Kasespatzle

[Driftless]

firing it up again!

have the urge to cook!

Taking a pan like this to mother in laws tonight. My wife's grandma "Pearl Swiggum" lives there too. Pearl is 95 and has never had Kasespatzle.

[jigginjerk]

OK! You can't show something like that and not tell how its made. Or is it just me?

[Dennis Steele]

"Please Sir...I wan't some more"

[Jim Almquist]

OK! You can't show something like that and not tell how its made. Or is it just me?

Len was kind enough to share his recipe in the thread.

Kasespatzle Recipe

[BobT]

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Kasespatzle

How do you say that?

[Jim Almquist]

cheesy noodles

This is the way it would look in Germany = Käsespätzle and would sound something like casaspatzel. If you do a search they will tell you how to make the noodles from scratch.

[Phred52]

Jimalm, You are close to it! I've always seen it as 'Kaese Spaetzle' (could just be regional spelling too) or German Macaroni and Cheese. Having a Spaetzle Press helps a bunch! Phred52

[Jim Almquist]

Phred52 I did a search and found that Amazon has a Spatzle press for about $19.00. Might just have to invest in another kitchen utensil

Having spent close to 3 years in Germany there are some things that stand out as far as good eats and Käsespätzle or almost any type of wurst or a wiener schnitzel were some of my favorites when you ate at a Gasthof for dinner. When you went to a beerfest it was always Halb Hinchen mit pomme frites which was a half of chicken with french fries and of course along with that was a liter of beer. Life was good

I have to get back over there some day soon.

[Phred52]

jimalm, You can get by with a potato ricer or even a 'grater' using the larger holes. The ricer makes the spaetzle smaller than the press, so it's similar to having rice in the soup. The grater is very inconsistant in size. Otherwise, we have a very German store in town here that has the press in stock. I don't know the price off hand, I could stop by and check on it for ya. Phred52

[Driftless]

Phred52 I did a search and found that Amazon has a Spatzle press for about $19.00. Might just have to invest in another kitchen utensil

Having spent close to 3 years in Germany there are some things that stand out as far as good eats and Käsespätzle or almost any type of wurst or a wiener schnitzel were some of my favorites when you ate at a Gasthof for dinner. When you went to a beerfest it was always Halb Hinchen mit pomme frites which was a half of chicken with french fries and of course along with that was a liter of beer. Life was good

I have to get back over there some day soon.

you brought back some serious memories just now

[Jim Almquist]

you brought back some serious memories just now

It is really too bad that we did not figure it out back then that it was some of the best times in our life but looking back now I know for sure it was. I always think of skiing in Austria and stopping on the hill at those little hay stacks that would sell you a Wurst and a slice of heavy bread with the thick mustard and a beer. If I could only go back in time

[Driftless]

Originally Posted By: LHarris

you brought back some serious memories just now

It is really too bad that we did not figure it out back then that it was some of the best times in our life but looking back now I know for sure it was. I always think of skiing in Austria and stopping on the hill at those little hay stacks that would sell you a Wurst and a slice of heavy bread with the thick mustard and a beer. If I could only go back in time

I lived in southern germany for almost 6 years. 5 years in the military and one year civilian. I was studying for the german citizen test and i finally decided i was an American and did not want to live there the rest of my life. I have been back there numerous times.

I was terrible at skiing. The eating part and sampling beer part I was very good at.

[Driftless]

I am going to the store for the final ingredients I need for Jaeger Schnitzel. Friday will be German night at my house.

Len

[Jim Almquist]

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The eating part and sampling beer part I was very good at.

I know exactly what you mean There was nothing like a Hasen Bräu Hefeweizen with a slice of lemon. A meal in a glass but had to watch out because I was known to gain a little more weight when drinking these and then it became a lot tougher to pass the PT test

[Driftless]

Jim...

You lived in Augsburg?

I was a Military Policeman there from 78 to 84.

Reese Kaserne.

Hasen Brau was the give away. My favorite German Beer!

Can you get it anywhere?

I left part of my heart there also. A blond haired green

eyed german gal.

I have a wonderful wife now but a few times through the last 25 years I say "What If?"

[Jim Almquist]

Len I was USACC on Sheridan kaserne from 80 to 83 but worked out at Gab. I took care of the phone systems inside at Gab. but I got over to the Central Office on Reese every now to visit a few of my classmates that worked there. I know what you mean about the sweetheart and what if. The wife still gives me [PoorWordUsage] about Brigitte. She would not come to the states and I did not want to spend the rest of my life in Germany. I missed hunting and fishing way too much so we parted ways but there is that what if...

[Driftless]

80-83 I was a desk Sgt. at the MP Station on Sheridan Kaserne.

Before 80 I was on Reese with MP Company there.

We took over Garmisch yearly when they went on their advance training.

Where did you hang out during your off hours? I bet we frequented

the same hang outs. I was in USACC based out of Sheridan and

was housed in NCO billeting on Flak.

My name is Len Harris. I had a roomy named Jim on Sheridan for a while.

[Jim Almquist]

The one place that I went to the most was Our Place and that was mostly for dinner and beers. They had the best goulash soup and BLTs. Most times we would go out as a group and hit a beerfest and share a taxi home. If you ever went to the Rec. center on Sheridan I was the guy at the front desk handing out junk or selling pull tabs during bingo. I knew how to ski before I got there(shipped my skis from home) so I was in the ski club and also ran ski trips out of the rec center. It was a great way to ski for free. Because we had so many NCOs that worked in the Comm center and loved to ski I always seem to have someone to go with so that is where I spent most of the winter weekends.

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I was in USACC based out of Sheridan and

was housed in NCO billeting on Flak.

My name is Len Harris. I had a roomy named Jim on Sheridan for a while.

Did you live in the USACC billets up on the third floor by chance ? For some reason I thought we had some E-5 and 6s that lived up there that were from a different unit.

[Driftless]

third floor yes.

Have a friend that stayed over there and married a gal.

Mike Archuletta

He still lives there in Garmish as security boss of big hotel down there.

Been to Our Place lots of times.

[Jim Almquist]

I am sure we have passed each other in the billets but at the time I was a wide-eyed PFC in a different country. Your friend sure is in a great spot to live. I have many great memories of taking the train down there but the one I love the most is going down with 3 others and it was raining when we got there so me and a bud went to the Zugspite and the other 2 shopped around town for the day. We had clear skies and skied above the rain storm the whole day and came back with sunburned faces. We told them we went to Austria cause they did not want to believe that it was possible to be skiing above the rain.

[Driftless]

Bologna pizza parlor out the front gate was one of my favotite pizzerias.

Loved the meat shops and bakeries on every block.

I even learned how to make weiss wurst from scratch.

Taking my bike to the Rathaus Platz and drinking a dark weissen

on a summer day was amazing.

The Christmas Markets were beyond description.

[Jim Almquist]

Wow Len You just brought back a bunch more great memories.

Going to the market and getting fresh brochens,fresh butter and fresh sliced salami.

My first Christmas in Germany and all my friends were back in the states or working and going to the Christmas market by myself and drinking Glüwein. It was the first time I had ever missed Christmas with my family and I did truly miss them to the point were I started to shed a few tears.

Weiss wurst and some of that good course ground mustard and a slice of there heavy bread.

While I was station over there my mom came over with a tour that was almost all relatives of mine to see Germany and see some distant relatives that lived in Roseheim or maybe Rosenheim and I got to meet up with them for diner in Oberammergau. It was very cool and the first time I had seen my mom in almost 3 years.

How about biking over to the lake by the kayak course on a hot day Some pretty interesting sights to say the least.

Did you get to Nürnberg and try some of there smoked beer ? It was not my favorite but it was interesting.

I got to go to Berlin for a long weekend and that was one of the best experiences that I think that I have ever had with all the paper work and getting it checked by Russian soldiers with there machine guns draped on there shoulders. Going through Check Point Charlie and standing at Bradenburg gate. Visiting the Russian tomb of the unknown soldier and watching the changing of the guard with them doing the goose step was something else.

I was very happy to get back to West Germany as it was known back then.

All good memories.

[Driftless]

ever make it to the Greek restaurant near the Fueggeri?

Or the Sieben Scwbaeben Stueben near the street car central?

I can still taste the smoked trout at the Plaerrer too.

[Driftless]

smoked trout it is.

going to smoke some today!

[Jim Almquist]

I know that I ate at the Greek place because when Brigitte got back from her 1 month holiday which part of it was spent in Greece we had to go there to eat and the Sieben Scwbaeben Stueben sure sounds familiar as well. Down by the Fueggeri was such a cool part of Augsburg. We would go down there and hit some spots to listen to local musicians. Just love the narrow cobblestone streets and the fact that it was the very first old folks home.