Until I moved to Poland I thought all pickles were made with vinegar. At least that is the way they are made in the States. However, unless you are using cider vinegar, Ocet (vinegar in Polish) is no good for you as it breaks down white blood cells. Then I discovered that Polish pickles are [...]
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Baltic herring is different from Atlantic herring. Herring is like the national fish in Poland. It is a central part of traditional Polish cooking. Why Polish or Baltic herrings is different from Atlantic or other Herring? Because the Baltic sea is less salty. It is a mix between a large lake and a sea. The [...]
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Put a pint of red currants in the centre of a compote. Around them make a border of a pint of white currants, and around these arrange a border of red raspberries. Set the dish on the table. Take a pint of sweet cream, add to it three tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar; stir it up [...]
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Put into a basin of cold water a head of cauliflower, head downward, add half a teaspoonful of salt, and a wineglass of vinegar. Next, let stand for half or three-fourths of an hour, drain, and put it into a saucepan to boil until tender. The length of time for boiling depends upon the size [...]
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Take the weight of the currants in sugar, pick out the seeds; take to a pound of sugar, half a pint of water, let it melt; then put in your currants and let them do very leisurely, skim them, and take them up, let the sirrup boil; then put them on again; and when they [...]
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This is an improvement on saurkraut. Slice a large red cabbage in fine shreds, place on a large platter and sprinkle well with salt; allow it to stand three days and then drain. Heat enough vinegar to cover it nicely, and put in one ounce of whole spices, pepper, cloves, allspice and mace. Put the [...]
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Boil till perfectly tender; let them be quite dry, and press them through a cullender, or mash and beat them well with a fork; add a piece of butter, and milk, or cream, and continue beating till they are perfectly smooth; return them to the saucepan to warm, or they may be browned before the [...]
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This is my own: Mark’s Polish sauteed spinach recipe. I like fresh baby spinach I get from the market. I use about two large handfuls and add a mix of butter and olive oil. I saute this with about five chopped pieces of Polish garlic. (Polish garlic is actually pink not white). Add salt. Now [...]
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(also Polish borsht or borshch) Making the dough for uszka borscht 2 cups of flour salt as desired 2 eggs 1 tablespoon butter 1 tablespoon sour cream 1/4 cup warm water Polish uszka borscht recipe mushroom Filling 2 tablespoons butter 1 medium size onion, finely chopped 1 pound Porcini mushrooms, washed and chopped Salt and [...]
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I love hot Polish horseradish. You can get it at most Polish stores, but there is nothing better than hot Polish horseradish fresh grated. Heat one tablespoon of fat in a frying-pan, when hot cut up one-quarter of an onion in it, and fry light brown, then brown one tablespoon cracker meal or flour and [...]
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