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Along the Rhine
Recipes,
Wines and Lore from Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria,
Liechtenstein and Holland
by
Kay Shaw Adams
(Hippocrene Books, 2001)
Hardcover, 234 pages, $24.95
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Along
the shores of the Rhine you will find a wealth of culinary
delights, wines and gastronomic traditions. The river is
not claimed by Germany alone—although the Teutonic
myth of the beautiful Lorelei, a sirenlike maiden with flaxen
hair who lured boatsmen to their deaths, is inextricably
interwoven with that magical water. France, Liechtenstein,
Austria, Switzerland and the Netherlands share the Rhine,
and Kay Shaw Nelson's charming little book is a careful
selection of "recipes, wines and lore," from German gemütlichkeit
to the gastronomic crossroads of Alsace. While the wine
sections are small and don't shed much light on, for instance,
the complexities of German wine terminology (Auslese, Spätlese,
half-dry etc. ad infinitum), the selected recipes are true
originals. A simple German fruitcake is a delightful light
treat-and has zilch in common with its unpopular U.S. counterpart.
Learn how to make onion tarts, sauerkraut with apples, gulyásleves, linzertorte, roll mops, pears in red wine or dandelion
salad.
(Updated: 12/23/08 SB)
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