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Strawberry Bowle

Erken's strawberry bowle (a wine punch) from 1914: strawberries steep in a cooked sugar syrup for 5–6 hours, chilled Rhine wine is added, the mixture is strained, and it is topped up with champagne or seltzer at serving.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 627 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

From the chapter "Wine-making, liqueurs etc." in Stor kokebok (1914). Bowles of wine and berries with soda water or champagne were common party drinks in middle-class homes, and Erken gives a whole series of variants according to the season's berries and fruit.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Put the berries in a bowl

    Clean the strawberries and place them in a large bowl.

  2. 2

    Boil the sugar syrup

    Boil water and sugar together for 5 minutes and pour the hot syrup over the berries.

  3. 3

    Let it steep

    Let the berries steep in the sugar syrup for 5–6 hours in a cool place.

  4. 4

    Add the wine

    Pour in the ice-cold white wine and strain the mixture.

  5. 5

    Serve

    Just before serving, add champagne or seltzer. Serve ice-cold.

Changes from the original

Measurements modernized: "del." is interpreted as deciliters and "fl." as a 0.75 l bottle. Quantities that were illegible in the OCR (fractions) are reconstructed from Erken's usual proportions. The language of the method is modernized, but the method is unchanged.

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Fra19141949Modernisert
Til19141949Modernisert
1914 (korrekturlest, s. 627) → 1949 (korrekturlest, s. 754)~40% av teksten endretfjernetlagt til
1 l. 1. jordbær 1/4 ½ kg. sukker 1/4 l. vand ¼ 1. vann 4 fl. rhinskvin 1 ½ fl. champagne eller 2 ½ fl. selters. De rensede bær lægges legges i en bolle; vand vann og sukker koker i 5 minutter, heldes helles over bærene, staar står og trækker trekker i 5—6 timer; paaheldes påhelles den iskolde rhinskvin, siles, og idet den skal serveres, tilsættes tilsettes champagne eller selters.

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Frequently asked questions

How long do the strawberries need to steep?
The sugar syrup (1/4 kg sugar boiled 5 minutes with 1/4 l water) is poured hot over the cleaned berries, which should steep for 5–6 hours. So the total time is about 6.5 hours.
What is the bowle made of?
1 liter strawberries, 1/4 kg sugar, 1/4 l water, 4 bottles Rhine wine (white wine from the Rhine) and 1 bottle champagne – or 2 bottles seltzer if you want it lighter/without sparkling wine.
When are the wine and champagne added?
The ice-cold Rhine wine is poured over after the steeping time, and the mixture is strained. Champagne or seltzer is added only as the bowle is about to be served, so that it is sparkling.
Where does the recipe come from?
From Henriette Schønberg Erken's "Stor kokebok" (1914), page 627, in the chapter on punches and bowles. It is intended for about 12 servings.

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