Who's Making Spaetzle Now?

[angevin]

i have john's grandmother's recipe that i had to transcribe while she showed me how to do it. she came to america in the early 1920's from Schweisheim, Germany and had a diploma from a cooking school there.

she only used water and would quickly shave the dough off of her cutting board into the water by dipping her knife in the boiling water. the only other person i have seen do this is a german chef from philadelphia who cooks at one of the historical taverns there - sorry can't remember his name.

Walt Staib - City Tavern

[suzilightning]

thank you....i saw him do it on our local NJN channel and was freaking thrilled.

[cmling]

A German housewife with rather primitive equipment shows how it should be done. Her explanations are in German, but not essential, I think - and not every German-speaker will be able to follow her easily either.

[BarbaraY]

We use the recipe from the Time Life Foods of the World series: 3 c APF; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg; 4 eggs; 1 cup milk

We like it because it produces a fairly firm noodle.

This is my go to recipe. I have used it since I got the book in the early 70s.