June Meyer's Authentic Hungarian Heirloom Recipes Third Edition

Book excerpt: June Meyer's Authentic Hungarian Heirloom Recipes, Third Edition is a cookbook filled with 95 authentic, pre World War One family recipes from the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Alsace-Lorraine. The recipes were never written down, but have been handed down for many generations in her family. It also contains chapters on the origin of June Meyers Family Recipes and an account of life in Altkeer, Batchka region, Hungary around 1900. A chapter on Hungarian Christmas Cookies, a History of German Settlement in Southern Hungary, and a History of The Danube Swabians in the Twentieth Century by Historian Susan Clarkson, and the Danube Swabian Coat of Arms. The cookbook is organized with one recipe per page and each recipe is preceded by a short colorful remembrance or historical fact. It has a detailed description of ingredients used in the recipes and an Alphabetical and Category Recipe Index with English and Hungarian names.The Recipe Categories include Relish & Pickles, Salads & Slaws, Soups and Dumplings, Main Course, Side Dishes, Sauces, Pastries, Hungarian Christmas Cookies, Fillings For Kipfels And Cookies, and Other Hungarian Goodies. All the recipes are kitchen-tested. You will surely enjoy the food, authentic recipes and stories. (Written in English)