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Drunken Plums

photo taken by hanspetermeyer, on October 7, 2012, CC licensing

Here is a perfect summer dessert. Throughout the Balkans and eastern Hungary, by late summer plums have grown fat, dark and ripe, and grapes are just about ready to pick. This dish marries together fresh plums, plum brandy, and raisins (last season's grapes).

Ingredients:

- 2 lb./1 kg. ripe plums

- 4 oz./125 gr. brown sugar

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Chicken Fat

photo taken by In Praise of Sardines, on December 7, 2005, CC licensing

Preparation:
To prepare two of our three inter-related classic recipes, you must start with perfect Chicken Fat.

Check the fat to see that nothing green is in it (mine was perfect, and fresh - no odor at all). I managed to put together a pound of chicken fat for this.

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Matzo Fritters (Überzogene Mazes)

photo taken by wintersoul1, on June 10, 2010, CC licensing

Ingredients:
- 2 large eggs
- 2 or 3 tablespoons white wine
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 small pinch kosher salt
- 1/4 cup unsalted matzo meal
- 2 sheets of unsalted matzo, each broken into 6 approximately 2" x 31/2" rectangles
- 3 cups canola oil
- 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

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Leeks in soured cream

photo taken by Another Pint Please..., on October 9, 2012, CC licensing

This is so tasty, and a fairly unique way to make leeks. This is a good companion dish for anything broiled: fish, chicken or beef.

Ingredients:

- 1 lb./500 gr. leeks

- 4 fluid oz./120 ml. milk

- 2 oz./60 gr. butter

- 4 fluid oz./120 ml. sour cream

- 1 oz./30 gr. grated cheddar or parmesan cheese

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