Ingolstadt, Germany July 2005
At the Ingrisch Schrebergarten
by Jody McKim
with cousins Axente & Renate Formann & Jody McKim Pharr

What's a Schrebergarten?

 

Goulash made by Werner & Lissi

This was a day to remember, here at the Ingrisch summer house.  Werner and Lissi made goulash over an open fire, constructed by Werner [as you can see in one of the above photos].  They said it was just the same as our ancestors made, everything fresh.  After they combined everything in the stew pot, it simmered for a long time.  I was proud Werner wore the apron I sent him for Christmas last year.  Lissi prepared polenta, which I had never ate before.  It looked like cornmeal mush and we put a scoop in out stew. 

 

On another day Werner barbecued chicken, sausages from Romania and pork chops. He also started the fire with pine cones, which I had never seen this done before, then added 'real' coals.  Lissi made a pasta salad and a fresh vegetable salad.  Their flowers were so full and beautiful, the climate is wonderful there.  When there is not enough rain, they have to pump the water from the well into a watering can and water the flowers and vegetables and repeat the process over and over.  They are hard workers. 

Langos / Langosch
'crispy fried dough'

A Hungarian-Romanian specialty,
remembered and loved by the Donauschwaben.

Prepared by Lissi, at their summer house

Delicious with sour cream, grated cheese, paprika & fresh garlic oil.

Lizzy recipe for Langosch

1 kg of flour (2 pound)
600 ml of water
1 cube of yeast
1 spoon of salt
1 cooked and grated potato
a bit of baking soda

All these you have to knead, cover  and let to rest 45 minutes. Then you roll it flat, cut rectangular pieces and form small balls. These you let rest for 10 minutes, spread it out with oily fingers and fry it in oil.

Lissi preparing the dough, It shouldn't be too soft, the dough must stay together. Cover the bowl with a cloth in a warm place to rise.

Then cut into small portions pieces. With oiled hands take a piece and stretch it as much as you can.

Heat oil in a pan & fry each piece until both sides turn golden brown.
Drain on paper towel.

Renate enjoying Langosch!

Ingrisch Schrebergarten 2004