May Recipe
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May is just around the corner and I thought that I might share with you some sweet memory from the days when we still lived in Germany.
You see, May in Germany for me was kind of a magical time. Full of new life in the nature, flowers and color everywhere, sunny days, and evenings spent in company of good friends. Certainly it is not different north of the border of Mexico, or?
So, especially in May we would prepare a refreshingly light drink to share with our friends.
We call it Mai Bowle (May wine) – here is the recipe:
Ingredients
• 1 bunches of sweet woodruff (that hadn’t flowered yet), stems and leaves
• 1 cup sugar (optional, add sugar according to your taste)
• Juice of 1 orange and 1 lemon (or of 2 lemons)
• 2 bottles light (dry, not sweet!) white wine (e.g., Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, or Pinot Grigio)
• 1 bottle dry champagne or for a lighter version use club soda instead
Procedure
- Wash woodruff and let them dry for a day or two
- Fill the wine in a big bowl or pitcher and hang the woodruff in the wine, make sure that the ends where the stems had been cut off do not get in the wine as they contain bitter substances. As alternative pluck the leaves from the stems and put them in a teabag which you then put in the wine
- Add sugar and the orange/lemon juice
- Cover the bowl and let it stand in cool place for 20 to 30 minutes depending on the taste intensity you wish to have
- Remove the woodruff
- Immediately before serving, add the champagne or club soda. For decoration and taste you can also add some slices of lemon.
Note: May wine does not have to be drunk the same day. You can refrigerate the wine mixture and then top up the pitcher or individual glasses with champagne or club soda right before serving.
Sweet woodruff (Galium odoratum) is cultivated in USA and Canada as a ground cover and is available at local nurseries and green houses. For more info on sweet woodruff visit website http://herb-gardens.suite101.com/article.cfm/growing_sweet_woodruff
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Andrea Kuffner • Black Forest Restaurant
E-mail: contact@blackforestpv.com
Situated in La Cruz de Huanacaxtle – Restaurant Black Forest is the creation of Chef Winfried Küffner and his family. It's thoroughly German, from the half-timbered exterior to the gracious service and authentic Black Forest cuisine which is truly a blending of many European flavors. Each of Chef Winfried’s dishes contains traces of his professional background and his classical European training. His emphasis is always on freshness, quality and consistency in preparation and presentation which has earned them a loyal and growing clientele over the years. Website: http://www.blackforestpv.com
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