Thursday, December 15, 2011

Kartoffelsalat,German patato salad

Ingredients
  • 9 potatoes, peeled
  • 6 slices bacon
  • 3/4 cup chopped onions
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 1/3 cup distilled white vinegar

Directions

  1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until tender but still firm, about 30 minutes. Drain, cool and slice thin.
  2. Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside, reserving drippings.
  3. Saute onions in bacon drippings until they are golden-brown.
  4. In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, salt, celery seed, and pepper. Add to the sauteed onions and cook and stir until bubbly, then remove from heat. Stir in water and vinegar, then return to the stove and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil and stir for one minute. Carefully stir bacon and sliced potatoes into the vinegar/water mixture, stirring gently until potatoes are heated through.
GERMAN THINGS in ENGLISH
English - Deutsch - Definition

German Africa
Deutsches Afrika
Germany’s former African colonies dating from 1884: German East Africa, German Southwest Africa (Nambia), Cameroons, Togoland.
Also see German East Africa below.
German bee
Dunkle Biene, Schwarze Biene
Dark-colored honeybee (Apis mellifera) supposedly of German origin; other names: black bee, dark honeybee.
German camomile
Echte Kamille
Matricaria chamomilla, health herb whose blossoms have white petals and a yellow center.
German catchfly
die Pechnelke
Lychnis viscaria - A perennial herb with lilac-colored blossoms; has sticky substance to catch insects, hence its name.
German chocolate cake
The cake’s name was actually derived from German’s Sweet Chocolate, a brand name that isn’t German either. A man named Sam German, working for the Baker’s Chocolate Company, developed a bar of sweet baking chocolate in 1852. - More: German Myths (About.com).
German cockroach
Deutsche Schabe, Kakerlacke
Blatella germanica, a yellow-brown cockroach brought to the New World from Europe; the synonym 'Croton bug' comes from the Croton aqueduct in New York City, when there was a cockroach invasion following the opening of the aqueduct.
German Democratic Republic
Deutsche Demokratische Republik
Official name of East Germany (1949-1990)
German East Africa
Deutsch-Ostafrika
Former German colony (1885), now comprising the African nations of Tanzania, Rwanda, and Burundi.
germanium and germanite
Germanium
A grayish-white element (32 on the periodic table); germanite is a rare reddish-gray mineral consisting of a copper iron germanium sulfide).
German iris
Deutsche Schwertlilie, Bartiris
Iris germanica, a large iris with purple or white flowers, native to central and southern Europe, or an iris of northern Italy (Iris kochii, bearded iris) having deep blue-purple flowers, similar to but smaller than Iris germanica.
German ivy
der Kap-Efeu
Perennial herb (Senecio macroglossus) with yellow blossoms, from South Africa; also known as Cape ivy or flowering ivy.
German knot
Achterknoten ("eight knot")
Figure eight knot, German loop knot; a useful "stop" knot to thicken the end of a rope or cord and keep it from slipping out; the knot looks like its name. Web: Achterknoten (animated)
German lapis
Deutscher Lapis
Blue onyx, false lapis; jasper or agate that is stained blue to imitate lapis lazuli, used in costume jewelry.
Is there an English "German" expression we forgot? Let us know in the German Language Forum!
German measles
Röteln
Common term for rubella. The term "german measles" comes from the fact that the rash is similar to that of measles, i.e., germane to measles. The old spelling of "germane" was "german."
German millet
die Kolbenhirse, Fennich, Borstenhirse
Millet (Setaria italica stramineofructa) having yellow grains in large drooping spikes. A member of the grass family also known as foxtail millet, foxtail bristle-grass, golden wonder millet, hay millet, Hungarian grass, Italian millet.
German Ocean/German Sea
Deutsches Meer
A name for the North Sea (die Nordsee) used on 17th and 18th century maps (Mare Germanicum).
German pancake
Flädle, Pfannkuchen
Baked mildly sweet lemon-flavored egg mixture sprinkled with confectioners' sugar and served with jam or a wine or fruit sauce. Other names: German apple pancake, battercake, flannelcake, flapcake.
German potato salad
der Kartoffelsalat
A style of potato salad made with bacon and vinegar, rather than mayonnaise, served hot or cold.
Web: Recipe: Hot German Potato Salad - Allrecipes.com
German rampion
Gemeine Nachtkerze
A coarse biennial (Oenothera biennis, common evening primrose) of eastern North America with yellow flowers that open in the evening; imported into Europe; used in herbal medicine.
German shepherd (police dog)
Deutscher Schäferhund
A breed of dog that actually seems to be of German origin. The British have used the term "Alsatian" since 1926. For more, see NOTE 1 below.
German short-haired pointer
der Deutsche Kurzhaar
Breed of hunting dog (Vorstehhund/Jagdhund)
German siding
N/A
Carpentry: Drop siding having concave upper edges with rabbets in the lower edges.
German silver
Neusilber, Alpaka, Argentan
Nickel silver, "Ruolz's alloy" or "Feuchtwanger's metal," an alloy of nickel, copper, and zinc used for coins. For more, see NOTE 2 below.
German Southwest Africa
Deutsch-Südwestafrika
Former German colony (1884), now the independent nation known as Namibia.
Germantown
Former town established in 1683 by German settlers, now part of Philadelphia.
German wired-haired pointer
Deutscher Drahthaar
Breed of hunting dog (Vorstehhund/Jagdhund), similar to the short-haired pointer.

Friday, December 9, 2011

changing times... about time

Sadly the local German club has decided to pack it in.
Good bye, auf wiedersehn, adios.
More recently with the energetic assistance of the local Lions club and in particular their member Hans Esser,  a nice gemuetlich Octoberfest was staged at the Lions Club facility on Elgin Ave Cobourg.

The German Club known as Klub Treff  ( club meet) has been around for some time since the fifties I believe. A handful of loyal but now aging  and rapidly disappearing folks in their 80s have supported the club as long as possible but it became obvious that there are no longer enough people to keep a club going.