A German American Hero Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben Celebrate him on July 4th ! Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin von Steuben (November 15, 1730 – November 28, 1794) From Wikipedia A Prussian army officer who served as inspector general and Major general of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He is credited with teaching the Continental Army the essentials of military drill and discipline, helping to guide it to victory. He wrote the Revolutionary War Drill Manual, the book that became the standard United States drill manual until the War of 1812, and served as General George Washington's chief of staff in the final years of the war. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Doing Brats for the 4th of July? Doin Bratwurst on the BBQ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Independence Berry Kuchen   Here is a simple twist to add a German American touch to your Independence Day Menu. Use a baking powder kuchen recipe, (similar to shortcake) and add some strawberries or raspberries and blueberries or blackberries, and whipped cream ( Schlagsahne). Get creative and have fun with your presentation.   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Käsespätzle (Cheese Spaetzle)   Kristi Davis in Indiana asked me for a recipe for Cheese Spätzle. To me Spätzle is a great vehicle for any casserole. It is thought that the name Spätzle by some word experts comes from the root word spät which means"late". These noodles are done at the last minute and don't take long. I want to do more recipes like this in the future because you can be very creative much like macaroni and cheese, and add ham, mushrooms, ground beef, and have a nice one pot meal. I can make these from scratch in about 15 minutes. I have had lots of practice, but the point is they are a lot easier to make than many would think. Go Here to get the recipe for Käsespätzle   Here is a nice video on making Käsespätzle They have used different cheeses. I found this variation in several recipes. In this recipe they used a combination of Gouda, Emmanthaller, and bits of Brie Cheese.     Here is my Grandmothers recipe for Spätzle with Step by step pictures Spätzle tools Sliding Spätzle Maker Spätzle Press Here are some Spätzle tools If you don't have one you can make your own by drilling a hole in an Aluminum pan like we did here, use a colander, or just pinch the dough with your fingers or 2 spoons. In a pinch a foil pie pan works well and punch some holes in it. Ready Made Spätzle From The I order from the German Deli more frequently than ever. I try to get in bulk to make the shipping dollars count. Also there are sales all the time I like to take advantage of. They are nice folks. If you don't believe me call them. and tell them Stephen Block sent you from the German Goodies Newsletter. 3 Glocken PUR Spätzle Imported from Germany! 3 bells Spätzle pure delight - the modern noodle for the light kitchen - from pure semolina and fresh spring water. Therefore these noodles are also perfect for vegans. The Noodle of today: Perfect for all, who want to enjoy without any worries and nourish themselves consciously. NET WT. 17.85oz (500g) Check out 3 Glocken PUR Spätzle from the German Deli ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Maggi Spaetzle in Box This is a product I use frequently and so does contributor Christa Back who was raised in Germany. They are almost as good as making them yourself. Imported from Germany! Tiny Swiss-style dumplings. Serve with any rich sauce or gravy, or simply toss with butter as a side dish with most traditional German meals. Just add the contents of this box to boiling salted water and cook for 20-25 minutes. Easy to make and delicious! Makes 6 (1/2 cup) servings. NET WT. 10.5 OZ. (298g) Check out Maggi Spaetzle in Box from the German Deli Our Retail Store has moved! Our new and improved retail store is now open in Colleyville!  The address: 5100 State Hwy 121 Colleyville, TX 76034 (817) 354-8101 Hours of operation: Mon - Sat:  9am - 9pm Sundays:   10am - 6pm   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you don't have a German keyboard for your computer you can still make those nice German Umlaut letters and the Eszett or double s letter ß Einzi sent me this keypad stroke combinations to make the umlauts and ß. Just hold down the ALT key and then go to your number pad on the right usually and type in the number as you hold down the alt key at the same time. After awhile you get pretty fast at it. Alt +129=ü Alt +154=Ü Alt +148=ö Alt + 153=Ö Alt + 132=ä Alt + 142=Ä Alt + 225=ß ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fleischkuechle Fleischkuechle is a Germans from Russia meat pie that is popular around the Dakotas. It is so popular in some places that you can go to a local Dairy Queen and get it, I hear it even outsells hamburgers. Arlys Jakobs, a native of North Dakota has taken on the job of making these for the family. She tried several recipes and this is the one that she likes best Go Here to get the recipe for Fleischkuechle ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our Family Cookbook Recipes from a German Grandma Browse Through Our Book Here Comes with 28 Bonus Step by Step Recipes with color pictures. See the Whole List Here of Recipes Here 16.97   Below are a few of the Step by Step Recipes Featured Sauerbraten Bratwurst Pan fried Chicken Schnitzel   Apfel Strudel Old Fashioned Home Made Noodles German Potato Salad   Springerle Spätzle Gefulte Nudeln   See the Whole List! Order Here Now for 16.97   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fleischsalat (German Meat Salad) I was always intrigued by this recipe, I have seen a lot of salads that have similar flavor. This has a unique flavor and it is REALLY GERMAN tasting. pickles, smoked wurst, or Leberkäse, Cheese, dill pickles and onions ..ummm all the things I love. Corliss Cogan writes ....Working in a small gasthaus in Berlin we had a Fleischsalat on the menu that was prepared daily. It was, as are almost all fleish salats, prepared with Fleish Kaese, ( Meat Cheese ), which is actually a type of large sausage baked in a loaf form.Kind of like a cured meat loaf. There were two forms: 1) fein,(fine) which, as the name suggests, was smooth, and the meat was ground very fine and paste- like. and 2) Grob, which means, rough. This was ground through a larger holed grinder and was quite coarse.   Go Here to get the recipe for Fleischsalat   If you would like to make your own Leberkäse for your Fleischsalat..... Here is a recipe from Ronald Paddok, a reader. He adjusted this recipe from Michael and said this came out very well.   This is for a 10 lbs of meat recipe 10 pounds of meat 6-Tbl salt 1-Tbl sugar or dextrose 1/2- Tbl cure ( pink curing salt) 1-Tbl ground marjorum 1 Tbl ground mustard 2 Tbl ground nutmeg 2 Tbl ground white pepper 1 tsp ground celery 1 onion ground up in grinder with the meat. Bake 200 degrees in greased loaf pans until internal temp is 152 degrees. I prepare the meat the same way you do in a chopper, with ice. The rest is just diferent spices. Hope you like it. Ron Paddock. PS if you have questions let me know. RONALD PADDOCK RPADDOCK6@wi.rr.com

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