The sweet Zauner

Description

In the countries of the monarchy and beyond, a summer without Bad Ischl was a wasted lifetime, and a cure without a cure at the Zauner even more so.

While salt laid the foundation for Ischl’s flourishing spa business, sugar, no less valuable therapeutically, sweetened the healthy lives of spa guests. There were more guests than ever in those years: Ischl experienced the most glamorous era in its history. Emperor Franz Joseph proposed to his Sisi here, and famous artists, writers and composers also made their home here. Alfred Komarek revives this cultural and social heyday, closely interwoven with the history of the Zauner confectionery.

With texts and anecdotes about Ischl by Nikolaus Lenau, Karl Kraus, Adalbert Stifter and others – and 21 summery recipes by Josef Zauner for coffee and dessert, including the legendary Schratt-Gugelhupf.