Pectin for jams and jellies is one of the things I always bring back from Germany. I am so hooked on it that last year when I had a bumper crop of strawberries from my garden, my mother had to mail me an emergency supply. Continue reading
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The king’s dessert
My knowledge of German history is piecemeal. This is not due to lack of interest. In my high-school days the State of Hessia had done away with history as an independent subject of study and blended it with geography, political science, and social studies. A court later ruled that the State Government had to revoke its curriculum – too late for me when I graduated in 1984. Continue reading
The “forbidden fruit” in my garden
The berries did it – the gooseberries, black and red currants, and elderberries I knew and loved from Germany and could not find in the United States. The berries made me a gardener. In the process, I became a passionate gardener not only for food Continue reading
Spoonfuls of Germany 