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Skriven 2012-04-07 09:55:00 av MIKE ROBERTS (1:261/1381)
     Kommentar till en text av JIM WELLER
Ärende: Ukrainian food
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Hi Jim..

 MR> The understanding that I got from the documentary was that it was such
 MR> a huge country, expanding well into the Asia, that Asians in Russia.
 MR> although asian, were russian.

 JW> That's certainly true. Both Asians in the east and Turkics in the
 JW> southern regions. I read somewhere there are over 100 ethnic groups
 JW> altogether and that barely half the population is Russian.

That was such a huge Country it was mind boggling. Like Your Country,
Much of it's populations were more toward the southern border for
obvious reasons. So Huge..

 
 MR> Even the Orthodox in
 MR> America, for the most part Celebrate on the 25th.

 JW> Ours don't. But then you are a melting pot whereas we consider
 JW> ourselves a cultural mosaic and immigrants are under less pressure
 JW> to conform to majority ways.

It all depends on What jurisdiction ( Bishop ) the particular Church is
under. At least for The Orthodox. In Eastern Churches (Uniates) under
the Pope, The pope may just let them follow their traditions. When the
Orthodox Church in America became self governing under it's own Bishop.
They were allowed to follow tradition. Whereas maybe Orthodox under Syrian
or Russian governance, did not. In either Case, I don't think neither is
considered wrong from within. Although The use of the old and new
calendar in and of itself "is" a hot topic from time to time. I don't
know the exact changes and who did and who did not. Same as Easter is
this week for most Western Christians, but this Year it is Next Sunday
for Eastern Christians. More Church Politics before East and West split.
I have been away for quite some time from them, though I still have many
friends from the Orthodox Church. As You actually said. Eastern and Orthodox
Christians are usually very clearly drawn ethnic lines. Each ethnic Church
is Governed by it's own Bishop.
 
 MR> We used to celebrate in January too.

 JW> It's a bonus that you can do your Christmas shopping on Boxing Day
 JW> and take advantage of the sales.

Heheheh....

Have a good One!
Mike

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German Spaetzle with Sauerkraut

Ingredients

    1 tablespoon vegetable oil
        4 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
            1 tablespoon salt
                8 large eggs
                    1 cup water
                        1 (14.5 ounce) can sauerkraut
                            1/2 cup butter
                                4 tablespoons plain bread crumbs


Directions

    Fill a large pot with water, add oil, and bring to a boil.

    Place flour in a large mixing bowl and make a well in the
    middle. Add salt, eggs, and water and beat the dough until
    smooth and bubbly. The dough should have a thick consistency.
    Fill a spaetzle press with the dough and squeeze into the
    boiling water (You may use a colander to push the dough through
    or a wooden cutting board and scrape dough little by little with
    a knife into the water).

    When the spaetzle float to the top of the pot, drain them.
    Place half of the spaetzle in a glass baking dish and add a
    layer of sauerkraut on top. Add another layer of spaetzle
    and sauerkraut. Cover the pan to keep the dish warm.

    In a separate pan melt the butter and add breadcrumbs
    just long enough to moisten them. Top the spaetzle with
    the breadcrumbs. Serve all layers together, or reheat
    the next day in a little bit of butter.




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