November 19 |
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St. Elizabeth of Hungary's Feastday
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Elizabeth of Hungary
is venerated throughout central Europe as patroness of the poor and inspired
one of the loveliest hagiographic legends.
Born
in
Sárospatak Hungary in 1207, Elizabeth was the daughter of Andrew II, King of Hungary.
At the age of four, Elisabeth was betrothed to Louis IV
of Thüringia in Central Germany.
At fourteen, she was married to Lewis.
Louis died of
the plague when Elizabeth was 20. She subsequently joined
the Third Order of St. Francis, a lay Franciscan group, and built a
hospital at Marburg for the poor and the sick. Elizabeth relinquished
her wealth to the poor, and became a symbol of Christian charity in
Germany and elsewhere after her death at the age of 24.
According to legend, shortly after her marriage, Elizabeth had depleted
her own family's larder and was carrying several loaves of bread under
her cloak to distribute than to the poor. Lewis saw that Elizabeth was
obviously concealing something under her cloak and asked her to show him
what she was hiding. After hesitating for a few moments because she
didn't want her husband to be upset with her excessive charity,
Elizabeth opened her cloak. To both her and Lewis's amazement, dozens of
roses fell to the ground.
Rose petals are the most versatile of culinary flowers. They
can be added to batters for cakes, pancakes, muffins, etc. Try freezing
petals in ice cubes for a special cocktail. Rose water is an often under
looked
ingredient in transforming mousses, ice creams, and other desserts into
exotic variations of everyday recipes. In preparing rose petals for cooking
or for salads, wash them carefully to remove any insecticide and trim off
the white portion at the base of the petals. |
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Rose Ice Cream |
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Ingredients |
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4 cups
whipping cream 3/4 cup sugar 4 egg yolks |
3 TB rose
extract 3 drops red food coloring candied rose petals (optional) |
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Instructions |
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Candied Rose Petals |
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Ingredients |
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1
cup sugar |
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Instructions |
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Rose Water |
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