SC - feast planning help celtic/viking

[Bonne of Traquair]

Hello Fello Listies,
This is a letter I am forwarding to the Cook's List because it has the magic 
word "medieval" in it.  You may or may not like the recipe.  This writer is a 
Dutch woman from another list I am on.  
Phillipa
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 BOERENKOOL MET WORST 
 
 This is the English translation I could find, but I doubt it is the right 
word: kale with smoked sausage. 
 
 This recipe can be found even in medieval cooking-books, and it has hardly 
been changed during the ages. 
 
 Here we go: 
 
 You need a big green cabbage (kale). The one with the little curled leaves. 
Cut into thin pieces. Cook together with one kilogram (or more, anything 
goes, must be 50/50) of potatoes of a good quality. Add some salt. So you 
need a big pan. When the potatoes are cooked, take an old-fashioned masher 
and mix everything. Add a little lump of butter and some pepper. Serve with 
smoked sausages. I always add as a side dish crispy breakfast-bacon, but of 
course this is not suitable for a kosher household. But maybe you can try to 
find something else that tastes a bit "crispy and salty". 
 
 Here in The Netherlands we only prepare the kale when "de vorst errover is 
gegaan" (this is for the ORL's who are studying Dutch at the moment -- keep 
practising friends!). That means that we use only kale when it has been 
frozen once. And I don't mean in the freezer but on the land. Don't know why 
we do this, maybe it is just an idea, but no Dutchman will ever serve you 
Boerenkool, when there has not been any frost yet. 
 
 Anyway, I make my Boerenkool a bit different, but as tasty as hundreds of 
years ago (forgive me the vanity). I add the kale to mashed potatoes. The 
mashed potatoes are made with some cream, some butter, some nutmeg and two 
eggs. It is made in the blender. Then I add the (cooked) kale, mix, and put 
it in the oven for about 25 minutes. Some people (the real culi-adventurers, 
ha, ha. ha) even cover the top with some Parmesan Cheese, but I never do 
this. After all, this is Holland, isn't it???? 
 
 Hugs for everybody 
 
 Marijke >>
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