Comments by "Sisu Guillam" (@sisuguillam5109) on "What does a 1920s BIRTHDAY CAKE taste like?" video.

@butterknife1066 traditional when? Never heard of that... And I am german.
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@butterknife1066 ah! That might explain it... the traditions of the Pennsylvania Dutch (as far as I understand it) quite often went 'against' of those around them... dang, where is an anthropologist when you need one? Do you know which bit of Germany your family is from? And have you ever been?
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@AsTheWheelsTurn I have no idea why you are so fixated on 'ordinary'. Extravagant and ordinary differ wildly depending on where you are and which socio-econeomic strata you move in. This recipe uses chocolate... another ingredient not available to everyone... but common enough. Yes, your gran made cakes differently. Guess what? Both my grandmothers would have made birthday cakes completly different from each other- they were from different corners of my country... both cakes would have been ordinary or a bit extra, deepending at which time in their lives you would have encountered them. Xmas cakes typical for one side of my family would have contained plenty of marzipan - made with... you guessed it. They were lower middle class. Almonds and almond powder have been used for baking and confections for a long time. That your family didn't does not change that. Besides... birthday cakes are special occasion cakes. People tend to splurge in special occasions. Anyhows... have a lovely day.
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Did you melt it in a pot? If so try and put a metal bowl in a lot filled with simmering hot water (make sure the water doesn't boil nor steam)... put the chocolate in the bowl and stir. Hope this helps!
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Yea, please? Maybe Frankfurter Grüne Sosse? Or a Käsekuchen with Quark? Something based on Mary Hahn's book?
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@tillschroder2449 totally forgott about that one... Second your Labskaus idea! Or Sauerbraten? I love Sauerbraten... Schönes Wochenende!
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@tillschroder2449 thaught of another one: Frankfurter Bethmännchen! Yummy and comes with history baked in. But please please please do not put any rosewater or orangewater in it... or sparingly in a homeopathic fashion. Mary Hahn has a recipe in her book!
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@tillschroder2449 Bethmännchen are awfully expensive if you buy them... Ask a Bäcker or Konditor of they are willing to sell you proper Marzipan should you make them yourself 🙂
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@AsTheWheelsTurn almond powder existence pre 1920s. And just because 'ordinary' people could not afford it (your source?) does not mean that it did not show up in recipes... nor does it mean that no one used it. Cook books catered to a divers audience then - as they do today, don't they?
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@aleciacooke9236 you are welcome! Have a lovely weekend and some chocolate!
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@butterknife1066 hope you had a lovely time here and are coming back -once it is safe! May I reommend Hessen (Hesse)? Marburg is lovely, Limburg too. The Wetterau if you are into hiking or just want to take a stroll. Frankfurt aint pretty but had amazing museums!
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Is he... you know... lovely?
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Gramm. A measuring unit. 1000 gramms make 1 Kilogramm.
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@TastingHistory and wallpaper and and and... it was everywhere! Beet root powder works too. Doesn't taste bad either!
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