Der Rundbrief des Saskatchewan German Councils.

Kochlöffel & Nudelholz: German-Canadian Koch- und Backstudio - Saskatoon
A new year with delicious recipes
Andrea MacLeod
The new classes started in September
with a classic baking event using
Italian plums, or as we call them in
German Zwetschgen or Zwetschen.
We made two kinds of Zwetschgendatschi
- Plum Sheet Cake. One used
a quark-oil dough with streusel, the
other used a yeast dough and a sugar
and cinnamon topping. It was quite
the hit with our participants and everyone
loved the tart and sweet combination.
October brings colder weather,
which means it’s time for soup
again. The class prepared two beef
soups, one made with meat, the other
with beef bones. The special cut
for typical Austrian and Southern
German Tafelspitz was not available
at butchers in Saskatoon, but
we still managed to cook the boiled
beef dish and served it as a main
dish with potatoes and homemade
horseradish sauce. Leftovers can
be reused for another Austrian dish
called Tiroler Gröstl. Beef soups, or
beef broths, are very versatile and
can be adjusted to individual taste.
Meat cubes and a variety of starches
can be added such as Grießnockerln
- semolina dumplings, Frittaten or
Flädle - thinly cut pancakes, soup
noodles or potato cubes.
Some dishes that could be considered
dessert are served in Germany
as a main dish, such as Hefeklöße
or Dampfnudeln - yeast dumplings.
Depending on the region, there are
several ways to prepare this dish,
sweet or even salty. Dampfnudeln
are mainly served with vanilla sauce
but also with dried fruit. If you are
interested to learn how to make this
dish, come join us in November 4!
We will wrap up the year 2013 with
a Christmas cookies baking class.
There are a host of different recipes
that we will use during class. Everyone
will go home with a nice bag of
freshly baked cookies to share with
their families.
Thank you to the Saskatchewan
German Council for their ongoing
support! And we take this opportunity
to thank the participants of our
classes for their continuous patronage.
It is them, who make our classes
such a success and fun!
Prince Albert German-Canadian Club “Waldhorn”
Tapestrama Weekend
Laurie Fabrick
It’s been a busy fall for the Prince
Albert German Canadian Club
“Waldhorn”. We just completed a
successful weekend at Tapestrama,
a celebration of the various cultures
which make up Prince Albert.
We joined five other groups selling
ethnic food and promoting our German
culture. A highlight on Sunday
was Willi Baessler wearing his authentic
Lederhosen.
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Because of many other activities
happening in the city, Sunday was
very slow, but Saturday was busy
and we talked to many people interested
in our group.
Our Club did much the same thing
back on July 1, during the annual
Canada Day multicultural celebration.
Usually held on the riverbank,
this year it had to be relocated to
Kinsmen Park because of the severe
flooding, so setting up was more of
a challenge - but our faithful members
came through!
While both of these activities were
work related and for the purpose
of fund raising, we hope our next
gathering will be “for fun” and will
involve more members. It’s always
a better turnout when we’re celebrating
or relaxing, especially with
the older members.