[carlo3b]

Thank You Germany, for your government's total support of The United States Of America's, War on Terrorism!

GOD BLESS THE USA

[carlo3b]

German Bean and Sausage SoupPrep: 10 min, Cook: 20 min.

• 1 Tbs. plus 1 tsp. oil
• 2 cups onion, chopped
• 4-1/4 cups carrots, sliced
• 4-1/4 cups potato, peeled, cubed
• 1 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 2 tsp. dried marjoram leaves (optional)
• 3-3/4 lbs. beef stock
• 2 lbs. smoked turkey kielbasa, cut into 1/2 inch slices
• 4 lbs. canned Great Northern beans, undrained
• 3-3/4 lbs. canned cut green beans, undrained

Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Sauté onion 4-5 minutes, stirring frequently, until tender. Add carrots and next 4 ingredients. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer about 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add sausage and beans. Cook until thoroughly heated.
SERVES 25

[Billie]

Can I just come to your party? You cook, I'll eat?

[Chi-townChief]

As German is part of my Heinz 57 American ancestry all I can say is:

Ach du lieber und Ein prosit der gemuetlichkeit!!!

GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!

[bulldog905]

Thank You Germany, for your government's total support of The United States Of America's, War on Terrorism!

Any bier will do! After the German Government's declaration of support for the United States I unreservedly say: "Ich bin ein Deutschlander"!

[Slyfox]

Forget about cabbage soup! I want BLOOD SOUP!!

With a slight hint of madcap sunni sauce.

[PJ-Comix]

Ever have Kabanosi? It's Hungarian type sausage, not German but it would go good with an Octoberfest Party. Best is if you have the Kabanosi dried. Nice and crunchy. YUMMY!!!

[Aurelius]

BUMP

[BigBadWolf]

Big Bayrisch Bump!

Prost!!

[mafree]

What's all this cooking stuff about? Where's da beer?? This is Oktoberfest, eh? (hehehe)

[StoneColdGOP]

Oh my... Now I'll be spending hours in the kitchen trying these all out!

[uglybiker]

Thank You Germany, for your government's total support of The United States Of America's, War on Terrorism!

After a feast of kraut, brats and beer we'll be all set to fight terrorism. We'll all be considered weapons of mass destruction!!

[PoisedWoman]

Here's a recipe for Red Cabbage from 1940's Berlin, given to my friend by her mother and jazzed up just a little with a hint of "California cuisine" ingredients.

A little background info: My friend grew up in Nazi Germany, marrried an American service man about 8 yars after the war and moved to California. She just flew Lufthansa from San Francisco to Berlin this week for one of her many visits...and had to arrive FOUR hours early to clear security checks.

Verbatim (but not Verboten) Red Cabbage Recipe

1. Soak a cut-up red cabbage in balsamic vinegar, a bit of red wine, brown sugar and salt for 1-2 days to retain the color,

2. then melt some bacon, sautee 3-4 onions in the fat, (absolutely necessary- can't be done without it. Goose-drippings are best.)

3. -dump the soaked cabbage into the pan , add a boullion cube (Mexican if you can find them ), more vinegar

4. Add three chopped and peeled tart apples,

5. Season to taste with bay leaf, ground cloves, cinnamon, a bit of garlic, marjoram, salt & pepper, maybe a bit more brown sugar and/or vinegar,

6. cook for 1 hour, then add red wine (by all means taste it first right then and there!) for the last l5 Minutes. It must be soft, it's not pasta!

Bon appetit."

[NewsJunqui]

Don't forget pretzels! (The soft, fresh, hot kind)

There are several recipes on the web and they're fun to make at home, especially with your kids.

[sibb1213]

Thank you so much. I have 57 people coming to our Oktoberfest 9/29 and I have been looking for new recipes. These look great. Thanks.

[brat]

Yum and BTTT carlo!

[Southflanknorthpawsis]

German Potato Salad

10 medium potatoes
1 cup chopped onions
1/2 lb. diced bacon
2 tbsp. flour
1/4 cup sugar
2 tbsp. butter
1 tsp. salt
1/4tsp. pepper
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1 cup sour cream
chopped parsley

Cook potatoes, covered (in enough salted boiling water to cover) about 35 minutes or until tender. Peel warm potatoes. slice; add onion. In large skillet, fry bacon, then remove from heat. Lift bacon out with slotted spoon. Pour off fat; return 3 tbsp to skillet. Mix flour into fat; add sugar, butter, salt, pepper, vinegar and 1 cup water. Bring to boil, stirring. Remove from heat and add sour cream. Add potatoes, onions and 1/2 bacon; toss gently. Sprinkle with remaining bacon and parsley. Serve warm.

[12B]

Well if it's a real authentic Oktoberfest you'll want big soft pretzels, salted white radishes, and Festbier.

Of course there also Schmalzbrot which is essentially lard with little pieces of crumbled bacon smeared on a piece of sturdy bread. It tastes like, well, lard on a piece of bread but it does line the stomach nicely for a lengthy round of bier drinking.

[IowaHawk]

Arghhhh.... I'm having a disturbing gastronomic flashback to the German "food" my beloved great-grandmother used to make.

The best plan for Oktoberfest:

1. Prepare the traditional German cuisine and beer.
2. Toss the food in the dumpster, order pizza & enchiladas.

[hmmmmm]

no matter how many times you double this recipe ~s~ it will never be enough, absolutely delicious!

Hey Hey Sauerkraut Balls

Recipe By : Hey Hey Bar and Grill, German Village in Columbus, Ohio

Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Appetizers German

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ --------------------------------

1/2 pound sausage, bulk

1/4 cup onion -- chopped

1 can sauerkraut -- 16 ounce

2 tablespoons bread crumbs -- fine, dry

4 ounces cream cheese -- softened

2 tablespoons parsley -- finely snipped

1 tablespoon sweet hot mustard

dash garlic salt

dash pepper

1/3 to 1/2 cup all-purpose flour

2 eggs

2 tablespoons water

1/3 to 1/2 cup fine dry bread crumbs

cooking oil for deep fat frying

In a large skillet, cook sausage and onion till sausage is brown, breaking sausage into small pieces. Drain.

Drain sauerkraut, pressing out as much liquid as possible. In a large mixing bowl, combine sauerkraut, sausage mixture, the 2 tablespoons bread crumbs, cream cheese, parsley, mustard, garlic salt, and pepper. Cover and chill several hours or overnight.

Put flour in a shallow container, In another shallow container, beat eggs and water till combined. Put bread crumbs in a third container. Using about 2 tablespoons for each, shape sauerkraut mixture into balls. Roll balls in flour, then in egg mixture, then in bread crumbs.

Fry a few at a time in deep hot fat (365 degrees) for about 2 minutes or until brown. Remove from fat with a slott ed spoon; drain on paper towels. Transfer to a baking sheet with sides; keep warm in a 275 degree oven.

Makes 24 to 30 balls.

NOTES : October 1996 Midwest Living Octoberfest

[homeschool mama]

A number of years ago I added Carmelized Onions to our Oktoberfest parties. *Wonderful* over wurst. Mmmmmmmm.