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Here is a little recipe that has been handed down over many years – I have seen many other recipes that do not include vinegar (as it’s a shortcut but it comes from those working in the fields without great means).

2 lbs. holiday kielbasa (has marjoram)
1 lbs. pork spare ribs

Place in a large pot (huge) an cover with water 1/2 to 3/4″ over. Boil until the kielbasa is cooked and the rib meat is gracefully falling from the bone. Remove from heat, remove the meat and place on a platter and refrigerate. Save the water as this will be used the next day to create a broth. Refrigerate. I don’t keep the pork usually, but you’re free to. Why waste it.

Next day:

Skim the fat that has congealed on the top of the water  and throw it away. Heat the water back up again and bring it to a boil.

In a small bowl, beat 2 eggs and 1/3 cup evaporated milk. Beat until blended.

Salt the water to taste.

Put in as much cider vinegar as you need into the water. I prefer a pretty sour broth so I end up using a lot. This dish requires a distinct acid component and bite… so be brave.

Turn the water down to low and spoon a little of the broth into the eggs – tbsp at a time. You put the broth into the egg mixture so the eggs don’t cook. If you were to pour the eggs into the broth straight away, you’d end up with a curdled mess. Once you’ve added enough broth so that it’s about 1/2 broth and 1/2 egg mixture you can then pour back into the broth.

You’ll need cubed ham, sliced kielbasa, hard boiled and cut up eggs, some ripped up pieces of authentic rye bread if you can manage it, and some volcanic horseradish. Put those into each serving bowl & pour the broth atop the whole thing.

Easter tradition in my family.

Here is an alternate recipe that I’ve yet to try that doesn’t involve vinegar.

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About as good as lukewarm brussel sprouts...

If you love Star Wars, you’ll probably see Episode I again anyway, this time in 3D, as I did when I took my son tonight. I liked episode 4, 5 & 6. In Episode I the acting remains of course the same – the only decent performance in the entire movie is given by Anakin’s mother. The script is totally horrendous. I was stuck in that Lucas horror show with no clear way out.How was the 3D though?

In a great many places the 3D was so obviously forced and manufactured that it was distracting. Whoever did the masking and stuff did a decent job, especially with some of the hair and stuff. As a whole, the 3D was a hacked okay. Worth it to see it again? No way. Good enough to take a kid who hasn’t seen it before? Certainly – my son loved it. If the movie was nothing but watching Star Wars figures melting in a microwave for two hours he’d probably like it.

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Since April 2010… that’s amazing.

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So sweet.

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Lately my three year-old daughter has really taken to Rush in the car. Louder is better. My five year-old son loves it too. But it’s the album Hemispheres which really gets them going. The whole first side, start to finish.

I picked them up tonight at their grandparent’s house and it’s about a 20 minute drive. I put some Rush on and my daughter tells me, “Daddy, no… this is boring. I want a different Rush.” I had put on Test For Echo.

So I put Hemispheres on (again) and immediately they are transfixed, their arms moving and their heads gently bouncing.

My son starts drumming on his legs – and for some of it he is actually on time and doing well. My daughter tries to do the same, but she doesn’t have the stamina yet. My son finishes the side as we pull into our garage.

It warms the heart. I wish Neil was in the passenger seat for that ride, I think he would have appreciated it.

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