LET’S COOK\u00a0 LITHUANIAN<\/p>\n
Cold sweet soups are very popular with\u00a0 Lithuanians,\u00a0 especially in summer.\u00a0 In olden times and\u00a0 now,\u00a0 soups made with berries, fruits and tiny dumplings are always a treat. And another summer favorite, cold\u00a0 beet soup or \u0161altibar\u0161\u010diai,\u00a0 is perhaps the most popular of all.<\/p>\n
PRUNE SOUP<\/strong> APPLE SOUP WITH DUMPLINGS<\/strong> SUMMER BREAD SOUP<\/strong> SWEET CHERRY SOUP<\/strong> CHERRY SOUP WITH DUMPLINGS<\/strong> 3 (16-ounce) cans pitted red tart In stock pot,\u00a0 combine cherries with remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 15 minutes. While sim\u00admering,\u00a0 slowly add dumpling dough, one teaspoon at a time. Let the soup sim\u00ad mer 10 more minutes. Serve cold (or hot) with a dollop of sour cream if desired. This soup may be made with various fruits such as apples, prunes, plums or blueberries. COLD BEET SOUP<\/strong> 2 cooked red beets, peeled and coarsely grated * Crush egg yolks with scallion greens and salt. Add cucumbers, finely chopped egg whites, sour cream, buttermilk, beets and\u00a0 1\u00a0 cup of boiled but chilled water. Mix well. Pour into individual bowls and sprinkle with dill. Serve with hot boiled potatoes. LET’S COOK\u00a0 LITHUANIAN Cold sweet soups are very popular with\u00a0 Lithuanians,\u00a0 especially in summer.\u00a0 In olden times and\u00a0 now,\u00a0 soups made with berries, fruits and tiny dumplings are always a treat. And another summer favorite, cold\u00a0 beet soup or \u0161altibar\u0161\u010diai,\u00a0 is perhaps the most popular of all. PRUNE SOUP Slyv\u0173\u00a0 sriuba 1 1\/2 cups dried …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[78,137],"class_list":["post-2870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-food-cooking","tag-lith-heritage","tag-siliunas-d"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2870"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2870\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nSlyv\u0173\u00a0 sriuba<\/em>
\n1 1\/2 cups dried prunes
\n1 cup sugar
\n1 cup wine or fruit juice
\n1\/2 Tbsp. potato starch
\n2 qts. water
\nCinnamon, cloves
\nWash prunes, soak in warm water. Put prunes and spices in water and cook until they dissolve.\u00a0 Force through strainer. Bring to\u00a0 a boil,\u00a0 add dissolved potato starch, sugar, wine or fruit juice. Heat slightly, then chill.<\/p>\n
\nObuoli\u0173\u00a0 sriuba\u00a0 su\u00a0 leistinukais<\/em>
\n5 medium apples
\n1 cup sugar
\n1 cup fruit juice
\n6 cups water
\nCinnamon, orange peel
\nCut up apples, put in a pot, add spic\u00ad es,\u00a0 cover with 3 cups water and cook. When apples are cooked, force through strainer, add fruit juice, sugar, and heat but do not boil. Chill. Dumplings\u00a0 (leistinukai)
\n2 apples
\n2 Tbsps. sugar
\n2 eggs
\nBread crumbs
\nPeel and grate apples. Add sugar, eggs and\u00a0 bread\u00a0 crumbs\u00a0 to\u00a0 make\u00a0 a\u00a0 thick dough.\u00a0 Beat well.\u00a0 Spoon\u00a0 the dough, using a teaspoon,\u00a0 into boiling water. When the dumplings rise to the surface, remove from heat, cool and add to soup. Chill before serving.<\/p>\n
\nMutinys<\/em>
\n6 oz. black rye bread, cubed and
\nlightly dried
\n3 Tbsps. honey or sugar
\n1 cup crushed pitted cherries or
\nstrawberries
\n4 cups water
\nSweeten water with honey or sugar, add fruit and bread. Mix well. In Lithuania this sweet soup is served in summer as a late afternoon snack and often is taken to the family working in the fields. Of course to make it you need authentic Lithuanian black rye bread. Try it with Lithuanian pumpernickel bread. It might work.<\/p>\n
\n\u0160altsriub\u0117<\/em>
\n3 cups pitted sour cherries
\n1\/2 cup sugar
\n4 Tbsps. sour cream or yogurt
\n1 Tbsp. potato starch
\n1 small stick cinnamon
\n8 cups water
\nMix potato starch in 1 cup water. Add sugar to 7 cups water, cinnamon, and bring to a boil. Add cherries and starch solution, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil, heat until liquid has thick\u00ad ened. Chill soup and serve in individu\u00adal bowls garnished with a dollop of sour cream or yogurt.<\/p>\n
\nVy\u0161ni\u0173\u00a0 sriuba\u00a0 su\u00a0 leistinukais<\/em><\/p>\n
\ncherries, drained
\n1\/2 cup sugar
\n1 qt. water
\n1\/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
\n1\/4 tsp. ground cloves
\n1\/4 tsp. grated lemon rind<\/p>\n
\nDumplings\u00a0 (leistinukai)
\n3-4 Tbsps. flour
\n2 Tbsps. water
\n1 egg, well-beaten
\nPinch of salt
\nCombine above ingredients to make a sticky dough. Drop teaspoons of dough into simmering fruit soup to form dump\u00ad lings.<\/p>\n
\n\u0160altibar\u0161\u010diai<\/em>
\nA favorite Lithuanian summer deli\u00adcacy is cold beet soup (\u0161altibar\u0161\u010diai). It is the ultimate in refreshment on hot days. But there are as many ways to pre\u00adpare it as there are Lithuanian cooks.
\nHere\u2019s one:<\/p>\n
\n2 fresh cucumbers, finely cut
\n2 hard-boiled eggs
\n6 Tbsps. sour cream
\n4 cups buttermilk
\n1 cup boiled water
\n8 sprigs fresh dill, finely chopped
\n1 cup scallion greens, finely chopped
\nSalt to taste<\/p>\n
\n* You can also use canned and diced beets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"