Kaesmus - rallenmus (cheese mush)

4 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
4tablespoons(heaping) flour
1Egg
1dashSalt
100gramsGrated hard cheese ( 3 1/2 oz)
½litreMixture of milk and water (1 pint)
1Onion, finely sliced
2tablespoonsClarified butter

Directions

From grandmother's more thrifty times; rarely encountered today.

Combine the flour, egg, and salt to dough and make 'Riebele'*. In a skillet or saucepan, bring the milk to a boil and whisk in the 'Riebele' and the grated cheese. In a separate skillet, brown the onion in the clarified butter, and then pour the contents of the skillet over the cheese mixture. Pepper to taste.

((*'Riebele' is a grated pasta. K.B.)) Serves 4.

From: D'SCHWAEBISCH' KUCHE' by Aegidius Kolb and Leonhard Lidel, Allgaeuer Zeitungsverlag, Kempten. 1976. (Translation/Conversion: Karin Brewer) Posted by: Karin Brewer, Cooking Echo, 8/92