Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Celebrate St. David's Day
Take a St David's Day Quiz
Need a St. David's Day Menu?
The Welsh Development Agency has more recipes for St. David's Day.
It is traditional to wear a leek or daffodil on St. David's day and to eat leeks.
Here is a common recipe for Welsh Cawl or Stew:
2lb of lamb - neck can be used, or breast
A diced swede (= rutabaga in the U.S.)
1/2lb chopped carrots
1lb pealed and quarter potatoes
2 large leeks sliced
1 oz chopped parsley
1 onion chopped
1 parsnip chopped
Salt and pepper
Method:
Put the meat into the saucepan, cover with cold water, add salt and pepper, bring slowly to the boil and skin carefully. (This can be done the night before and the fat allowed to set on the surface. This makes it easier to skim off)
Then add the carrots (cut in half), the swede (sliced) and the white of the leeks, and simmer gently for two to two-and-a-half hours.
Add the potatoes (cut in flour) and continue to simmer for another 30 minutes.
When the potatoes are almost cooked, thicken with flour and a little water.
Lastly add the green of the leeks and parsley (chopped) and simmer for another 10 minutes and serve in basins while hot
(multile sources on the Internet have this recipe for Cawl)
And this recipe for Cawl claims to be popular in Cardiganshire.
Need a St. David's Day Menu?
The Welsh Development Agency has more recipes for St. David's Day.
It is traditional to wear a leek or daffodil on St. David's day and to eat leeks.
Here is a common recipe for Welsh Cawl or Stew:
2lb of lamb - neck can be used, or breast
A diced swede (= rutabaga in the U.S.)
1/2lb chopped carrots
1lb pealed and quarter potatoes
2 large leeks sliced
1 oz chopped parsley
1 onion chopped
1 parsnip chopped
Salt and pepper
Method:
Put the meat into the saucepan, cover with cold water, add salt and pepper, bring slowly to the boil and skin carefully. (This can be done the night before and the fat allowed to set on the surface. This makes it easier to skim off)
Then add the carrots (cut in half), the swede (sliced) and the white of the leeks, and simmer gently for two to two-and-a-half hours.
Add the potatoes (cut in flour) and continue to simmer for another 30 minutes.
When the potatoes are almost cooked, thicken with flour and a little water.
Lastly add the green of the leeks and parsley (chopped) and simmer for another 10 minutes and serve in basins while hot
(multile sources on the Internet have this recipe for Cawl)
And this recipe for Cawl claims to be popular in Cardiganshire.
Monday, February 27, 2006
Michigan and Wales To Work Together On "Smart" Roads Technologies
Sunday, February 26, 2006
What Crashed in the Berwyn Mountains 30 Years Ago?
'Tell us the truth on moorland UFO'
Use Google Maps to orient yourself to this area of north Wales.
A UFO investigator hopes to unravel a 30-year mystery - did spacemen land on a North Wales mountain?
Use Google Maps to orient yourself to this area of north Wales.
Jan., Feb., March 2006 Newsletter
The latest issue of Dragon Tales is available for viewing and download. Get the PDF or MS Word version.
Here are the highlights:
* Scholarship application forms: The applications are now available by contacting Verona Sandy at 7225 Gomer Rd., Gomer, Ohio 45809, (419)642-3345. The students that apply should be of Welsh decent. Deadline for the applications is August 1, 2006.
* St. David's Celebration: Saturday, March 4, 2006. Dinner and program at the Gomer United Church of Christ. Price of tickets: $6.50 purchased in advance, $7.00 at the door (limited number), $3.00 children 6-12 years old. Call the church office at (419)642-2681 for tickets and additional information.
*The Welsh Society of Northwest Ohio Annual Meeting: Sunday, March 12, 2006 at 1:00 PM in the fellowship hall of the Gomer United Church of Christ. The cost is $9.00 per person, and the meal will be catered by Ann Ross Catering, Shawnee Rd., Lima, Ohio. The menu consists of the following: Black Oak Ham, Grilled Chicken Breasts, 7-layer salad, Key Largo Blend, Baked Potato, Assorted Pies, Lemonade, Iced Tea, Coffee. Following the meal there will be a meeting, program, memorial service and door prizes.
Here are the highlights:
* Scholarship application forms: The applications are now available by contacting Verona Sandy at 7225 Gomer Rd., Gomer, Ohio 45809, (419)642-3345. The students that apply should be of Welsh decent. Deadline for the applications is August 1, 2006.
* St. David's Celebration: Saturday, March 4, 2006. Dinner and program at the Gomer United Church of Christ. Price of tickets: $6.50 purchased in advance, $7.00 at the door (limited number), $3.00 children 6-12 years old. Call the church office at (419)642-2681 for tickets and additional information.
*The Welsh Society of Northwest Ohio Annual Meeting: Sunday, March 12, 2006 at 1:00 PM in the fellowship hall of the Gomer United Church of Christ. The cost is $9.00 per person, and the meal will be catered by Ann Ross Catering, Shawnee Rd., Lima, Ohio. The menu consists of the following: Black Oak Ham, Grilled Chicken Breasts, 7-layer salad, Key Largo Blend, Baked Potato, Assorted Pies, Lemonade, Iced Tea, Coffee. Following the meal there will be a meeting, program, memorial service and door prizes.
