Hungarian Heritage Review, 1987 (16. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1987-01-01 / 1. szám
IN HUNGARY THROUGHOUT JANUARY, PEOPLE HAD MORE COMMUNITY DANCES, BALLS AND OTHER GET-TOGETHERS FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE THAN AT ANY OTHER TIME OF THE YEAR. PEOPLE DRANK MORE THAN USUAL, AND FOLLOWING THE ADVICE OF HUNGARIAN FOLK MEDICINE, THE BEST REMEDY TO ELIMINATE THE CONSEQUENCES OF TOO MUCH DRINKING IS TO EAT A HEARTY, TANGY, FRAGRANT SAUERKRAUT SOUP. IN MOST HUNGARIAN HOUSEHOLDS DURING JANUARY YOU WOULD FIND A BIG POT OF KORHELY LEVES IN THE PANTRY, ON THE BACK PORCH, OR IN A COLD OUTSIDE CELLAR. NEEDLESS TO SAY, YOU REALLY DON’T HAVE TO HAVE A HANGOVER TO EAT THIS SOUP. IT IS GREAT AFTER SKIING, ICE SKATING, OR EVEN AFTER SIMPLY PLAYING CARDS OR WATCHING TELEVISION UNTIL THE WEE HOURS. HERE IS A SIMPLE RECIPE FOR THIS HUNGARIAN SPECIALTY, BUT ONE THAT WORKS WELL. THE RECIPE CALLS FOR A ONE POUND CAN OF SAUERKRAUT. OF COURSE, IF YOU LIVE SOMEWHERE YOU CAN PURCHASE SAUERKRAUT IN “BULK”, OR FRESH SAUERKRAUT IN A PLASTIC BAG, OR IF YOU KNOW SOMEBODY WHO MAKES THEIR OWN, THE SOUP WILL BE MUCH BETTER. GERMAN DELICATESSENS STORES OFTEN HAVE VERY GOOD BRANDS. THE RECIPE CALLS FOR HUNGARIAN OR POLISH SAUSAGE, WHICH IS AVAILABLE PRACTICALLY ALL OVER, BUT IF YOU HAPPEN TO LIVE SOME PLACE WHERE YOU CANNOT BUY A GOOD QUALITY HUNGARIAN SAUSAGE, YOU COULD WRITE TO BENDE & SON SALAMI CO., 114 WEST FAY STREET, ADDISON, IL 60101, AND ASK FOR THEIR MAIL ORDER INFORMATION. I KNOW THAT YOU CAN PURCHASE THEIR EXCELLENT MERCHANDISE IN NEW YORK, CLEVELAND, CHICAGO AND MANY OTHER PLACES, BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT YOU CAN ORDER IT DIRECT. OF COURSE, THIS IS NOT THE ONLY GOOD SAUERKRAUT DISH. IF YOU WOULD LIKE MY RECIPE FOR THE FAMOUS HUNGARIAN “SZEKELY GOULASH,” AND YOU ARE A SUBSCRIBER, SEND A STAMPED, SELFADDRESSED ENVELOPE TO CHEF LOUIS, THE BAKERY RESTAURANT, 2218 N. LINCOLN AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60614-3799, AND I WILL SEND YOU THE RECIPE WITHIN A WEEK OF ARRIVAL OF YOUR REQUEST. JANUARY 1987 HUNGARIAN HERITAGE REVIEW 19
