by "cazzyodo" (cazzyodo)
Published 09/06/2017 at 01:06
by "cazzyodo" (cazzyodo)
Published 09/06/2017 at 01:06
Tags: TWMG
STARS: 6
I just found out my grandfather, one I posted stories of a few years ago with the TWMG tag, passed tonight. I saw him Saturday and it wasn’t great...he’s off to bigger and better things though.
The thing that I keep thinking of is that I will never have his meatball soup again and it will never be replicated. All I can do is glorify it and remember opening the door to his house with him cooking two big pots of soup for his grandkids (meatball for me, chicken for my sister).
Be good, Oppo.
He was 89.
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
09/06/2017 at 01:19, STARS: 2
Sorry for your loss. Its never easy. remember the good times.
"Steve in Manhattan" (blogenfreude01)
09/06/2017 at 02:08, STARS: 2
It took me most of a Saturday, but I duplicated my Nana’s blintze recipe. You can do the same. And then post the recipe.
And I was driving by my dad’s house back in the 80s and saw his car in the driveway, but then I thought - ‘eh, I’ll see him next week.’ Two days later he was dead. You can’t predict, but you can forgive yourself.
Nana’s Blintzes
For the batter:
4 eggs
2 cups milk
1 and 3/4 cups sifted flour
1/2 tsp salt
Beat eggs well and add salt. Add flour slowly and beat it in. Add milk gradually and beat to a smooth batter. This will make a somewhat thin batter, but it works.
You will need a crepe pan or 7-8 inch bottom-diameter nonstick pan.
Pour a ladleful of batter into a buttered pan, wait a few seconds, then pour the excess back into the raw batter. Repeat until you have about 12-14 shells. Separate them w/ sheets of waxed paper.
For the filling:
1 pound of small curd cottage cheese
14 oz. (2 packages) farmer cheese
2 egg yolks
Mix it all together.
Assembly
Position the shell with the tab formed from pouring out the excess at the top. Place about 3 round tablespoons of filling about an inch below the top of the shell. Fold the top part over the filling, fold in the sides so they’re square, then roll it up. Repeat.
I fry them in hot canola or oil, then add butter towards the end for flavor. I think my grandmother fried them in straight butter, but I can’t remember for certain. Serve with applesauce, sour cream, or, if you’re in the mood, go Russian and serve with caviar.
"Svend" (svend)
09/06/2017 at 02:29, STARS: 0
Really sorry to hear that mate.
"RPM esq." (rpm3)
09/06/2017 at 04:13, STARS: 1
Hang in there. Make your own meatball soup for your kids and grandkids someday, and tell them about how your grandfather used to make it for you.
"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
09/06/2017 at 04:45, STARS: 0
my condolences on your loss.
89 is a great innings
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
09/06/2017 at 06:57, STARS: 0
Sorry for you loss.
I still miss my grandpa’s homemade peanut butter.
"$kaycog" (skaycog)
09/06/2017 at 09:13, STARS: 0
I’m so sorry.
"TheRealBicycleBuck" (therealbicyclebuck)
09/06/2017 at 09:45, STARS: 0
My condolences to you and yours. See if you can find the recipe for that soup. You will want it and it will be something of your family that you can pass down.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
09/06/2017 at 10:06, STARS: 0
Sorry to hear it. Glad you have so many good memories with him.