kilikini wrote:
> ms. tonya wrote:
>
>>In honor of my b/f's grandfather who hailed from Germany I want to
>>prepare an authentic german meal for new years day.
>>Am trying to plan my sides around my main course which will be
>>Weisswurst -white german sausage- and that wasn't easy to find in the
>>metro Detroit area.
>>Need ideals just what kind of potato to serve -not mash- and other
>>sides plus type of breads.
>> I know there are a few in this group who live in or near Detroit who
>>may be can lead me to a speciality grocery store, as Frankenmuth is
>>too far for me to drive.
>>I would be grateful for any help I don't know authentic german food
>>from american version.
>>TIA
>
>
> A traditional German-style New Year's dinner is pork roast with sauerkraut.
> Take a pork butt, toss it in a crock pot, throw in a couple of jars of
> sauerkraut (with juice), 1/4 cup white wine and some caraway seeds (I never
> add those) and you have a wonderful meal (well in about 6 hours or so).
> Very traditional New Years.
>
> kili
>
>
Ya beat me to it Kili. Yup. I'm of german decent and we've had
saurkraut and pork for New Year's dinner for as long as I can
remember, and still do. We used to make our own when I lived in PA
and could get a good quality 'kraut cabbage (we used Danish Ballhead).
We'd make 50 gallon a year and New Years was always the first dinner
from the new crock.

Of course we had mashed potatoes and applesauce with it but you could
switch that. Fried potato pancakes maybe?

--
Steve

Who was the first person to say, "See that chicken there... I'm gonna
eat the next thing that comes outta it's ass?"