December, 2008 Archives

Take the weight of the currants in sugar, pick out the seeds; take to a pound of sugar, half a pint of water, let it melt; then put in your currants and let them do very leisurely, skim them, and take them up, let the sirrup boil; then put them on again; and when they [...]

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Put into a salad-bowl the small crisp leaves of a head of lettuce; add four hard-boiled eggs sliced. Mince a dozen capers; sprinkle over the eggs, and add a plain dressing.

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A dandelion salad is one of the healthiest of spring salads. Take two quarts of freshly gathered dandelions; wash them well; pick them over carefully; let stand in water over night, as this improves them. Drain, and dry in a napkin; place them in a salad-bowl; add two young spring onions, minced. Serve with a [...]

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Ingredients for Polish celery root and apple salad are celery root chopped up and apples chopped into small pieces.  Next add cream.  This is it. Its very easy and children love this. That is it. Its very easy to make.  I wish I could write more but this is a very simple salad. Celery is [...]

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This first  carrot salad is less traditional and I prefer my second recipe which is more a traditional Polish carrot salad recipe . Young spring carrots are excellent when served as a salad. Take six of them, wash, wipe them with a coarse towel, boil them for ten minutes, drain and cut into narrow strips. [...]

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Turkeys should be carefully trussed. The wings and thighs should be brought close to the body and kept in position by skewers. The ends of the drumsticks may be drawn into the body or crossed over the tail and tied firmly. After cooking, free the ends of the drumsticks from the body and trim them [...]

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Ingredients: 5 pickled herrings 1 oz of salmon 2 boiled potatoes 2 apples few chopped shallots 2 small pickled cucumbers 1/2 a cup of chopped parsley or chervil salt and pepper Salad dressing: 4 tbs of olive oil 1 tbs of mayonnaise 1 tbs of plain yogurt 1 tea-spoon of vinegar 1/2 a tea-spoon of [...]

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Ingredients: 2 pounds of potatoes 4 eggs 1 ounce of butter flour salt and black pepper frying oil 1/2 of chopped onion 1. Peel potatoes and boil them in salted water for about 15-20 minutes until tender. 2. Drain, cool and mash them and mix with eggs and butter.  Add salt  and pepper to taste. [...]

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Ingredients: 6 veal chops (boneless) 1/2 a cup of fresh rosemary 1/2 a cup of white wine 4 tbs of sour cream frying oil salt and black pepper 1. Dry veal chops with paper towels to remove moisture. 2. Sprinkle them with salt and black pepper. 3. Preheat few table spoons of frying oil. 4. [...]

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Clean and parboil 2 rabbits; then cut into pieces. Sprinkle with flour and fry in hot lard. Remove the rabbits. Add chopped tomato and onion to the sauce; mix with flour; let fry; add the sauce in which the rabbit was cooked, some lemon-juice, 1/2 teaspoonful of red pepper, parsley and salt to taste. Cook [...]

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