Verhovayak Lapja, 1947 (30. évfolyam, 1-24. szám)

1947 / Verhovay Journal

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I jPor Magyar Tastes

We are highly elated to know that our attempts at bringing simple Hungarian recipes to the attention of interested readers has met with a measure of success. This time we continue our efforts with the ever-popular

STUFFED CABBAGE

For this, we will need a medium-sized head of cabbage. Get the white solid heads for best results. To make removal of the leaves easier, we plunge the head of cabbage into a big kettle of boiling water, Using a sharp knife to separate the leaves. Detach 8 or 10 leaves, then remove from the water. Either shred the remaining cabbage, or use sauerkraut for the nest in which the stuffed cabbage will be cooked.- BIRTHDAYS -with a one line biography of oeople from all over the world for each day of the year. See who was born on your birthday. This list meant a lot of research and very man ? hours of work ... it is believed to be accurate, however, if you have

proof otherwise, — kindly send me the proof! BIRTHDAYS for JULY

1. Eugene Lyons. U.S. Editor, author, journalist,

(born in Uzlian, Russia).............................................. 1898

2. Mabel Newcomer. American economist educator ................ 1840

3. Louise Allbritton. Motion Picture actress ......................... 1920

4. Calvin Coolidge. 29th USA President ................................ 1872

5. James Siket. Former VERHOV AY Director ..................... 1890

6. John Paul Jones. Scottish-American Naval Officer ........ 1747

7. Gustav Mahler. German Musical Composer and Conductor 1860

8. Graig Stevens (Gail Shikles). Motion Pictor actor ....... 1918

9!. Carl N. Werntz. American Painter, teacher, illustrator .... 1874

10. Joan Marsh. Movie actress ................................................... 1915

11. Thomas Mitchell. Motion Picture Star ............................... 1895

12. Milton Berle. (Milton Berlinger.) Radio Star ................... 1906

13. Mary Bodo Steinmetz. (The “Sunkist Reporter’s

B. W. (Beautiful Wife)............................................... 1912

14. Donald Meek. Movie actor ....................................................... 1880

15. Frank Brogley. Former Verhovay Director. Hung.Amer. Civic leader ....... 1907

16. Roald Amundsen. Norvégián Polar Traveler ..................... 1872

17. John Jacob Astor. American Merchant, (born in Germany) 1763

'18. Richard Dix. Motion Pictor actor ...................................... 1895

19. Paul V. McNutt. American. War Manpower

Commission Chief.W.W.2............................................... 1891

20. Frederic Jesup Stimson. Former U.S. Ambassador

to Arg. and • Brazil ................................................... 1855

21. Carl Engel. French born. Musical composer, publisher .... 1883

22. Joseph Little Bristow. U.S. Senator. Kansas ......................... 1861

23. Kurt Kreuger. Motion Picture actor ............................... 1916

24. Amelia Earhart. American Aviatrix. 1st woman to

cross the Atlantic ......... 1898

25. Carroll Davidson Wright. American Statistician ............... 1840

26. Isaac Babbitt American Inventor ....................................... 1799

27. Count. Aurél Bessewffy. Hungarian politician, writer,

speaker ..... 1808

28. Joe E. Brown. Movie and Radio Star ............................ 1892

29. Sigmund Romberg. Hung.-Amer. Composer, Symphony

Orch. leader ................................................................... 1887

30. Giorgio Vasari. »Italian Painter and architect ............... 1512

31. Judge Julius Miklós Kovachy. Hung.-Amer. Judge of

Cleveland Mun. Court ............................................... 1893

The editor of the BIRTHDAYS column wishes to invite the readers to please send in their own or relatives’ Birthdays with a brief note about them and starting with August’s column I hope to make this column a closer and friendlier one with you and you and your friends included herein ... Of course I have a way to find things out, but I wish to ask each and every one of you to please cooperate with me. This is your chance to see your name and birthday printed and read by thousands all over the country.

You must tell me your name, exact birthday (Year, month and day,) also a brief sketch of “who you are”. You should also include to what branch /ou belong to. I’m making up these lists 3 months in advance, so please rush the coming months to me as fast as you can. Avoid dissappointment . . .

So once again, this is open to everybody; rush, because I only print one for each day and the first one received will be printed; duplicate birthdays will have to wait until the next year’s column. Rush all Birthdays to the editor. ALBERT STEINMETZ. 4535 BOWMAN BLVD., LOS ANGELES 32, CALIF.

we will need i pound oi ground beef, or a half-and-half combination of beef and pork, according to individual tastes. To the meat, add an onion browned in lard, an egg, I cup uncooked rice, salt and peper to taste.

Put a spoonful of meat mixture on a cabbage leaf, roll and tuck ends into the meat. This will hold together without the necessity of toothpicks or string, contrary to popular belief.

Arrange a layer of sauerkraut or shredded cabbage in the- bottom of your kettle, add the stuffed leaves of cabbage and more sauerkraut on top. A little water to keep it from sticking is advisable. Simmer for about 45 minutes.

Make a brown gravy, by brown-Verhovay Journal

ing several tablespoonfuls of flour in shortening, adding water to make a smooth gravy. Add this to cabbage, taking care not to break the cabbage bundles. Simmer about 10 minutes longer and get ready to eat food fit for kings.

A request for Chicken Soup and the resulting equivalent in our cook book gave us quite a surprise. It doesn’t sound like Chicken Soup as we know it, -but as we are not an authority, we must give the cook book preferance. So here is

CHICKEN SOUP

To the “aprólék” which constitutes the less desirable parts of a chicken, like the neck, feet, wings, back, heart, liver and gizzard, we add water to cover, j When it comes to a boil, add sliced vegetables and it seems whatever you like can be thrown in, from celery to kale and kohlrabi. Simmer. When vegetables and meat are tender, remove from fire, remove meat from bones, add salt to taste and serve.

Running through the variety of soups listed, we found several chilled soup recipes which would be very welcome during the hot summer season. Actually, we were hunting for a cold green bean soup in cream stock, which we enjoyed in Cleveland years ago. Do any of the readers remember when the Székely Kapu was de- I dicated in the Hungarian Gardens there? July, of 1939, if my memory doesn’t play me false. Perhaps one of the cooks at the banquet can oblige us. We have [ never eaten anything as good before or since.

As cherry season will be along shortly, we hope to try this ourselves and it may interest you | amateur cooks, also.

CHILLED CHERRY SOUP

To two pounds of cherries, sweet and sour mixed, preferably,

I and seeded, of course, we add I half as much water, a piece of ! stick cinnamon and sugar to I sweeten. Add a scant tablespoon of flour to about 6 or 7 ounces of top milk, blend well, add to liquid, bring to a boil, cool and chill. This hits the spot in hot weather.

We will be waiting to fill your requests, so let us hear from you.

Fraternally,

Midge.

Waiter: “May I help you with that soup, sir?”

Diner: “What do you mean, help me? I don’t need any help.”

Waiter: “Sorry, sir. From the sound I thought you might wish to be dragged ashore.”

TO THE CONTRIBUTORS

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June 25, 1947

CHILDREN'S CORNER

He Worked For Advice ...

— Hungarian Folk Story —

Once upon a time there was a poor fellow who married a rich girl. But he didn’t get much fun out of being rich, for his wife always threw it up to him that she owned everything and if she wouldn’t have married him, he still would be as poor as a churchmouse^

Finally he got ti,red of her caaseless grumblings and left her and their little son. He made up his mind not to return until he could prove to her that was able to get ahead on his own, too, without the fortune of his wife.

And so he went for days and days, through villages, towns, over hills and through valleys, until one day he met an old man on the highway. The old man asked him: “Where to, son?”

Said the young man: “Oh, I am just trying to find some Work.

“Come to my home” — _ replied the old man — “and I’ll treat you right. I can’t give ypu much money, but if you do your job right, I’ll give you good advice and that’s worth more than money.”

And so the young fellow joined the old man and worked for him. They liked each, other and things went well with them. The weeks and months passed rapidly and suddenly he found that he had spent ten years at the old man’s farm.

The old man asked him: “Well son, would you like to stay for a little while yet?”

“Why shouldn’t I?” — said the young man — “I like it here.”

So he stayed for another ten years. Then the old man again asked him: “Well, son, would you like to stay for a little while yet?”

“I guess not.” — said the by then not so young man — “I think I’ll go home now to see how my wife got along.”

“God be with you.” — replied the old man. — “Here. I give you a loaf of bread. But don’t break it before you get home. And I’ll give you three advices. Remember them well. The first is: wherever you find people quarrelling, get out. The second; never leave the throdden path for the unthrodden one. A«d the third; put away today’s anger for tomorrow.”

With that they parted and the poor fellow turned homewards. As the night fell, he arrived in a village and in one of the houses he found shelter. But hardly did he settle down, the man and his wife began to quarrel. It got worse as they went on and the wanderer, remembering the old man’s advice, quietly left the house and pretty soon found shelter in another one. *

When the morning came, he thanked his host for putting him up for the night and left. As he walked along the street, he saw people running around with great excitement and suddenly a man grabbed him and yelled: “Here is the murderer ... I saw him go into that house last night!”

Of course, he was shocked. As it turned out, the quarrelling husband was murdered during the night and his • capturer thought

he had caught the murderer because he saw him enter that house, but didn’t see him leave it a little while later. Fortunately, he could ask him to take him back to the next house where he spent the night and his friendly host convinced the people that he was innocent.

They let him go and he thankfully remembered the old man who gave him good advice, indeed. As he went on, he came to a forest and just before entering it, he met three friendly men who.joined him. So they walked together and talked about the weather and politics, when suddenly one of the men said: “Let’s go this way! I know a short-cut, it will take us right back to the highway beyond the forest.”

He was just about to go with them when he suddenly remembered the old man’s advice not to leave the throdden path for the unthrodden one. So he politely refused and contiued alone. The same evening he had reason to be happy for having followed the old man’s advice. As it turned out, the three men caught up with another wanderer and robbed him of everything he had when they got him off the highway.

Late one evening the poor fellow arrive^ at his hometown. Just before entering his house he thought he would look first to see what his wife was doing. Well, he had the shock of his life. There was a lamp on the table and in its light he saw his wife sitting with a big, husky young man and the way they smiled at each other made him boiling mad. He glimpsed a big ax lying on the floor dnd he was just about to pick it up and rush into the house to attack the man who took his place, when he remembered the old man’s third advice to put today’s anger away for tomorrow. It was a hard struggle, but finally he dropped the ax and knocked at the door.

He heard them jump and a second later his wife opened the door. “Darling!” — she cried and crying and laughing she hugged and kissed him while the young man stood shamefacedly in the background. Finally his wife stepped back and turned to the young man: “Son . . . your father has returned . . .”

Happily the father embraced his son and remembered thankfully the old man for his good advice. Then all three of them sat down at the table for supper. Quietly the man said: “All I brought with me is this loaf of bread.”

“Oh — said his wife — it doesn’t matter. The main thing is you are back. We missed you terribly . . .”

With tears in her eyes she watched him break the bread, but oh wonder! As he broke the crust, there was a clatter and gold pieces fell on the table. The bread was filled with gold! With awe in his voice the son said:

“Dad’, you made good after all!”

Now he was rich in his vown right and they lived happily ever after . . .