I have always loved this recipe and am going to do this tonight.
Feuerzangenbowle is a traditional German alcoholic drink, often part of a Christmas or New Year's Eve tradition. The name translates literally as "fire-tongs punch". It is a traditional drink of the Studentenverbindung fraternities who in the 19th century also called it Krambambuli as the red colour was reminiscent to an eponymous cherry liqueur from Danzig.
The popularity of the drink has been boosted by the 1944 film comedy Die Feuerzangenbowle. At a lively get-together in a tavern with close friends where they enjoy Feuerzangenbowle, accomplished middle-aged writer Johannes Pfeiffer (Heinz Rühmann) decides to re-enroll in secondary school and pose as a student because in his day he missed out on much of the fun and mischief his friends were engaged in.
Feuerzangenbowle is a hot German New Year's or winter punch made with red wine and rum.
This punch was tested by Uwe Rudnick, the German-born Executive Chef of the Adams Mark Hotel in Dallas Texas
3 bottles (0.7 liter each) fruity red wine (a good quality Merlot is perfect)
2 cups orange juice
½ cup lemon juice
3 cinnamon sticks
1 sliced orange
1 sliced lemon
10 cloves
1 sugar cone
Barcardi 151 Proof rum (rums with less alcohol may not stay lit)*
Mix red wine, lemon juice, orange juice and spices in a pot and heat. DO NOT BOIL. Add the sliced oranges and lemon and let simmer on low heat for 30 minutes. (You can make the punch earlier in the day and then reheat it shortly before serving.) Pour the hot punch into a heat-proof punch bowl. Put the sugar cone on the bridge and soak well with 151 proof rum. Use a long match or lighter to light the sugar and let the flame melt the sugar into the punch. Serve when most of the sugar has dripped into the punch bowl. As always, when combining fire and alcohol, be careful and don't allow children or immature adults too close to the flame.
* Our customer, Charley Mahoney, recommends combining Bacardi 151 (75% alcohol) with 80 proof dark rum (40% alcohol). He uses a mix of about 45% of the Bacardi 151 to 55% of the 80-proof rum. He does at least one batch every Christmas season and says this mix works well for him.
Here is an exciting cheese dip that has German written all over it.
it makes a wonderful snack or appetizer for New years eve or New years day with football. The pickles mix delightfully with apples as I always try to tell people pickles are such a wonderful seasoning and NOT just a condiment.
It is very open to interpretation Stephen says you can add or subtract some of the components. any kind of liver sausage would work if you can't find braunschweiger.
By Stephen Loy ,
Stephen is a native from Meklenburg in Northern Germany
1/2 cup minced onion,
1/2 cup chopped
scallions,
3 oz cream cheese,quark,gruyere,or brie,
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1/2 tsp black
pepper,
1/4 tsp garlic powder or salt,
1/2 cup chopped pickles,
1/4 cup chopped apple or beet
1 finely chopped hard boiled egg
1 and 1/2 Lb. Braunschweiger
4 Strips of crisp bacon,crumbled
Saute onions for 8-10 minutes
remove from heat and drain
Mix meat, cream cheese ,and other
ingredients until smooth
One of our readers, Irene Lage sent me this info about a German tradition she wanted to share,
Dinner for One
a
German New Years Eve
Tradition
Germans encounter similar misgivings by members of other cultures about their unflappable enthusiasm for the short film "Dinner for One". The 14-minute British stage sketch is shown over and over again on every German TV channel on New Year's Eve. "The same procedure as every year, James" became a familiar catchphrase in the German-speaking world since it was first broadcasted in 1963
A New Years Eve Tradition
If you missed it a few Newsletters ago then
here it is again. Sailor says it was good for Christmas
and also great for new years as well!
My father always made one also at New Years as her letter stated. I found the above link very much like the one he made.
However, Through the years, I have done away with "Authenticity" and developed a very simple, but just as pleasing flavor wise and appearance recipe. Trust me! it's good.
You won't find "Milter Herring" at WalMart, but you will find a jar of VITA Herring in wine sauce. For milter herring look for a fish monger. You'll have to open the fish, take out the milt sac and squeeze out the "milt" , Yuk! Etc.
Here is what I have developed and am about to make a batch. Don't freak out when you see the first ingredient
1 cup cool whip
1 tbsp. mayonaise
1 1/2 cups diced cooked potato
1 apple diced
1 16 0z can sliced pickled beets
1/4 cup minced onion
1/2 cup herring in wine sauce
1/4 cup diced dill pickle
1 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. black pepper
All ingredients must be drained and diced no larger than 1/4 inch. Mix well, add the cool whip and toss gently. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 6 hours for flavors to meld.
Ach das schmeckt!
Donated by Sailor Rood as seen below with his other passion
I thought this was a nice happy German song that I wanted to share
Antonia is wonderful but the 2
junge Männer Tänzer ( young male dancers)
are as much fun to watch.
Recipe Requests
Stephen,I enjoy your recipes and am looking for one for gluhwein.It was so good when we were in Germany at Christmas in 1995 and it was cold but the wine kept us going.
I hope you and your family have a wonderful merry Christmas and a healthy happy New Year.
Dorothy Poutier
I would like to have the recipe for Schweinbraten. It is bought from the meat market by the individual pieces. Tender cuts of pork are marinated in a sauce. The few ingredients that I can determine are red wine, garlic and onions. I have been trying for the last 20 years to get this recipe. Normally the meat is grilled and place between sliced brotchen. (maybe my German spelling is not correct)
I was so excited about finding your website and all of the wonderful recipes and German culture. When I was in the army, I found myself stationed in Kitzingen for two years. I fell in love with German baking and food. It was long ago, and I have been searching for a recipe.
I want to try to re-create that wonderful bread stick topped with cheese and ham or bacon.
Do you have anything like the wonderful breadstick I fell in love with?
