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Kvas

admin — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 06:13:28 +0000

Kvass or Kvas is a Russian or Ukrainian drink (non-alcoholic) made from Rye, fruit and herbs.

Boil honey or sugar ( 2 cups) and water (four liters). Let this cool to room temperature.

Break up about a pound of rye bread and any fruit and herbs of your choice and add yeast to make a primary fermentor.

Next add the sweetened water.

Let this bubble up for a few days and then strain the mess out and you will have Kvas. Again it should be basically non-alcoholic Kvass. If you want to read about a funny kvas story or two go here -> Kvas. I think you will like it.

Ukrainian tomato soup recipe

admin — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:07:29 +0000

Take a large soup bone or two pounds of soup meat, the latter preferred,
one or two onions, a few potatoes, a few carrots, a turnip, soup greens
and a can of tomatoes or a quart of fresh ones, cook two hours, and in
season add two ears of sweet corn grated. season with salt and pepper.
thicken with a tablespoon of flour, dissolved in cold water. A nice
addition to this soup is a handful of noodles cut into round disks with
a thimble.

Other variations of Ukrainian tomato soup recipe has rice in it. I have always been curious why Ukrainian recipes have rice when it is such a northern Country. Maybe because of trade via the Black sea to Ukraine.

Anyway let me know if you have any other Ukrainian tomato soup recipes.

Caviar Sandwiches

admin — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:34:57 +0000

Caviar Sandwiches

I love Caviar. I live in Poland and am lucky that I can have Caviar sandwiches now and then.
Cut the bread about one-quarter of an inch thick and two inches square
(or round), and after it is toasted spread over each slice a teaspoon of
ice cold caviar. Mix one teaspoon of chopped onion and one teaspoon
chopped parsley; spread the mixture over the caviar and serve with
quarters of lemon.

I think caviar sandwiches are fast, easy and taste great.