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----- Original Message -----
From: Lujuana
To: phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com
Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 4:58 PM
Subject: Old Fashioned Danish Dumplings
My Grandmother made some Old Fashioned Danish Dumplings that used an extensive
(12 or more) amount of eggs. They didn't fall apart like Bisquick dumplings,
and she precooked them on the stove before dropping them into the chicken broth.
I do believe they had nutmeg in them and I know they had some form of flour but
that is all. I don't know how she made them, but she used a recipe from Denmark.
They were delicious. As I am 65 years old, the recipe is really an old one.
Thanking you in advance for trying to locate this recipe, I would love to have a
copy of this.
Lujuana
Hello Lujuana,
There are lots of Danish dumplings recipe on the web, but most of them contain only
2 or 4 eggs and many do not have nutmeg. I did not find any that had 12 eggs. I did
find one that had nutmeg and 6 eggs. See below.
Phaed
Danish Dumplings
Ingredients: 2 cups milk.
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg (approx)
1/4 cube butter,
Salt and Pepper to taste,
6 eggs
1 cup flour (approx) to make a stiff ball
Directions: Season milk with salt, pepper, nutmeg and butter. Bring to a boil in
heavy skillet. Stir dry sifted flour rapidly into milk. Stir vigorously until the
mixture forms a ball and leaves the sides and bottom of the pan. Remove from heat.
Cool slightly. Add whole eggs, one at a time. Beat until absorbed and smooth. Drop
by tablespoonful into hot boiling soup broth. Cover and cook until dumplings float
to top. Serve at once.
----- Original Message -----
From: Laura
To: phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com
Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 1:13 AM
Subject: Pimentos
Dear Uncle Phaedrus,
I am from Alabama and I love pimento cheese. I would love to make some to
take to a party. The problem is that I live in South Korea and I can't find
pimentos anywhere. Is there anyway you could inform me on how to make a suitable
stand-in for pimentos? Pimento cheese is delicious and easy to make, but you
can't very well leave out the pimentos!
Best regards, Laura
Hi Laura,
A pimiento is a red, heart-shaped, sweet pepper. They are dried to be ground into
sweet paprika or canned for use in stuffing olives, etc.
"The Food Substitutions Bible" by David Joachim says:
"Substitute 2 tbsp chopped pimiento with:"
1) "2 to 3 tbsp chopped fresh red bell pepper"
or
2) "1 tbsp dried red bell pepper + 2 tbsp hot water"
Below is a recipe for homemade canned pimientos. These might be even better than
the fresh or dried red bell peppers for making pimiento cheese, if you can get
the pimientos.
Phaed
Pimentos
Ripe pimentos pepper or ripe red bell peppers
Quarter; remove seeds. Drop in boiling water until skins will slip. Drop in cold water;
remove skin. Chop and pack in hot jars with 1/2 teaspoon salt per pint. Do not add liquid,
they will make their own. Process 30 minutes in hot water bath. Use the small jars you
buy pimentos in or baby food jars can be used.
----- Original Message -----
From: Evelyn
To: phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com
Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 6:47 PM
Subject: Old time drink
Yesterday I received the recipe for apple cake for which I had been searching for
several years. You furnished it.
Perhaps you can help me with another recipe I've tried to find for years. As a youngster,
playing with my cousins "down on the farm", my aunt always treated us to a cold drink in
the afternoon. It was made of water, vinegar, soda and sugar, as far as I know. It was
colored, perhaps with a fruit juice, or maybe artificial coloring to make it look nice.
There were no ice cubes in those days, only cold water from the well. Do you have any
idea as to the amount of these ingredients per glass of cold drink? I will appreciate
your reply. Thank you for all your help.
Evelyn
Hi Evelyn,
Maybe this is it.
Phaed
Farmers Pop
2 tbsp. sugar
1 tbsp. vinegar
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
10 oz. cold water
1/2 tsp. baking soda
Combine sugar, vinegar, vanilla extract and water into a 12 ounce or larger glass.
Hold glass over sink as you add the baking soda, stirring briskly, as it foams.
Drink immediately as tastes best while it is fizzing.
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Thanks very much, Phaed, this sounds like it exactly. You do a wonderful job in finding
these "old time" recipes. Again, many thanks!
Evelyn
----- Original Message -----
From: jerry
To: phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 1:31 PM
Subject: Old cookbook measurements
Hi. My name is Jerry and I want to thank you for having such a great site.
My grandmother left me several cookbooks from the turn of last century, and
I have found several recipes that I would like to try. My problem is how much
is 1/2 of a salt spoon? 1/2 of a dessert spoon? etc. Thank you for any help
you can give me.
Hello Jerry,
This is what I found:
Old Cook Books measurements:
1 salt-spoon = 1/2 teaspoon = 1/16 Imperial ounce
1 teaspoon = 1/8 Imperial ounce
1 Tablespoon = 4 teaspoon = 1/2 Imperial ounce
1 dessert-spoon = 2 teaspoon = 1/2 Tablespoon
20 Tablespoon = 10 Imperial Ounce = 1 breakfast-cup
So, 1/2 of a salt spoon would be 1/4 teaspoon, and 1/2 of a dessert spoon would
be 1 teaspoon. These are the old measures, not the new ones.
Phaed
----- Original Message -----
From: Elizabeth
To: phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com
Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 12:55 AM
Subject: recipe card set from the 80s.
Dear Uncle Phaedrus,
I love your site and have found many things I thought were lost on it. Last year
you and I looked for Dashiell Hammet's "hamburger with lettuce" recipe described
in the Dashiell Hammet tour book, but to no avail. It was fun to hear that someone
else was interested, though, in an intriguing recipe made by a famous person.
Early 20th century food is often very strange, I find.
But on to my current problem: In the 80s, when I was living with my parents in
Minnesota, we received one of those "begin our subscription service"-type packets
of recipe cards. These were above-average, however, and were on nice heavy cardstock,
with excellent recipes (no Campbell's soup-sauces or applesauce-in-the-brownies
recipes that were rampant during that time) and very glossy, beautifully shot
photographs of the finished dish, and also a photos of a few of the steps. There
was a rating system of how expensive and how difficult the recipe was, and even
wine suggestions when appropriate.
They were bigger than a 5 x 8 card, and thus I cut them down to fit them in my
custom-, made recipe box (which of course fits no bigger than a 5x8). In doing so,
I cut off any of the publication or organization information that would be on the
bottom or the corners. I never responded to the company who sent them, saying I
wanted any more cards, and thus they never surfaced again. I have searched for
these sets in vain on EBay, and tried to do some googling, but I am at a loss.
I will give you the names of all the recipes I have of the cards I kept.
Incidentally, every single recipe is a good one -- each one is a keeper I've
made many times. As you can imagine, I would love to find out the name of the
publisher or company which put these recipes out, to obtain the rest of the
recipe card sets. I don't really even know how to search for recipe card sets.
Here are the names of the recipe cards.
Stuffed Turkey
Double Decadent Brownie Torte
New England Clam Chowder
Pasta Bolognese
Lasagna
French Chocolate Cake
Twice-Baked Potatoes
Strawberry Pastries
Juicy Rib Steaks
Beef Provencale
Peppercorn Chicken Breasts
Apple Rolls
Thanks for your help, past and possibly future!
-Elizabeth
Hello Elizabeth,
I believe that this is called "Simply Delicious Recipe Cards". To wit:
"Simply Delicious Recipe Cards" ~ Set of 12 (Paperback)
by Simply Delicious"
"Product Description:"
Pasta & Rice Group 12 Card 1 (Lasagna) And Card 3 Pasta Bolognese,
Beef Group 8 - Card 9 (Beef Provencale And Card 47 (Juicy Rib Steaks),
Pies And Cakes Group 16 - Card 24, French Chocolate Cake And Card 37 Double Decadent Brownie Torte,
Cold Desserts Group 15 Card 26 Strawberry Pastries, Card 19 Twice-Baked Potatoes,
Poultry And Game Group 6, Card 29 Stuffed Turkey, Card 40 Peppercorn Chicken Breasts,
Soups Group 3 Card 2 New England Clam Chowder
And Baked Goods Group 17 Card 40 Apple Rolls.
There is one used set available on Amazon.com. See:
Simply Delicious Recipe Cards
Phaed
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