Polish Bread Soup & Dill Soup

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FOOD FUNNY
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Here's another from Rosemary Zwick:

A little old lady sold pretzels on a street corner for twenty-five cents
each. Every day a young lawyer would leave his office building at lunch
time, and as he passed her pretzel stand, he would leave her a quarter
but never take a pretzel.

This went on for more than five years. The two of them never spoke. One
day, as the lawyer passed the old lady’s stand and left his quarter as
usual, the pretzel woman spoke to him.

"Sir, I appreciate your business. You are a good customer, but I have to
tell you that the pretzel price has gone up to thirty-five cents."

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            TODAY'S RECIPES
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If your tastes run to rustic, country-style peasant food, then this
dish is for you.

Bread Soup (Zupa Chlebowa)

3 Tbs (45 ml) butter
3 Tbs (45 ml) all-purpose flour
6 cups (1.5 L) beef or chicken stock
1/4 lb (110 g) Polish sausage, frankfurters, or other cooked sausage, chopped
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
4-6 slices rye bread, toasted and buttered
4-6 eggs, poached

Cook the butter and flour in a large pot over moderate heat,
stirring frequently, until golden brown. Stir in the stock, sausage,
salt, and pepper and bring to a boil over high heat. Ladle the
soup into individual serving bowls, float a piece of bread in each
bowl, and top each with a poached egg. Serves 4 to 6.

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Dill is by far the herb most frequently used in Polish cooking,
and it plays the lead role in this traditional Polish soup.

Dill Soup (Zupa Koprowa)

2 Tbs (30 ml) butter
1 large bunch fresh dill, chopped (about 1 cup, 250 ml)
6 cups (1.5 L) beef or chicken stock
2/3 cup (160 ml) sour cream
3 egg yolks
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
Croutons for garnish

Heat the butter in a large pot over moderate heat and saute the dill for
5 minutes. Add the stock and bring to a boil over high heat. Whisk the
sour cream and egg yolks together in a small bowl. Remove the soup from
the heat and stir in the sour cream mixture - do not boil. Adjust the
seasoning with salt and pepper. Serve garnished with croutons. Serves 4 to 6.
Received on Tue Feb 20 07:54:23 2007