Got my hot dogs waiting. Watching for Yukon Gold potatoes because they're better for the potato salad (NOt all potatoes are created equal.). But I am NOT baking a Stollen. Got one in the freezer. <g> By the way....for New Year's Eve just throw the herring in the potato salad. Ginger [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike and Dorie Brennecke" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2000 6:25 AM Subject: Re: [GERMAN-LIFE] Christmas traditions > You will probably laugh, as my husband does, that my family's traditional > Christmas Eve supper is "hot dogs", as my husband says! No, not wimpy > American hot dogs, but true German-style wieners with skin on them--more > like sausage, and NO bun! Accompanied by things like hot German potato > salad, red cabbage (Rotkohl), herring salad, and a good strong, German brown > (NOT yellow, heaven forbid!) mustard. I love it, but it makes a lot of > Americans think we be really poor! Or just weird! Dorie > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 12:39 PM > Subject: Re: [GERMAN-LIFE] Christmas traditions > > > > My wife is pure German, though both parents were born in this country, > some > > grandparents, too. I have a few German lines in me. We're mostly German > in > > bent around our home. Some of our "Americanized" German traditions at > > "holidaze" are: > > 1) Someone always gets the "Stueck mit eines roten Band" (stick/twig with > a > > bit of red ribbon tied around it; we understand that's sort of equivalent > to > > coal in the stocking) in their Christmas stocking; > > 2) Our main tree is loaded with German ornaments, most of them from the > > Erzgebirge region. The small tree in the antique room is trimmed entirely > > with the antique ornaments and animals from Carol's grandmother (we have > > candle holders for the tree, from Carol's old family, but we don't use > them, > > for obvious reasons). > > 3) Carol always bakes at least one Stollen (we have to diet almost > > constantly, so we don't have a lot of baked goods about), and we enjoy it > > over the season; > > 4) We cook a lot of German-style food at the holidays: favorites include > > Koenigsberger Klops, lots of Spaetzle, Rouladen, Rothkohl mit Apfeln, > > Apfelmuss, Kartoffelpuffer, Schitzeln (various ways, one favorite being a > > Cordon Bleu style), and good Moselwein we bring from Carol's cousin's > Weingut > > on the Mosel River in Burgehn a/d Mosel (we always have plenty on hand and > > drink it on special occasions); > > 5) Of course, lots of German Christmas music (or other kinds too, for > > that;matter) on the stereo; > > 6) I think, in honor of what was very important to our ancestors, we > mainly > > observe the tradition of giving thanks for Jesus. Religion played such an > > important role in our ancestors' families, and it does in ours too. No, > > we're not religious fanatics, just wholeheartedly in favor of Him. > > > > There are a few of the things we do around here that have a German flavor. > > Our daughter is wed to a German, and they live permanently in Germany. > > Christmas with them is a REAL German Christmas (byut the weather is > usually > > crummy). > > > > Dave Ross > > Denver >