Kuchen

I have discovered this dessert, kuchen (pronounced "koo-gen") since living here.

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I first had it at our niece's baptism a few months ago. It was made by one of the relatives.

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Oh, what is that? I asked. That's kuchen. Duh. they replied.

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Okay, they didn't really say Duh. They're much nicer than that.

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I tried it, and it was good. It's shaped like a pie, and has a cakey crust, and a custard middle. And it sometimes has fruit in it, like the apricot version above.

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Apparently it's German.

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As I was walking through the grocery store this week, there it was:

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Grandma's Kuchen. In the freezer section.

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This is one tradition I may have to adopt as my own.