October 13, 1694 Death of Samuel Freiherr von Pufendorf in Berlin (born in Dorfchemnitz, Saxony). Pufendorf encountered Descartes, Grotius and Thomas Hobbes while at Jena. He went on to become one of the developers of the concept of "natural law". Based on his first work on natural law, Elementorum Jurisprudentiae Universalis Libri Duo, a chair … [Read more...]
October 12 in German History
October 12, 1518 Having been called to the offices of Cardinal Thomas Cajetan, Martin Luther refuses to retreat from the positions taken in his 95 thesis on indulgences. The theses had been posted a year earlier on the door of the Hofkirche in Wittenberg. (The church still stands although the wooden doors are gone. They have been replaced with … [Read more...]
October 11 in German History
October 11, 1491 Death of Blessed Jakob Griesinger. Little is known of Jakob Griesinger, also known as Jakob von Ulm and as Alemannus. He was born in Ulm, Germany in 1407 and trained as a glass blower. He undertook a trip to the holy sites in Rome and on the return trip stooped to pray at the grave of St. Dominic. He then entered the Dominican … [Read more...]
Three Kings’ Cake
Three King's Cake (or bread) is closely allied with the traditions around the Epiphany (January 6th). This date commemorates the visit the Three Wise Men made to the baby Jesus in Bethlehem. Ingredients: Dough 3/4 cup light raisins 3/4 cup chopped dates 1 1/3 cups chopped walnuts 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots 1/2 cup chopped candied … [Read more...]
The Festive Charm of Stutenkerl
Few baked treats capture the warmth and wonder of a German holiday season like the Stutenkerl. These sweet, soft bread men – with raisin eyes, a cheerful shape, and often a little clay pipe tucked under one arm – fill bakeries across western and northern Germany every November and December. Soft like brioche, slightly sweet, and delicately scented … [Read more...]
Lebkuchen
They are world-famous and inseparably tied to Christmas – Nuremberg Lebkuchen or gingerbread. These internationally-known delicacies were first baked by Franconian monks, who created these sweet baked goods as early as the 14th century. Ingredients: For the cookies: 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for kneading 1¼ teaspoons ground nutmeg 1¼ … [Read more...]
Kletzenbrot – Traditional German Christmas Fruit Bread
Ingredients: 125g dried apricots 250g dried pears 250g dried figs 250g stoned prunes 125g currants 250g sultanas 250g sugar 225ml water 1 cup liquid for 1 packet of dried yeast 250g flour 1 tsp cinnamon 1 pinch of ground cloves 1 pinch of ground cardamom 1 pinch of ground ginger 250g chopped hazelnuts 50g chopped candied orange … [Read more...]
German Christmas Stollen
Stollen is a fruit bread containing dried fruit and often covered with powdered sugar or icing sugar. The bread is usually made with chopped candied fruit and/or dried fruit, nuts and spices. Stollen is a traditional German bread usually eaten during the Christmas season, when it is called Weihnachtsstollen (after "Weihnachten") or Christstollen … [Read more...]
October 10 in German History
October 10, 1713 Birth of Johann Krebs in Buttelstedt, Germany. He was a composer of organ music. He was a pupil of Johann Sebastian Bach. October 10, 1791 Death of Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart in Stuttgart, Germany. Schubart was a poet of the Sturm und Drang period (most noteworthy representatives of this period are Goethe and … [Read more...]
October 9 in German History
October 9, 1047 Death of Suidiger (Pope Clement II), the second German pope. Suidiger had been the bishop of Bamberg. He was installed as pope by the German king, Heinrich III on December 25, 1046. There had been three rivals claiming the office of pope when Heinrich III arrived in Rome. He deposed all three and installed Suidiger as Clement … [Read more...]
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