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"Edba" is Italian for grass. It's made with escarole, vinegar and...  
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"Edba" is Italian for grass.
  
Tami writes on 10-13-08, "According to Heidi, it is erba or L’erba.  She told me that it is the name for swiss chard that is boiled.  You can make erba many ways, often in a soup."
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Tami writes on 10-13-08, "According to Heidi, it is erba or L’erba.  She told me that it is the name for swiss chard that is boiled.  You can make Erba many ways, often in a soup."
  
  
Here's a partial recipe for how the family usually makes it:
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from Marlene
  
* 5 lbs of escarole put in a big pot with a little water in the bottom. Boil it down till it's all wilted
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* Clean a lot of escarole.
* add red wine vinegar, olive oil, garlic powder, salt and... ??
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* Put the escarole in a big pot with a little water in the bottom. Boil it down till it's all wilted.
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* Squeeze the water out.
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* Chop it up.
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* Put oil, vinegar (heavy on vinegar), salt, and garlic powder on it.
  
 
Serve on bread
 
Serve on bread
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[[Category:Ida's Recipes]]
 
[[Category:Ida's Recipes]]

Latest revision as of 15:55, 6 November 2009

Making Edba in Hackettstown
Finished!
Noni having some on Italian bread

"Edba" is Italian for grass.

Tami writes on 10-13-08, "According to Heidi, it is erba or L’erba. She told me that it is the name for swiss chard that is boiled. You can make Erba many ways, often in a soup."


Recipe

from Marlene

  • Clean a lot of escarole.
  • Put the escarole in a big pot with a little water in the bottom. Boil it down till it's all wilted.
  • Squeeze the water out.
  • Chop it up.
  • Put oil, vinegar (heavy on vinegar), salt, and garlic powder on it.

Serve on bread