meats......

ok, so there were german visitors scheduled for supper at trc....and i made/planned a meal made up of my memories....for starts...a meats platter like the one that scw had at the hotel silberdistal in lambsheim ( the town of my great grandfather....).......it was many kinds of cold meats and pates...with pickles and a shot of schnapps...the eldest madame stephan who was present when we visited 3 years ago also ordered this platter....and she downed the schnapps quickly.......anyway...i was challenged to put together a german menu for these folks....and i went with what i knew......the meats/pickled product plates.......then butter-sauteed trout, and sweet/sour red cabbage.......creamed spinach ( my own recipe) and spatzle...then my grandmother's apple kuchen.....mit schlagg...........ah well....i am not there for the dinner......but i hope it goes well.....as it turns out...these visitors are from the old east germany...no chance to swap stories about lambsheim.........