echrzanowski@watmath.waterloo.edu (Edward Chrzanowski) (12/15/87)
WIGILIA-6(V) USENET Cookbook WIGILIA-6(V)
KUTIA WIGILIJNA
WIGILIA-6 - Christmas Eve Kutia
This recipe could be used as part of a 12 course meal known
in Polish as Wigilia, or on its own. Wigilia is eaten after
sundown on Christmas Eve.
INGREDIENTS (Serves 4-6)
1 cup cracked wheat or bulgur
2 cups hot water
1/2 cup poppy seeds
1 cup honey
2 cups water
1 tsp salt
festive spirits
PROCEDURE
(1) Soak wheat in 2 cups of hot water for 30 minutes.
Bring to a boil and cook covered until tender.
(2) Mix in poppy seed.
(3) Cook honey with remaining 2 cups of water for 20
minutes. Cool and serve with wheat and poppy seed
mixture.
(4) For added enjoyment a liberal amount of festive
spirits may be added. In Poland the festive
spirit is usually called Spiritus, which is grain
alcohol.
RATING
Difficulty: easy. Time: 1 hour. Precision: Approximate
measurement OK.
CONTRIBUTOR
Original recipe passed down through the generations and
translated from Polish into English (with a few mods) by
Edward Chrzanowski
MFCF, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
echrzanowski@watmath.waterloo.edu or {ihnp4,allegra,utzoo}!watmath!echrzanowski