SC - spaetzle

[Huette von Ahrens]

Allison,

Yes, we have discussed spaetzle before.  Thomas has
been the most interesting on the subject. 
Unfortunately, he hasn't found any reliable source
that indicates that spaetzle was made during SCA
period.

Thomas, did you ever find a copy of the book on
Spaetzle that I found a reference to in a modern
German cookbook?

Huette


- --- LYN M PARKINSON <allilyn at juno.com> wrote:
> Stefan,
> 
> >>We have discussed spaetzle here on this list
> several times. Allison,
> were you using a recipe/directions from one of those
> discussions or
> something else? If from somewhere else, I'd love to
> hear more details.
> Someday, I'm going to get around to trying to make
> spaezle. I really
> liked it when I had it at a German style
> resturant.<<
> 
> I learned to make spaetzle by hand in Germany.  My
> son's father-in-law
> taught me to make it.  I have recipes, in German
> cookbooks, and use the
> general proportions, sometimes.  WE, however, are
> spaetzle SNOBS and make
> the batter almost entirely with eggs as the liquid,
> just a little milk
> added in.  The more eggs to flour, the more tender
> the little
> dumplings--or 'sparrows'.  Making them on a feast
> budget, I use more milk
> and a little less egg than if doing them for a
> holiday family occasion.
> I think a lot of the contribution in the Florilegium
> is probably my
> posting.  I've taught a class in how to make them at
> a cooking collegium.
>  Maybe I'll do one at the war if folks are
> interested.  The hands-on
> fritter class last year was fun.  I don't do them
> often enough to be
> really professional, and mine aren't as perfect in
> size relationship as
> the professional cooks in Germany, or even
> Eberhardt's, for that matter.
> 
> Hugh's sister-in-law uses a little plastic and metal
> machine rather than
> cutting by hand, but it looks too wormy for me!  I
> saw a package in the
> grocery of dried spaetzle, like any other noodle,
> but didn't try them. 
> The document isn't in my cooking docs, probably on a
> zip disk, but I can
> find it if you need it.  Didn't I give a recipe,
> before?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Allison
> 
> allilyn at juno.com


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