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                  Holderschmarren (Elderberry Scramble)

Recipe By     : Aegidius Kolb and Leonhard Lidel
Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : German

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
 500       g            Elderberries (generous 1 lb) --
                        - stems removed
 250       g            Pears (generous 1/2 lb) --
                        - cored, peeled, sliced
 250       g            Very ripe damson plums
                        - (generous 1/2 lb) -- pitted
 150       g            Rye or French bread
                        - (generous 5 oz) --
                        - crust removed, thinly sliced
     1/2   l            Milk (2 c +2 tb)
  50       g            Butter (3-1/2 tb)
   1       pn           Salt
                        Sugar and cinnamon -- to taste
   2       tb           Flour -- up to 3 tb
     1/4                Lemon -- juice of

  From the Ries area.
  
  Melt the butter and briefly saute the fruit. Make a thin paste of
  the flour and milk and add the mixture to the fruit. Add the
  remainder of the milk. Add the sliced bread, and cook until the
  plums are soft. Season with salt, sugar, cinnamon, and lemon juice.
  
  Yield: 4 Servings
  
  Recipe FROM: D'Schwaebisch' Kuche', 1976

  Posted by: Karin Brewer, Sep 1992
 

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