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Kutia Wigilijna

Recipe : Kutia Wigilijna

Procedure :
1 c Cracked wheat or bulgur
2 c Hot water
1/2 c Poppy seeds
1 c Honey
2 c Water
1 ts Salt
Festive spirits Soak wheat in about 2 cups 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. NOTES: * 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. Yield: Serves 4-6. * 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. : Difficulty: easy. : Time: 1 hour. : Precision: Approximate measurement OK. : 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 : Copyright (C) 1986 USENET Community Trust

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