Elly wrote:
>
> "Victor Sack" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Elly > wrote:
> >
> >> "Victor Sack" > wrote...
> >> > bulka > wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> From a 1973 "Dutch and Belgian Cooking"
> >> >>
> >> >> Kruudmoes
> >> >
> >> > It is an Americanised perversion of old and already perverted dish from
> >> > the Overijssel province. It is supposed to be more a gruel than a
> >> > soup,
> >> > though (the name means something like "herb gruel/purée"). Happily, it
> >> > does not get served very often anymore, at least not usually at places
> >> > where innocent visitors might encounter it. It deserves to be compared
> >> > to some of the more outlandish tzimmes recipes.
> >>
> >> Kruudmoes, I think it is a spelling mistake and should be Kruidmoes
> >> (Milk soup with barley), 4 servings.
> >
> > Yes, of course, "kruid" being "herb", but I think "kruud" is a
> > dialectical spelling, with variants such as "kruut", etc. This kind of
> > thing happens in German, too, with the word "Kraut" which means the same
> > thing.
> >
> >> As someone mentioned, the molasses should be "stroop", which
> >> can be purchased in Dutch stores. You might try Golden Syrup in
> >> its place rather then molasses, or use the brown sugar.
> >
> > That someone was Arri London and she was correct, of course. And, as
> > she points out, frankfurters are supposed to be rookworst, which is even
> > more important.
> >
> > No matter the replacements, the recipe remains repulsive.
> >
> >> I was born and raised in The Netherlands, living in upstate NY.
> >> Elly
> >
> > Victor
>
> You are right on all counts.
>
> I looked in my other Dutch cookbooks and there is no mention
> of this soup. Must be very regional, and it would make sense that
> it should come from a farm community like Overijssel.
>
> Over the years I have seen many posts of Arri London and
> she was always correct concerning Dutch cooking.
>
> Elly

LOL why does everyone assume I'm female????
However, TY for the compliment! Very kind of you. It does help to be
Dutch and to have many traditional Dutch recipes to hand, not to mention
input from the older family members, not all of whom are Dutch in the
first place