches larger than the pie dish. Fit crust into dish, so that edges are evenly overhanging. Fill with cooled apples and pears. Roll out second crust and cover the fruit. Fold over the edges and pinch to form a "crown". Put in oven and bake for 35 to 40 minutes.
4. Mix rose water and 2 tbsp. sugar. Take pie out of oven and cover top with rose water mixture. Put back in oven for a few minutes, until the top shimmers!
Voilà!
Variations:
If you would like, you can sprinkle the bottom of the pie with a couple of tablespoons of ground almond powder. A favorite ingredient of renaissance desserts and often used in pies and tartes.
You can also make this same recipe by substituting the pears with peaches.
Last but not least, you can also soak 1/4 cup raisins in rose water for 30 minutes and then add the fruits right after stirring in the sugar. Serving Ideas:
Ice cream was invented during the renaissance by Italian chefs… so feel free to serve alongside this luscious pie!
Crust Recipe for Apple Pear Pie
Ingredients for Crust:
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Refrigeration Time: 30 minutes
2 2/3 cup Flour
4 Eggs
8 oz. Butter (chilled!)
2 tbsp. Granulated Sugar
2 tbsp. Ground Almond Powder (optional) Pinch of Salt
How to Make Crust:
1. Mix salt, sugar, and flour.
2. Cut chilled butter into small pieces and mix into flour with finger tips. Stop working batter once it looks like "sand".
3. Make a well and pour in eggs. Incorporate into flour using your fingers and a spatula.
4. Once homogenous, form a ball, place on a floured surface and knead for 10 seconds. Divide in half, form two separate balls. Wrap each one in plastic, or put in separate plastic bags. Refrigerate for 30 minutes or more.
Voilà!"
Tourte aux Pommes et aux Poires… This classic renaissance dessert is most likely what led to our contemporary version of an apple pie! A warm, sumptuous after dinner treat!
Preparation Time: 25 minutes (+ 10 minutes if making your own crust)
Cooking Time: about 40 minutes
Ingredients:
1/2 lb. Apples
1/2 lb. Pears
2 oz. Butter
4 tbsp. Granulated Sugar
2 tbsp. Rose Water (if you can't find rose water, use white wine)
Additional Butter for baking dish
2 Pie Crusts (see recipe below or use a good pre-made crust)
How to Make It:
Preheat oven to 375°F
1. Put crust in refrigerator. Peel apples and Pears and cut into medium-thick slices.
2. Sauté fruit in the butter over a medium flame until tender. Stir in 2 tbsp. sugar. Then, take off heat and let cool off completely.
3. Butter baking dish. Take crusts out of refrigerator and roll out one crust so that it is about 2 inches larger than the pie dish. Fit crust into dish, so that edges are evenly overhanging. Fill with cooled apples and pears. Roll out second crust and cover the fruit. Fold over the edges and pinch to form a "crown". Put in oven and bake for 35 to 40 minutes.
4. Mix rose water and 2 tbsp. sugar. Take pie out of oven and cover top with rose water mixture. Put back in oven for a few minutes, until the top shimmers!
Voilà!
Variations:
If you would like, you can sprinkle the bottom of the pie with a couple of tablespoons of ground almond powder. A favorite ingredient of renaissance desserts and often used in pies and tartes.
You can also make this same recipe by substituting the pears with peaches.
Last but not least, you can also soak 1/4 cup raisins in rose water for 30 minutes and then add the fruits right after stirring in the sugar. Serving Ideas:
Ice cream was invented during the renaissance by Italian chefs… so feel free to serve alongside this luscious pie!
Crust Recipe for Apple Pear Pie
Ingredients for Crust:
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Refrigeration Time: 30 minutes
2 2/3 cup Flour
4 Eggs
8 oz. Butter (chilled!)
2 tbsp. Granulated Sugar
2 tbsp. Ground Almond Powder (optional) Pinch of Salt
How to Make Crust:
1. Mix salt, sugar, and flour.
2. Cut chilled butter into small pieces and mix into flour with finger tips. Stop working batter once it looks like "sand".
3. Make a well and pour in eggs. Incorporate into flour using your fingers and a spatula.
4. Once homogenous, form a ball, place on a floured surface and knead for 10 seconds. Divide in half, form two separate balls. Wrap each one in plastic, or put in separate plastic bags. Refrigerate for 30 minutes or more.
Voilà!"
More on Harald
Harald the Fairhair is a legend, but let's learn more about him.
To begin, he had over 20 children! 23, at least. Having so many children caused a problem. All of his children feuded over the throne, but each got a land to rule over. This still did not stop all fighting. Harald handed supreme power over to Eirik Bloodaxe, his favorite son, the son of one his wives Ragnhild Eiriksdotter. Eirik ruled alongside Fairhair when he was 80 for 3 years. Harald was buried in the traditianal mound when he died.
To begin, he had over 20 children! 23, at least. Having so many children caused a problem. All of his children feuded over the throne, but each got a land to rule over. This still did not stop all fighting. Harald handed supreme power over to Eirik Bloodaxe, his favorite son, the son of one his wives Ragnhild Eiriksdotter. Eirik ruled alongside Fairhair when he was 80 for 3 years. Harald was buried in the traditianal mound when he died.
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