Showing posts with label family party. Show all posts
Showing posts with label family party. Show all posts
Friday, July 2, 2010
Family Reunion
Family reunion this weekend. We are in charge. We are doing a Dr. Seuss theme. Each family has a book they will dress as and act out. Activities include find you families feet. We will line them up behind sheets so you can't see the people and only see their feet and we are tagging everyone's feet with a number. The dad's have to find their families feet. Then we will turn it around and the kids will find their dad's feet. We are having a fishing pond and cat throw (stuffed) and a ping pong ball throw into fish bowls. If they get one in the bowl they get the fish. The parents are going to love that. They should be glad it's not kittens. Then we are doing the whole green eggs and ham menu. Every year we have a time for mom and dad to share some of their wisdom with the family. This is a very special informative and special time. Should be fun.
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Fasnachskuchlein Making
Today was our family Christmas party. We follow an old tradition of making "Fasnachtsküchlein."
Everyone has to try saying fasnachtskuchleins with the guttural throat sound. They are the Swiss carnival cookie. They are also called "Chnüblätz" as we pronounce it -Kneeblates. They are nick named Kneeblates because you can stretch them over your knee. They are a traditional treat made at Christmas or Carnival.
First we mix the dough and knead it and then divide it into small balls. Then the balls are rolled really thin.
After rolling them thin we take them and stretch them until they are almost see thru. Small holes are good because they make it more crisp when fried.
The Fasnachtskuchleins are laid out on dish towels in layers to dry for about an hour before frying.
We use a deep frying pan to fry them in vegetable oil. The trick is to fry them fast but not get them too brown. We use special paddles to turn them during frying.
The next step is to take a shaker and more than cover the fasnachs in granulated sugar.
We made 3 batches that made 22 plates of 8 each. Each family gets to take home a plate to eat.
The recipe that we use is
1 tsp. salt
2 cups of sugar
6 eggs
6 cups of flour
Mix everything but the flour and then gradually add the flour. Let it mix until well kneaded. We use a bosh type mixer
Everyone has to try saying fasnachtskuchleins with the guttural throat sound. They are the Swiss carnival cookie. They are also called "Chnüblätz" as we pronounce it -Kneeblates. They are nick named Kneeblates because you can stretch them over your knee. They are a traditional treat made at Christmas or Carnival.
First we mix the dough and knead it and then divide it into small balls. Then the balls are rolled really thin.
After rolling them thin we take them and stretch them until they are almost see thru. Small holes are good because they make it more crisp when fried.
The Fasnachtskuchleins are laid out on dish towels in layers to dry for about an hour before frying.
We use a deep frying pan to fry them in vegetable oil. The trick is to fry them fast but not get them too brown. We use special paddles to turn them during frying.
The next step is to take a shaker and more than cover the fasnachs in granulated sugar.
We made 3 batches that made 22 plates of 8 each. Each family gets to take home a plate to eat.
The recipe that we use is
1 tsp. salt
2 cups of sugar
6 eggs
6 cups of flour
Mix everything but the flour and then gradually add the flour. Let it mix until well kneaded. We use a bosh type mixer
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