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My father's family would eat bean soup every
Saturday.
Submitter comment:
My father doesn't know the reason why other than
maybe it was because he had 12 brothers and sisters
and they couldn't afford to eat a lot.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Oakley
Date learned: 00-00-1945
Beer Soup (Polish - Polewka z Piwa)
1 qt. beer
4 egg yolks
4 teaspoons sugar
croutons or cheese
Bring beer to boiling point. Beat egg yolks with
sugar until lemon colored. Slowly mix half cup of
the hot beer with yolks and then carefully add yolks
to boiling beer, stirring constantly. Do not boil
because the yolks will curdle. Serve with hot
croutons or your favorite cheese.
Submitter comment:
Informant learned this recipe from his mother who
lived in Poland for many years.
Where learned: POLAND
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Mixed preparation in liquid |
Date learned: 00-00-1900
My grandmother learned this recipe from her brothers. They
claim to have "invented" it while they were hiding in the
woods of Poland to avoid being drafted by the Russian Army.
Duck's Blood Soup: Mix duck's blood, vinegar, water, prunes,
raisins, and whatever else you can find into a pot and boil
all day.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; CENTERLINE
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Mixed preparation in liquid |
Date learned: 00-00-1973
On New Year's Day, I make a big pot of split pea soup and that
brings good luck for the coming year.
Where learned: HUNGARY
Date learned: 00001950S
On Good Saturday a Greek family would go to church around 10 PM,
leaving the grandmothers at home. At 12 AM Jesus is symbolically
resurrected from the dead. The people leave church and go home around
1 AM. Meanwhile, the grandmothers were at work preparing a soup known
as "Mayiritza" which contains pieces of lamb, vegetables, eggs, and
lemon in a sheep broth. The family comes home and all eat the soup
and talk. Then red eggs are distributed and cracked while the people
say "Hristos anesti, alithos anesti", which means "Christ is risen,
truly risen."
Where learned: GREECE
Tomato Stew
1 can of tomato
1 onion
1 stem of parsley
1/2 onion
1 cube of bullion
pepper
oil
fish, beef, or chicken
Boil the beef, or chicken (fish is raw or fried); fry sliced onion;
pour in tomato and stir for about five minutes; add pepper, sliced
parsley, and water from the boiled meat (plain water if using fish);
cook until no longer salty; add the bouillon cube for seasoning.
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Mixed preparation in liquid |
Date learned: 08-06-1988
Recipe for beet soup
Ingredients: 1(one) pound of neck bones
beets
1(one) large spoon of salt
1/2 cup milk
3 Tablespoons flour
sour cream
3 large spoonfuls vinegar
Directions: Cook meat and keep simmering for 1 (one) hour.
Add as many beets as you like. Cook for 1
(one) hour. With the beets add about 1 (one)
large spoonful of salt. Mix 1/2 cup of milk
and 3 (three) tablespoons flour and add
slowly to soup. Also add as much sour cream
as you like. Then, add 3 (three) large
spoonfuls of vinegar after 15 minutes.
Continue to cook 1 (one) hour. The soup
is then ready to serve.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Mixed preparation in liquid |
Date learned: 00-00-1964
Pot Luck Soup
1 large pot half full of water
1 medium-large onion
1 stick of butter
Any and every leftover that can be found in the freezer and
refrigerator.
Add onions to water and let it boil. Add butter and let it melt.
When butter melts add all items found and reduce heat. You may
add chicken or turkey bullion cubes.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; SOUTHFIELD
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Mixed preparation in liquid |
Date learned: 02-13-1992
Recipe for Flesh Beans
Make pastry (use Robin Hood Pie dough, in sticks. Box makes 3
beans). Roll it thin. Mix in bowl: 1/4 lb. flank steak, 1 diced
potato, 1 small onion, diced 1/2 carrot, diced celery, diced
mushroom. Finish thinning out on rag or waxed paper. Wrap up
bean in rag. Tie with string. Bring to boil. Lower to medium
heat for 3 hours. Turn over at least once. Allow to cool,
serve, and eat.
Submitter comment:
What I found odd is cooking all the items in a rag. Grace
said it's a wonderful meal; I'll take her word for it!
Where learned: ONTARIO ; WINDSOR
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Mixed preparation in liquid |
Date learned: 03-00-1992
HAWAIIAN FOOD
THE HAWAIIANS EAT RAW SQUID. THEY CUT THE "INK BAG" OUT
OF THE SQUID AND POUND ITS HEAD UNTIL ITS TENACLES
CURL. THEY THEN USE THE INK TO COLOR THE SQUID.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRAND RAPIDS
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Mixed preparation in liquid |
Date learned: 04-08-1971
Food: Recipe
Beef Tea:
1 lb lean beef, cut into small pieces. Put into a glass canning jar, without a drop of water, cover tightly and set in a pot of cold water. Heat gradually to a boil and continue this streadily for three hours, until the meat is like white rags and the juice drawn out. Season with salt to tast and, when cold, skim.
Submitter comment:
My mother used to fix this for me as a child when I was sick and couldn't keep anything in my stomach.
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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): Beef ; Beverage ; Boil ; Boil ; Broth ; Canning ; DRINK ; FOOD ; Liquid ; Simmer ; Skim ; TEA
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Mixed preparation in liquid |