tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post124087804158721500..comments2024-03-24T01:15:08.693+10:00Comments on The Old Foodie: Second Breakfast.The Old Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-35793640829247220732008-10-27T12:26:00.000+10:002008-10-27T12:26:00.000+10:00Ah weisswurst! What a fantastic invention. Havin...Ah weisswurst! What a fantastic invention. Having spent many a summer in Germany, I used to love the breakfasts best of all. Early breakfast was a variety of soft meats like braunsweiger with still-warm Semmel rolls and cheeses, late breakfast was weisswurst, any leftover rolls, and wonderful country mustards. Weisswurst is extremely difficult to make properly, as it involves a complex emulsification process with several key temperature stages. The result however is very mild and savory, usually boiled and served still in the hot water in a giant covered dish. The sausages are sliced lengthwise then the meat is peeled out of the casing, which is usually a thick, clear, natural casing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-27537628726157663392007-03-17T18:55:00.000+10:002007-03-17T18:55:00.000+10:00Second Breakfast sounds like a plan to me. :-)Andr...Second Breakfast sounds like a plan to me. :-)<BR/><BR/>Andrew, I'd venture to guess that in that time period, one's "first breakfast" (as opposed to second breakfast) would probably consist of a bowl of porridge and coffee, and perhaps rolls. It wouldn't be an elaborate meal. As for leftovers from fancy meals, the servants would get first crack, of course, but there was a huge amount of waste. Consider a dinner with twenty or more courses! But it was a mark of status to be able to put on such a spread and not be concerned about the cost or waste.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-9618834513827791222007-03-17T05:47:00.000+10:002007-03-17T05:47:00.000+10:00Hello andrew, kitchenhand, nene and james - it loo...Hello andrew, kitchenhand, nene and james - it looks like we might have enough for a committee for the promotion of Second Breakfasts! James - dried apricot pie sounds great - I dont suppose you have your grandmother's recipe?The Old Foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-81112123690762822292007-03-16T23:44:00.000+10:002007-03-16T23:44:00.000+10:00Oh I do love a good dried fruit tart. You just don...Oh I do love a good dried fruit tart. You just don't see them around much anymore with all the emphasis on seasonal eating. My grandmother made the best dried apricot pie you've ever tasted. How I miss it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986105211620969259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-15210984919641051012007-03-16T18:34:00.000+10:002007-03-16T18:34:00.000+10:00My partner Corrie, who has some little knowledge o...My partner Corrie, who has some little knowledge of Germany (Holland and Germany are neighbors, after all), tells me that the Germans have thousands of different kinds of sausages, and yes, they're really a big sausage-eating country. 67 pounds sounds like a conservative estimate. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-1103304381605019152007-03-16T12:44:00.000+10:002007-03-16T12:44:00.000+10:00I get hungry around that time of the day, after an...I get hungry around that time of the day, after an early breakfast at half past six. Some cold meat sounds just the ticket. Hold the port, though.<BR/><BR/>(From kitchen hand at verygoodcooking.blogspot - because blogger won't post my URL)paul kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237328574655467680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-86328510274253945592007-03-16T10:33:00.000+10:002007-03-16T10:33:00.000+10:002nd breakfast - grief I can hardly manage a coffee...2nd breakfast - grief I can hardly manage a coffee! What did these people do all day - apart from eat? I imagine that there was a vast quantity of food left over - and did they change for each meal? Such a totally different way of life from today and its less than a hundred years ago...Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13173791294052288116noreply@blogger.com