This is "Šljivko" - a forgotten Serbian plum cookie that I bought last weekend in Sirogojno.
First records of it date back to the time of Ottoman rule (Serbia was under Ottoman occupation between 1459 and 1804, despite three Austrian invasions and numerous rebellions). For it's high nutritional values and the fact that it will go bad practically never, it was a strategic food for hajduci and even army during Balkan wars (1912-1913) and even I and II World War.
A kind lady at the shop where I bought it gave me a traditional recipe, carried from generation to generation. Here is the recipe:
Cook fresh plums for a very long time. Then, add little corn meal, just enough to be able to form a cookie. After you shape the cookies, they are sun-dried on fresh cabbage leaves. At the end, wrap it in blackberry leaves (you can make tea from them later).
First records of it date back to the time of Ottoman rule (Serbia was under Ottoman occupation between 1459 and 1804, despite three Austrian invasions and numerous rebellions). For it's high nutritional values and the fact that it will go bad practically never, it was a strategic food for hajduci and even army during Balkan wars (1912-1913) and even I and II World War.
A kind lady at the shop where I bought it gave me a traditional recipe, carried from generation to generation. Here is the recipe:
Cook fresh plums for a very long time. Then, add little corn meal, just enough to be able to form a cookie. After you shape the cookies, they are sun-dried on fresh cabbage leaves. At the end, wrap it in blackberry leaves (you can make tea from them later).
Thanks for teaching us about this very interesting Serbian plum cookie! I always enjoy learning about other cultures' foods. ESPECIALLY cookies :)
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E svaka cast na ovom postu! Bas izgleda lepo. E, da ovo deca jedu vise nego rayne cokoladice, bila bi zdravija...
ReplyDeleteInteresantno izgleda. Nikada nisam čula za nešto ovako, iako i kod nas u Bosni ima mnogo šljivarskih krajeva. Podsjeća me na hrvatski smokvenjak.
ReplyDeleteOvo je divno, ne mogu da verujem da ih jos neko pravi :D
ReplyDeleteJa sam ih prvi (i jedini) put videla na pijaci na Zlatiboru pre dve godine, kupila jedan da probam, i onda kupila sve koje su imali...
Bas budi lepe uspomene :)
Marijana