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Latvian sour cream soup

Latvian sour cream soup

4 cps. water 1/3 cp. barley 2 cps. buttermilk 4 cps. milk 1/4 cp. soured milk 1/2 cp. sour cream Directions: 1. Wash barley. Place in saucepan, add water, and cook until tender. Let it cool until it has reached a temperature of about 85 degrees F (30 degrees C). Meanwhile let all remaining Continue Reading...

Latvian sauerkraut

Latvian sauerkraut

Ingredients: 2 Tbsp. rendered goose grease, duck grease, or bacon fat 2 – 4 onions 1 can/jar store-bought sauerkraut 1 small head of cabbage 1 – 3 Macintosh or Granny Smith apples (optional) 1 – 2 cps. tomato juice (optional) 1/4 – 1 tsp. caraway seeds Continue Reading...

Latvian potato salad (rasols)

Latvian potato salad (rasols)

6 potatoes 6 eggs 6 pickles (optional) 6 pickled beets, or equivalent in sliced pickled beets (optional) 1 apple (optional) Dressing: 3 large dollops of mayonaise (Hellman`s, if possible) 1 – 2 large dollops of sour cream 1 – 3 tsp. mustard 1 – 3 tsp. vinegar 1/4 – 1/2 Continue Reading...

Latvian manna (“buberts”)

Latvian manna (“buberts”)

3 cps. milk 1/2 cp. Cream of Wheat 2 eggs, separated 4 Tbsp. sugar 1 tsp. vanilla Directions: Heat milk. Slowly stir in Cream of Wheat. Boil at low heat for 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Whip egg yolks with 3 Tbsp. sugar and vanilla; add to Cream of Wheat. Whip egg whites and remaining Tbsp. of Continue Reading...

Latvian fruit sauce or fruit jelly

Latvian fruit sauce or fruit jelly

4 – 6 apples 1 cp. raisins 2 pears (optional) 6 – 10 plums, or small package of prunes (optional) 1 cp. chopped rhubarb (optional) 2 peaches (optional) 2 cps. water 1 – 6 Tbsp. sugar 2 – 4 Tbsp. potato flour or corn starch 1 cp. red wine (optional) Directions: 1. Peel Continue Reading...

Latvian crepes

Latvian crepes

3 eggs 1/2 cp. flour 1/4 or1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 cp. milk 3 Tbsp. oil Directions: 1. Prepare batter ahead of time and let sit at least 1 hour. May be left in refrigerator overnight. 2. Beat eggs well, in large bowl. When completely mixed, add flour and salt. Stir until all lumps are gone. Pour milk Continue Reading...

Latvian beet soup

Latvian beet soup

6 – 8 large, fresh beets, 14 – 16 medium sized ones, or two dozen tiny new ones 1 – 2 handfuls of rolled oats (or rice) 6 – 8 medium-sized potatoes 3 – 4 beef bouillon cubes chopped hard-boiled eggs (1 per serving) sour cream (1 oz. per serving) Directions: 1. Wash Continue Reading...

Latvian apple loaf

Latvian apple loaf

5 oz. butter 1/2 cp. sugar 3 eggs, separated 1 cp. flour 2 tsp. baking powder 2 tsp. vanilla 3 Tbsp. milk or cream 6 medium apples, peeled and thickly sliced (Granny Smith or Macintosh are best) 1 Tbsp. sugar mixed with 1/4 tsp. cinnamon Directions: Making the batter: Preheat oven to 375 degrees Continue Reading...

Latvia: Janis` cheese (janu siers)

Latvia: Janis` cheese (janu siers)

4 – 5 lbs. dry cottage cheese or ricotta 10 quarts milk 1 tsp. yellow food colouring (optional) 2 – 3 Tbsp. oil cheese cloth 5 – 6 oz. butter 6 eggs 1 Tbsp. caraway seeds 1 Tbsp. salt 1 – 2 tsp. lemon juice (may be unnecessary) Directions: 1. Drain off any liquid in the Continue Reading...

Latvia: Homemade pate

Latvia: Homemade pate

1 lb. pig liver ( a bit more if not using chicken livers) 1/2 lb. chicken livers (optional) 6 -12 whole black peppercorns 1/2 – 1 tsp. salt 2 -3 bay leaves 2 – 6 Tbsp. butter 1/2 – 1 tsp. rosemary Directions: 1. Put liver, pepper, salt, and bay leaves in saucepan. Add enough Continue Reading...

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