Ingredients: 1 onion, sliced 1 bottle of bock style beer 450 g fresh bratwurst 2 cups beef broth 2 tbsp butter 3 cups sauerkraut, drained 1/4 cup frozen sweet peas (optional) salt and pepper Method: Heat a deep skillet over medium high heat. Add the onions, beer, and bratwurst. Simmer, turning sausages … [Read more...]
Eintopf – Sauerkraut Stew with Sausages
Ingredients: 500 g potatoes 2 onions 40 g butter 1 can Sauerkraut 3/4 l broth (instant) 1 bay leave 8 Thuringia Rostbratwuerstchen or normal Bratwurst or Knackwurst 100 ml heavy cream 1 tbsp mustard salt, pepper, caraway seeds 1-2 tsp sugar 1 bunch chives Cooking: Peel the potatoes, cut them into cubes. Peel and … [Read more...]
German Pancakes
Ingredients: 4 eggs 1 tablespoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 2/3 cup flour, sifted 2/3 cup milk 2 tablespoons soft butter Directions: Heat oven to 400°F (200°C). Butter two cake pans well. Beat eggs until light yellow in color. Add remaining ingredients, mix thoroughly. Pour into prepared pans and bake 20 minutes; then reduce … [Read more...]
November 4 in German History
November 4, 1716 Birth of Wilhelm Freiherr von Knyphausen in Luxembourg. In 1776 as a general with over 40 years of service, Knyphausen was appointed second in command to General Leopold von Heister commanding the Hessian troops fighting with the British against the colonial rebels in America. In 1777 Knyphausen assumed the command. He returned … [Read more...]
November 3 in German History
November 3 Feast Day of St. Primin (ca. 690 - 753) Primin was a West Goth who was appointed a traveling bishop in 720. He founded several monasteries during his lifetime. Among the monasteries he is said to have founded are Murbach, Neuweiler, Gegenbach, Schwarzach, Hornbach and Amorbach. The city of Pirmasens, Germany is named for him. He is … [Read more...]
November 2 in German History
November 2, 1528 Birth of Petrus Lotichius Secundus in Niederzell, Germany. He was a professor of medicine at the University of Heidelberg but is much more remembered as a poet of the Renaissance period. He wrote in Latin. November 2, 1739 Birth of Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf in Vienna, Austria. Dittersdorf composed instrumental music and … [Read more...]
Bavarian Strawberry Cream
Ingredients: 1 cup fresh strawberries 3/4 cup sugar 1 tbsp. gelatin (unflavored) 1/2 cup cold water 2 tbsp. lemon juice 1 cup cream fresh fruit for decoration (peach, cherry, apple, orange, apricot, black/red currants) Directions: Slice strawberries and mix with the sugar. Set aside until sugar dissolves. Sprinkle gelatin … [Read more...]
Moosbeereherbstblätter Bowle
Ingredients: - 4 cups apple juice (the lighter, the better) - 2 cups cranberry juice - 2 cups white grape juice - 1 bottle champagne (or for non-alcoholic use ginger ale) - 1 cup sliced ripe peaches (fresh, not canned!) - 1 cup vodka - 1 lemon (thinly sliced) - 1 orange (thinly sliced) - 1 cup sugar - 3 large carnations and mint … [Read more...]
November 1 in German History
November 1 Allerheiligentag (All Saints' Day). Allerheiligentag is a legal holiday in Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Northrhine-Westphalia, Rhineland Palatinate and Saarland. November 1, 1607 Birth of Georg Philipp Harsdörfer in Nürnberg, Germany. Harsdörfer was a Baroque poet and theorist. In the Baroque period in Germany many literary … [Read more...]
November 5 in German History
November 5, 1414 On November 5, 1414, the Council of Constance opened in Constance (Konstanz), Germany. The church had fallen into a rather major problem in that two rival popes had been elected (Gregory XII in Rome and Benedict XIII in Avignon). In attempting to deal with the situation there had been a Council in Pisa in 1409. But that made … [Read more...]
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