{"id":3120,"date":"2008-07-15T13:13:40","date_gmt":"2008-07-15T19:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/?p=3120"},"modified":"2016-02-17T13:25:12","modified_gmt":"2016-02-17T19:25:12","slug":"cool-soups-for-a-hot-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/cool-soups-for-a-hot-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Cool soups for a hot summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

COLD BEET SOUP<\/strong>
\n\u0161altibar\u0161\u010diai<\/em><\/p>\n

4 cooked red beets, peeled and coarsely grated (canned beets can also be used)
\n2 fresh medium-size cucumbers, finely cut
\n2 hard-boiled eggs
\n6 Tbsps. sour cream
\n4 cups sour milk or buttermilk
\n1 cup boiled water
\n8 sprigs fresh dill, finely chopped
\n1 cup scallion greens, finely chopped
\nJuice of \u00bd lemon
\nSalt and pepper to taste
\nCrush egg yolks with scallion greens and salt. Add cucumber, chopped egg whites, sour cream, sour milk or buttermilk, beets and 1 cup of boiled but chilled water. Mix well. Chill. Serve in individual bowls sprinkled with dill, with hot boiled or pan-fried potatoes. (Note: The ingredients and the proportions of ingredients in \u0161altibar\u0161\u010diai can vary depending on your own preference, or whether you like your soup thinner or thicker. Other ingredients that can also be used include finely sliced red radishes, pickles, onions, etc. In Lithuania, they usually slice the hard-boiled egg in half or in quarters, and place the sections in the center of the soup dish.)<\/p>\n

COLD CHERRY SOUP WITH DUMPLINGS<\/strong>
\n\u0161alta vy\u0161ni\u0173 sriuba su leistinukais<\/em><\/p>\n

2 lb. fresh cherries, pitted
\nJuice of
\n\u00bd lemon
\nSugar to taste
\nCinnamon
\n1 Tbsp. potato starch
\n1 cup sour cream
\nCover cherries with boiling water, add lemon juice (to retain color), sugar, and cinnamon. Simmer for 10 to 15 min. Add the potato starch, dissolved in a little cold water, and bring to a boil. Chill. Stir in sour cream before serving.
\nHome-made egg dumplings (leistinukai) may be cooked separately and added to this soup.<\/p>\n

Dumplings (leistinukai)
\n1 cup flour
\n1 Tbsp. butter
\n1 egg
\nPinch of salt
\nEnough water to make a loose dough
\nMix all of the above ingredients and drop into boiling water by the tea- spoonful. Cool before adding to the soup. Makes 5 to 6 servings.<\/p>\n

BLUEBERRY SOUP WITH DUMPLINGS<\/strong>
\nM\u0117lyni\u0173 sriuba su leistinukais<\/em><\/p>\n

3 cups blueberries
\nPeel of 1 lemon, in strips
\nCinnamon
\n6 cups water
\n1 cup sugar
\n1 cup sour cream
\nPick over the blueberries, add lemon peel and cinnamon. Add the water and cook for about 20 min. When berries are done, put them through a blender or strainer, first removing the lemon peel. Add the sugar and sour cream, and then heat, but do not bring to a boil. Prepare accompanying dumplings as in the recipe for cherry soup above. Chill. Makes 6 to 7 servings. varies depending on who makes it.<\/p>\n

COLD APPLE SOUP WITH DUMPLINGS<\/strong>
\n\u0161alta obuoli\u0173 sriuba su leistiniais<\/em><\/p>\n

5 medium apples, cut into sections
\nPeel of 1 orange
\nCinnamon
\n3 cups water
\n1 cup apple juice
\n1 cup sugar
\nPlace the apples in a pot, and add the orange peel and cinnamon. Cover with water and cook until tender. After removing the orange peel, process in blender or put through strainer. Add the apple juice and sugar and heat but do not boil. Chill.
\nBread crumb dumplings
\n2 Tbsps. sugar
\n2 eggs
\nEnough bread crumbs to make a thick dough
\n2 medium apples, peeled and grated
\nAdd the sugar, eggs, and enough bread crumbs to make a thick dough, to the apples. Beat well. Spoon the dough, using a teaspoon, into boiling water. When the dumplings rise to the surface, remove them from the water. Cool and add to the soup. Chill before serving. Makes 5 to 6 servings.<\/p>\n

COLD FRUIT SOUP<\/strong>
\n\u0161alta vaisi\u0173 sriuba<\/em><\/p>\n

1 cup pitted plums
\n1 cup pitted cherries
\n1 cup sliced peaches or pears
\n\u00bc cup sugar
\n\u00bd tsp. salt
\n1 tsp. cinnamon
\n2 Tbsps. cornstarch or potato flour
\nCombine the fruit, water, sugar, salt and cinnamon in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook over low heat 15 min. Force through a food mill or strainer. Mix the cornstarch or potato flour with a little water and stir into the fruit mixture. Cook over low heat 10 min., stirring constantly. Chill and serve with a dollop of sour cream.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

COLD BEET SOUP \u0161altibar\u0161\u010diai 4 cooked red beets, peeled and coarsely grated (canned beets can also be used) 2 fresh medium-size cucumbers, finely cut 2 hard-boiled eggs 6 Tbsps. sour cream 4 cups sour milk or buttermilk 1 cup boiled water 8 sprigs fresh dill, finely chopped 1 cup scallion greens, finely chopped Juice of …<\/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-3120","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\/3120","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=3120"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3120\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}