Archivist provides insight

Curious things on the table in Mozart’s time

Thomas Mitterecker on a journey through time: Here with the Ursuline cookbook from 1716. Pastor's cooks and court cooks prepared curious dishes such as "young chicken in blood sauce".(Bild: Markus Tschepp)

Have you ever cooked stuffed deer ears? The books in a very special archive show how Salzburgers used to eat and live. The "Krone" was allowed to accompany the director to the most exciting corners. Even original Mozart sheet music can be found here.

When archive manager Thomas Mitterecker opens one thick door after another, you delve deeper and deeper into the everyday life of Salzburgers in the past. Here you can find out who was born, married and finally died and when. You can also find out what was served on the table in previous centuries.