My friend Kathy invited me to a gathering of her neighborhood group from the American Women's Club. We met at a restaurant in a nearby town where a goose dinner was planned. Goose is often eaten in honor of St. Martin but is also a very popular Christmas meal.
Our meal began with a choice of either a salad with pumpkin dressing or creamy pumpkin soup. Then the server brought out bread and little pottery crocks full of what looked (and tasted like) lard.
And then the main course. I had had goose once before at a Christmas dinner with David's colleagues back in Atlanta years ago and it was awful. The goose must have been overcooked because it was dry and difficult to cut and chew. This goose dinner was delicious. The roast goose was served with red cabbage, potato dumplings (
Klöße), gravy and glazed chestnuts.
The conversation was good as well -- an interesting mix of Americans, Germans and other nationalities, with some people who are only in Germany for a few years and others who have been here much longer and have no plans to move back home. One couple said, "We moved here from the U.S. and were told we'd be here for two years. That was 18 years ago." Hmmm.......
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