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LIBRARY corner Andrea MaCleod Dinner for One DVD (19 minutes) recipe corner Andrea MaCleod Krautsuppe Cabbage Soup Soups are a big part of German culinary culture and each region has it’s own specialty. Some soups are well known throught the German speaking regions, but always with a little variation. They are versitle and useful for any occasion. Mrs. Sophie is celebrating her 90th birthday and has invited four of her dearest friends. Unfortunately, they have already passed away and so it falls to her butler James to perform each role. Besides serving the guests he must also toast during each course and empty the glass. As a result, his composure suffers during the evening. A tiger fur with full size head also plays a role in poor James’ job. Even though the sketch is in English it gained great popularity within Germany. Enjoy it with some friends during your New Year’s Eve party. Karl May Book Collection - Cabbage - Broth - Potatoes - Boneless smoked pork loin chops - Caraway seeds Rinse and cut the cabbage into smaller pieces and boil some water. Place the cut cabbage in a pot and pour the boiling water over it. Let this sit for 2-3 minutes then drain the water. Pour boiling water over it again, then bring to a boil. Add the broth and let the cabbage cook until soft. Half way through you can add the peeled and cubed potatoes. Once the potatoes are soft you can add the loin chops and caraway seeds and let everything simmer for 10 mins. The amount of all the ingredients depend on the number of people you wish to serve and how much of each ingredient you like in your soup. Caraway seeds will give the soup a special taste and prevent bloating. The broth can be home-made broth from meat or cube broth from the store. Extra flavour can be achieved if you lightly fry some of the cabbage in a frying pan. - Glattes Kraut - Brühe - Kartoffeln - Kassler - Kümmel Das Kraut waschen und in kleinere Stücke schneiden. Dann Wasser zum kochen bringen. Das Kraut in einen leeren Topf geben und mit kochendem Wasser überbrühen, ca. 2-3 Min. ziehen lassen. Das Wasser abgießen und das Kraut abermals mit kochendem Wasser überbrühen. Alles zum Kochen bringen und Brühe hinzugeben. Das Kraut solange kochen bis es weich ist und ca. nach der Hälfte die geschälten und gewürfelten Kartoffeln hinzu geben. Wenn die Kartoffeln weich sind das gewürfelte Kassler und den Kümmel beigeben. Alles nochmals 10 min köcheln lassen. Die Menge der Zutaten ergibt sich aus der Personenzahl. Kümmel gibt der Krautsuppe einen besondern Geschmack und beugt Blähungen vor. Die Brühe kann eine hausgemachte Brühe sein, oder vom Brühwürfel kommen. Extra Geschmack kann durch das Anbraten von etwas Kraut erziehlt werden. 59 Books The Saskatchewan German Council received, with great thanks, an collection of Karl May’s works from Harry Dahlem of Saskatoon. The complete collectionconsists of 81 books of which the Council library now possesses 59. The hard cover books are in great condition. May was famous for his travel narrative, which played mainly in the orient, United States and Mexico during the 19th century. Most famous are the three volumes about Old Shatterhand and his blood brother Winnetou. Karl May is one of the most translated German authors with an estimated 200 million editions, half of which were published in Germany. Many of his works have been adapted for the screen, as play or radio play as well as into comics. 10
HIstory of Germans from Russia, Part 15 Alvin knoll As the Christmas season is upon us, I thought I would touch upon some of the traditions that the settlers brought with them from their Alsatian-Franconian homeland. Many of the customs celebrated at this time of year were steeped in religion and tradition. There is a story of a parish Priest asking his students to name the three high feast days of the year. The answer he received was Die heilige Fasenacht, die heilige Sauschlacht, und die heilige Karwe (Kirchweihfest)! Even the lowly slaughtering day was considered a family feast day and children were usually granted time off from school to help. With the start of Advent (4 weeks before Christmas) all festivities such as dancing and wedding celebrations were forbidden. Everyone waited with anticipation for the upcoming Christmas celebrations. On December 21st the young people celebrated Lange Nacht. One practice was that the young ladies were permitted on this evening to continue their spinning bees well into the early hours of the next morning. At midnight they would take a break and invite their sweethearts into the spinning room for coffee and cake. After a short time they would resume spinning while the young men would sing songs or play practical jokes. Beware if a thread broke or a young fellow was able to catch a spool, for the unfortunate girl could only redeem it with a kiss! At last it was Christmas Eve, a time when the Christkindl was to arrive. Now a young girl always played the Christkindl, never a man. This goes back in time to the milde Perchta, the kind fairy also known as Mother Holle in ancient German folklore. The Christkind was usually accompanied by Belzenickl, a rather uncouth fellow dressed in hides (usually sheepskins) and a terrible mask. He had a very large chain around his waist and carried a large switch and sack on his shoulder. He sometimes stuffed a mischievous lad into that sack when he departed from his visit. The young fellows were usually dumped somewhere in a neighbouring snowbank. The younger children, although somewhat traumatized, accepted Belzenickl as part of this tradition and the good children always received a special treat from this legendary figure. Another tradition, one with which I am quite familiar, is that of Names’ Days. In the Catholic Church tradition people are given a saint’s name, either as a first or middle name from the church calendar. For example there is St. Barbara on December 8th, St. Thomas on Dec. 21st and my own father’s name’s day, St. John, on December 27. Now for our family this was a time when uncles, aunts and cousins came together to celebrate. Our small farmhouse was packed with people. While the elders played cards the younger cousins would play games. There was always lots to eat as it was only a couple of days after Christmas! I remember everyone arriving in the evening after chores were done, and all the winter coats were thrown on a bed in one of the bedrooms and the card playing began in earnest. I have asked our Bishop about this practice. He was aware of it and he told me that it is only practiced by German Catholics; he was not aware of any other Catholic countries celebrating these Names Days. The twelve days of Christmas (December 25 to January 6th) were called the Zwischen den Jahren or the days between the old year and the new. On December 28 the young unmarried men would run through the streets with a birch rod and playfully switch any young girls they happened to meet, all the while chanting Frisches Grün, neues Leben! On Silvesterabend (New Year’s Eve) there were many festivities. Now if the fire in the stove happened to go out on this night, the young, single marriageable girl in the household would say “O du liewe Ofebank, du brauchsch Holz un ich a Mann! In the early hours of New Year’s Day groups of young men, armed with shotguns made their rounds from house to house, to “shoot in” the New Year. At every house where they stopped, they fired the traditional shots and were welcomed in by the owners for a quick shot of wine or vodka and they then proceeded to the next neighbour. This brings me to my own story of my Großvater and Großmutter. It happened on New Year’s Eve 1921 in Kendal, Saskatchewan. They had only been married in November. It was late in the evening when all of a sudden there was noise out in the farmyard. The dog was barking and there was lots of whooping. Großvater went to the window to look out. It was of course dark outside and with oil lanterns burning inside, he couldn’t see much, so he cupped his hands to peer out and that’s when his friends let loose with their shotguns. Poor Großvater was so startled that he backed up into the room and fell over. You can imagine my Großmutter’s reaction. She was heard to say, Jesus Gott, jetzt haben Die mein Mann geschossen! A little excitement no doubt! I never did hear if Großmutter invited the culprits in for their drink! Well there is so much more to write on this special season, but I will end with Frohe Weihnachten und alles Gute im neuen Jahr! Office of the Honorary Consul of Germany for Saskatchewan Barbara Hoggard-Lulay 823 Brookhurst Bay , Saskatoon, SK S7V 1G1 Phone: 306-979-4911 Fax: 306-979-4912 E-mail: saskatoon@hk-diplo.de Office Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays by appointment 11
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