Winter Solstice - Fried Squash
Another dish served at Winter Solstice. This one is called Earth Apples which for a long time people mistakenly thought was some type of potato or root vegetable but it turns out it actually refers to a type of squash.
I did not have access to the squash they would have used so I substituted zucchini and yellow squash, this was one of the most popular wishes of the day.
From Marx Rumpolt, Ein New Kochbuch, c. 1581
Transliteration and translation © 1999 by M. Grasse
37. Earth apples. Peel and cut them small/ soak (simmer) them in water/ and
press it well out through a hair (fine) cloth/ chop them small/ and fry them in bacon/
that is cut small/ take a little milk thereunder/ and let it simmer therewith/
so it is good and welltasting.
Take a mix of squash, as I used soft skin ones peeling was not needed, and cut them into bite sized pieces.
Cook in a bit of water until soft, drain completely. Cook bacon until crisp, remove from fat and crumble.
Add cooked squash to the fat and fry. I did not add milk to this dish because I forgot the milk at home, but honestly it was tasty without it. Season with salt and pepper and toss with the crumbled bacon.
I did not have access to the squash they would have used so I substituted zucchini and yellow squash, this was one of the most popular wishes of the day.
From Marx Rumpolt, Ein New Kochbuch, c. 1581
Transliteration and translation © 1999 by M. Grasse
37. Earth apples. Peel and cut them small/ soak (simmer) them in water/ and
press it well out through a hair (fine) cloth/ chop them small/ and fry them in bacon/
that is cut small/ take a little milk thereunder/ and let it simmer therewith/
so it is good and welltasting.
Take a mix of squash, as I used soft skin ones peeling was not needed, and cut them into bite sized pieces.
Cook in a bit of water until soft, drain completely. Cook bacon until crisp, remove from fat and crumble.
Add cooked squash to the fat and fry. I did not add milk to this dish because I forgot the milk at home, but honestly it was tasty without it. Season with salt and pepper and toss with the crumbled bacon.