Mint - A Gypsy Favorite

As for the garden of mint, the very smell of it alone recovers and refreshes our spirits, as the taste stirs up our appetite for meat.

~Pliny

Mint is another commonly used herb and a real favorite with the true Romanies. Mint is sweet and refreshing, try a few chopped fresh leaves in a salad, also chop and add to pea soup and add it to the water of potatoes when they are nearly cooked....

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Why Parsley?

If parsley is thrown into fishponds,
it will heal the sick fishes therein.

~Turner

The most popular culinary herb is probably parsley. The Romany folk used it for many cures. Parsley is best when fresh and green, and goes with almost any dish, adding not only flavour but also helping to keep the system clear and disease at bay. Incidentally, a sprig dipped in vinegar and chewed will sweeten the sourest of breath....

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Gypsy Open Sandwich

Mix grated cheese, chopped parsley and a little cream from the top of the milk. Spread on thick slices of brown bread and butter, surround with a border of finely chopped parsley and ...

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Campfire Bread

Ingredients:

• 8 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 4 tablespoons butter or shortening
• 1 cup of milk

Method:

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Jugged Kaunengro

Jugged Kaunengro is a traditional Romany recipe for hare or rabbit stew.

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons flour
• Salt and pepper
• 1 hare, jointed
• 3 and a quarter cups strong stock, hot
• 1 lemon, peeled and sliced
• 1 onion, stuck with 3 cloves...

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Joe Grey Soup (Traditional Gypsy Recipe)

An authentic Romany Gypsy recipe for a cheap and filling sausage and potatoes soup. Like most traditional Romany recipes, its easy to make and can feed a large family cheaply.

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon oil
• 4 links pork sausage
• 8 slices unsmoked back bacon, rindless
• 2 onions, chopped into large chunks
• 5 tomatoes, sliced...

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POACHER'S STEW

½ cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
2 pounds venison, inch pieces
2 tablespoon shortening or lard (not oil)
6 cups hot water
3 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed 1 inch pieces
1 medium turnip, peeled and cubed 1 inch pieces
4 medium carrots, peeled and cubed 1 inch pieces...

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Yuletide Holiday Svaijko

Here's a recipe for a delicious Yuletide holiday svaijko. It is a freely adapted modern version of a very old, traditional Romany holiday recipe.

For the dough:

• 25 grams of yeast
• 60 grams of butter
• 2.5 deciliters of water
• 0.5 deciliters of sugar
• 1 liter of flour...

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The Gypsy Diet

Diet was a very important part, not only of health, but also of beauty for the Romanies. Much of the malaise and depression around today stems from a sluggish system. Walking and fresh air help to combat this, but the best way to keep your system clear is to stick to a careful, sensible diet. Eat fruit, plenty of vegetables, salads, stewed prunes occasionally, take butter milk or malted milk. Eat sparingly of rice, pastry, pasta and sweets.

It is a fact that the true Romany only begins to grow old at around the eightieth year. What secrets enable them to keep their youth?

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Granny's Shooshi Dinner

Ingredients:

• 3 Lbs rabbit meat, cut into pieces
• 2 fresh bay leaves
• 3 stems thyme
• 2 whole cloves
• 3 onions, minced
• 1 tablespoon oil
• A few black peppercorns, crushed
• Salt...

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Quick Biscuits Gypsy Style

Ingredients:

• 4 cups flour
• 1 cup sour milk...

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Gypsy Pumpkin Bread

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs peeled pumpkin, cut into chunks
• 4 1/2 cups of strong white bread flour
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 oz fresh yeast

Instructions:

Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and add the pumkin....

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Griddle Cakes - Gypsy Style

Ingredients:

• 2 cups self-raising flour
• Pinch of salt
• Pinch of ground mixed/pumpkin spices
• 4 tablespoons butter 

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Gembétsa

Get kidney suet from the butcher and grind or chop it very fine after removing all skin and blood. Knead this with wheat flour, salt, pepper, baking soda, and parsley and enough water to make a stiff dry dough. In another pan fry bacon or sausage meat until quite crispy and break into small pieces. ...


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Nettle Soup

Wear gloves when picking the nettle leaves! It is best to pick young tender leaves from an unpolluted area and away from roaming dogs. Also, avoid picking any herbs from the roadside because of exhaust fumes. Make sure you wash the leaves well.

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 onion, finely chopped

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Tomato and Lentil Quick Soup

Ingredients:

• One tin of chopped tomatoes
• One tinful of water
• Two handfuls of lentils

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Carrot, Onion and Lemon Soup

Ingredients:

• One and a half pints of vegetable stock
• 1 Carrot finely chopped
• 1 Small onion finely chopped
• ....

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Gypsy Toast

Ingredients:

• 2 eggs
• Pinch of salt and pepper
• 1 tablespoon milk

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Chicken Soup for the Soul

Ingredients:

• Quarter of a chicken
• 2 Pints water/vegetable stock
• 1 Large leek
• 1 Onion
• Half a cup rice 

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Gypsy Style Turkey Soup with Dumplings

You can use your turkey leftovers after Thanksgiving dinner or even buy turkey drumsticks which are huge and very cheap. If you have any leftover sliced turkey meat add it after you've boiled the carcass and taken the meat off of the bones.

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