In article <[email hidden]>,
Dimitri said:Well next Sunday is Easter.
The hordes are descending on the on homestead for dinner.
At this point in time my head just isn't into cooking but what the
hell.
Stopped by Albertson's (a very pretty new store) and picked up an 18
pound Krause Ham $0.99 per pound - what a deal!
I have no idea what else to prepare - dinner around 3 and I'll
probably fall back on the "tradition" beans, red cabbage, and the
green beans to be devoured by # 4 and her husband. I've got 2 cans
of Comstock Apples and 2 peaches maybe I'll make a dump cake.
Quoted message said:How about you?
Dimitri
I'm going to be a guest!! Going to WhatshisnamehisnameisJamie's aunt's
-- fun bunch of people. I said I'd like to bring some Polish sausage
(from Kramarczuk's) and I'm thinking about making a small hrutka, too.
See how willing they are to broaden their horizons. :-)
What are you doing for salad? Cole slaw? You could really whomp them
beanily with a cold three-bean salad. :-) Where's the Jell-O salad?
"-) The horseradish? The deviled eggs?
Speaking of the Hrutka -- allrecipes.com has a recipe for it on their
site and IMNSHO it's pretty lame. It involves sugar (a lot) and
cinnamon, fercripesake! Sure, it's essentially a custard (egg and milk)
cooked to a faretheewell, but it's not dessert. My friends, I have seen
more than one variation on hrutka but none have ever looked quite like
that recipe.
The contributor of the recipe does, however, follow time-honored
traditions for letting it drain. :-)
Here's something of importance: If you want to try this just for the
helluva it, you can easily halve or maybe even third the recipe --
divisions are easy. I'm thinking that the "regular" recipe makes a
cheese ball bigger than a USSSA softball but considerably smaller than a
soccer ball. Bigger than a grapefruit. Maybe 5-6" diameter.
* Exported from MasterCook Mac *
Hrutka
Recipe By : Posted to r.f.cooking by Barb Schaller 3-22-05
Serving Size : Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Slovensky Recepty
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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12 eggs
1 quart whole milk
1 teaspoon salt
Beat eggs and milk and salt together and cook over medium heat, stirring
often, until the eggs curd up and separate well from the liquid. Line
a colander with three or four layers of cheesecloth and pour the eggs
through it to drain them. Gather the cheesecloth to round into a firm
ball -- be careful -- it's HOT but you have to form the ball when it's
hot.
Tie the cheesecloth tight and suspend it to drain -- Sister Julie uses
her clothesline; Mom hung it over the edge of a counter (drip pan
beneath). You can also put it back in the colander, but it will relax
a bit to the shape of the colander. Stick it in the fridge overnight
before slicing.
Be aware that this is essentially cold scrambled eggs and it's an
acquired taste. But there's something special about it and it's pretty
tough to beat a ham sandwich with a slice of hrutka in it, between two
slices of Easter paska (bread, not dessert cheese).
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* Exported from MasterCook Mac *
Hrutka - microwave
Recipe By : Posted to r.f.cooking by Barb Schaller 3-22-05
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Slovensky Recepty
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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12 eggs
1 quart whole milk
salt
Beat ingredients together and place in large microwaveable glass bowl.
Cook on high for about 15 minutes, stirring 3 or 4 times. Reduce power
to medium and cook about 7 minutes more, until curds separate from
liquid.
Pour through cheesecloth, round into ball, and hang to drain.
Note: Al's microwave version - I haven't made it; she swears by it.
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-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Sweet Potato Follies added 2/24/05.
"I read recipes the way I read science fiction: I get to the end and
say,'Well, that's not going to happen.'" - Comedian Rita Rudner,
performance at New York, New York, January 10, 2005.
