KUTIA WIGILIJNA

Christmas Eve Kutia

This recipe could be used as part of a 12 course meal known in Polish as Wigilia, or on its own. Wigilia is eaten after sundown on Christmas Eve.

Ingredients

(Serves 4-6)

150 g cracked wheat or bulgur
500 ml hot water
70 g poppy seeds
250 ml honey
500 ml water
5 ml salt
festive spirits

Procedure

Soak wheat in 500 ml of hot water for 30 minutes. Bring to a boil and cook covered until tender.
Mix in poppy seed.
Cook honey with remaining 2 cups of water for 20 minutes. Cool and serve with wheat and poppy seed mixture.
For added enjoyment a liberal amount of festive spirits may be added. In Poland the festive spirit is usually called Spiritus, which is grain alcohol.

Rating

Difficulty: easy.
Time: 1 hour.
Precision: Approximate measurement OK.

Contributor

 
Original recipe passed down through the generations and 
translated from Polish into English (with a few mods) by 
Edward Chrzanowski 
MFCF, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada 
echrzanowski@watmath.waterloo.edu or {ihnp4,allegra,utzoo}!watmath!echrzanowski

Recipe last modified: 1 Dec 87

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