In the days between Christmas and New Year’s Eve we reflect on the known and proven. Traditional recipes used to be written by farmers, landladies, housewives and middle-class women. Numerous New Year’s Eve dishes commemorate the change of servants.
Let’s look back to the last century: there was no digitalization like today! Recipes and customs – including those for Christmas and New Year’s Eve – were passed on orally or written down by hand. Gudrun Steinkellner knows this exactly: she lives on Rainsberg and has been collecting old, handwritten recipes for decades. “Most of them date from the mid-19th century,” says the 65-year-old from Lavanttal, whose recipe collection stretches from 1843 to 1930. She has already tried more than 1,200 of these old dishes and collected them in her four cookbooks.
Source: Krone
I am Wallace Jones, an experienced journalist. I specialize in writing for the world section of Today Times Live. With over a decade of experience, I have developed an eye for detail when it comes to reporting on local and global stories. My passion lies in uncovering the truth through my investigative skills and creating thought-provoking content that resonates with readers worldwide.
