Alpo Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 A few years ago someone on here was telling about German Christmas candies. I looked for them (he said that Aldis carried 'em. Was visiting Hazel that year, in Atlanta, and they have one, so I forced her to take me there) but could not find them. He had also spoken of Stollen, and I found one of them. Because of that, I now get three or four each year. Yummy. Today I'm in a store, and they have a package of cookies. I had no idea what they were, but the name sounded German, so I took a chance. Pfeffernüsse Oh My Goodness Gracious. They is GOOOOOOOOOD. About the size of an oreo, but maybe twice as thick. Dusted with powdered sugar. Don't know what the flavors are, but they sure is good. Onliest problem is, there was only ten in the box, and they was three bucks. 30 cents for a cookie the size of an oreo?!?!?!? That offends my Scots soul. Not to mention my pocketbook. Buuuutttt - they IS good. Try 'em if you ain't never. I think you'll like 'em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Is the flavor anise? The Germans like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Nelson Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Pfeffernusse is traditionally flavored with cinnamon, cloves, and anise. Most of the ones I've had were made with molasses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Sublime things. Best made with potash rather than baking soda. A half dozen of those and a cup of strong coffee.OR Some cognac, calvados, or grappa to dip them in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 MT had a thread about his addiction: http://sassnet.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=231115&hl=pfeffernusse#entry3004179 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted December 26, 2014 Author Share Posted December 26, 2014 That picture in his first post - them's the ones I brunged home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 You oughta get em fresh from a German bakery in a little town like Bad Tolz. Pure deliciousness! Then you get some fresh baked rolls, go next door to the butcher for sauseges and mustard, pick up a few biers and you got dinner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Brules Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Trader Joes has their version, which ain't bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 You oughta get em fresh from a German bakery in a little town like Bad Tolz. Pure deliciousness! Then you get some fresh baked rolls, go next door to the butcher for sauseges and mustard, pick up a few biers and you got dinner! Do they deliver? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted December 27, 2014 Author Share Posted December 27, 2014 I don't have fresh, but my daughter went to India in October, and had a 5-hour layover in Frankfort. Brought me a Stollen from the airport, from some Dresden bakery that's been making Stollen since the 1600s. Pretty dang good, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Do they deliver?Might be expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Ah yes, the memories. Gersthofen had some nice bakeries and a few gasthauses. Never went to the field without a stop at the baker for some brot. Those Pfeffernusse are addictive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Coffinmaker Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Ah, Bob, The photo of the Market-Platz was from just last week??? Right??? Coffinmaker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 If they taste 10 times better than on oreo them they are worth the 0.30 each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 (edited) Ah, Bob, The photo of the Market-Platz was from just last week??? Right??? Coffinmaker A bit older. But I doubt it's changed much. Edited December 27, 2014 by Utah Bob #35998 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolvgang Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Ah, Bob, The photo of the Market-Platz was from just last week??? Right??? Coffinmaker Is from the 70", right?The white Car is a Ford M 12. Pic is from the "obere Marktstrasse"(higher Marketstreet) with the Winzerer Denkmal(Memorial). Today is "christmas markt" and on the Street are many Woods more. Many History but A little like Disney. Excuse my bad english. I have never learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 I got the jist of it,Revolvgang. If it makes you feel better about your English. Some of the native speakers over here aren't that legible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Oh, I couldn't find any around here at all. My SIL was wanting some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Is from the 70", right? The white Car is a Ford M 12. Pic is from the "obere Marktstrasse"(higher Marketstreet) with the Winzerer Denkmal(Memorial). Today is "christmas markt" and on the Street are many Woods more. Many History but A little like Disney. Excuse my bad english. I have never learn. Es war 1968. By 1970 I was not in Deutschland and had no pfeffernuse, only C rations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted January 2, 2017 Author Share Posted January 2, 2017 I have discovered, to my sorrow, that there are Pfeffernuss and then there are Pfeffernuss. This is what I found, that started this thread. Damn Good Cookie. THIS, on t'other hand, is what I bought last week. Nasty. My daughter wouldn't eat 'em. The GRANDGIRLS wouldn't eat 'em. Hard to imagine a cookie that little kids won't eat. I tried to eat 'em. They're not good, but I did pay for 'em. Couldn't do it. Threw a half a sack away. Nasty. I am depressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Cloves and Anise are an acquired taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Rose, SASS #45478 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 My MIL is German. She makes Christmas cookies every year. Her Anise cookies are very light. Most of her cookies are ground nuts held together with meringue with a simple icing. Some like her almond bread are very hard and intended for dunking. Out of the 3 dozen or so I received on Dec. 23rd I have 2 left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 I loved the German food. From Red Deer, Roe Deer to Carp I ate it all. Even Tried Katy Cristoph's homemade liverwurst, once. A group of Lts went to a Gasthaus in Oberammergau for supper and told the lovely fraulein to bring us enough food to feed us all. She brought out a tray that was a least 30" across with every good thing you could imagine from eggs to wurst to breads to cheese which we washed down with huge quantities of dunklebach. I have a special place in my memory for the street corner carts selling bratwurst and brochen with strong brown senf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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