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Hans J

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St. Martin ...a special day !
« on: November 11, 2011, 12:24:57 PM »
Today is here in Germany the St.Martin day ( as always on 11.11. )

In this year is it very special :
a lot of people married today ( 11.11.2011)
the carneval starts ( as always on 11.11. on 11:11 )
it is St.Martin's day ...children goes by night with laterns and sings songs
and some of our members here have today her pre name day : Martin Baxendale and some others

So all my best wishes to this members  ;D

And least but not last is today the day where many people cooking "Martinsgans" ( Martin goose ) mhhhhh , also many restaurant served this meal from today ( poor goose )

Best wishes
Hans :D
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Re: St. Martin ...a special day !
« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2011, 12:30:25 PM »
« Last Edit: November 11, 2011, 12:32:11 PM by Hans J »
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Re: St. Martin ...a special day !
« Reply #2 on: November 11, 2011, 02:13:05 PM »
I could skip the carnival, the  children singing and getting married but I would love the goose for dinner.

It sounds like a lovely day, Hans. I hope you have a good time.

Paddy
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Re: St. Martin ...a special day !
« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2011, 02:21:29 PM »
Paddy ,

is in Ireland also tradition to eat goose on this day ?

Here is a grey and fog day ...not so nice outside

Hans
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Re: St. Martin ...a special day !
« Reply #4 on: November 11, 2011, 07:29:12 PM »
Quote from: Hans J on November 11, 2011, 12:24:57 PM
Today is here in Germany the St.Martin day ( as always on 11.11. )

In this year is it very special :
a lot of people married today ( 11.11.2011)
the carneval starts ( as always on 11.11. on 11:11 )
it is St.Martin's day ...children goes by night with laterns and sings songs
and some of our members here have today her pre name day : Martin Baxendale and some others

So all my best wishes to this members  ;D



Best wishes
Hans :D

Thank you Hans. I've been sent name's day cards from my wife's relatives in Slovakia and my family have baked me a huge chocolate Slovak Barbórka cake for my name's day.
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Re: St. Martin ...a special day !
« Reply #5 on: November 11, 2011, 07:51:12 PM »
Hans,

Today is not a special day in Ireland and the feast of Saint Martin is not celebrated.

Unfortunately, neither is good eaten on this day. In fact, goose is no longer eaten very often here in Ireland. It was common in my childhood but that was because my uncle always had a flock of geese on the farm. They could be vicious creatures. As a young boy I was often chased by the geese.

Paddy

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Hans J

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Re: St. Martin ...a special day !
« Reply #6 on: November 11, 2011, 08:53:36 PM »
Martin ,

it is interesting - I'm born in Bavaria and there is tradition to congratulate people to her name's day - in the rest of Germany is this not so common .

We  say in Bavaria :
"Geburtstag hat jedes Schwein ...aber nicht einen Namen"

Have a nice celebration
Hans
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Hans J

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Re: St. Martin ...a special day !
« Reply #7 on: November 11, 2011, 08:58:57 PM »
Paddy ,

sorry to hear with with gooses ....here is it common -many farmers have they !
It is also a typical diner in X- mas time  ;D

If we have not enough here in Germany so we import each year a lot of goose from Poland  ;)

and I'm in the lucky situation to live not so far from France where we can buy Confit d'Oie or Canard + Foire Gras  :)

Hans
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Re: St. Martin ...a special day !
« Reply #8 on: November 11, 2011, 09:25:10 PM »
I cooked a goose for Christmas two years ago and I got so much goose fat from it that I was using it to roast potatoes for a whole year! Yum!
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Re: St. Martin ...a special day !
« Reply #9 on: November 11, 2011, 09:30:40 PM »
Yes ...those goose are really fat  :-\

You have to make a pot with this fat and add some roastet onions + pieces of a apple :

http://www.rezeptewiki.org/wiki/G%C3%A4nseschmalz

We prefer for christmas more a duck ( Canard l'Orange) mhhhhh !
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Re: St. Martin ...a special day !
« Reply #10 on: November 11, 2011, 10:24:03 PM »
Quote from: Martin Baxendale on November 11, 2011, 09:25:10 PM
I was using it to roast potatoes for a whole year! Yum!

Now you're talking!  The Ultimate.  Amazing how many toss chicken, goose and duck fat. 

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Re: St. Martin ...a special day !
« Reply #11 on: November 12, 2011, 12:51:57 AM »
Quote from: johnw on November 11, 2011, 10:24:03 PM
Quote from: Martin Baxendale on November 11, 2011, 09:25:10 PM
I was using it to roast potatoes for a whole year! Yum!

Now you're talking!  The Ultimate.  Amazing how many toss chicken, goose and duck fat. 

johnw

And Goose and Duck fat are actually GOOD for you too, unlike some fats. They REDUCE cholesterol.
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Re: St. Martin ...a special day !
« Reply #12 on: November 12, 2011, 01:47:13 AM »
Quote from: Hans J on November 11, 2011, 09:30:40 PM
Yes ...those goose are really fat  :-\

You have to make a pot with this fat and add some roastet onions + pieces of a apple :

http://www.rezeptewiki.org/wiki/G%C3%A4nseschmalz

We prefer for christmas more a duck ( Canard l'Orange) mhhhhh !

Yes, and a bit of smoked bacon for flavour.

This is what I use for Bratkartoffeln. Those who know the word know what a beautiful guilty pleasure this is. ;D ;D ;D
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« Reply #13 on: November 12, 2011, 07:51:12 AM »
Maren - Du hast absolut recht !!!
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« Reply #14 on: November 12, 2011, 10:24:20 AM »
Martin ,

yesterday was in our radio program a report about some people in Germany ( they have all the name Martin ) ...they had before some year the idea to make each year a meeting on this day ....and they made now always like pilgrims a trip to locations with St. Martin or something similar .

They had a very good idea : now they look for anybody who can promote this group ....and also financell support is welcome .....some day they will fly to the island of MARTINIQUE !!!

 ;D ;D ;D
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