Monika Elisabeth Sieger Oct 2, 2009:

@ Johanna: danke, das ist genau, das was ih in so grauenvoller Erinnerung habe.
Mein Kochbuch von Davidis steht leider in Deutschland.
Dann könnten aber diese "Hörnchen" tatsächlich die von mir erwähnten Birkel Hörnchen No 10 sein, die es bei uns in Stuttgart in jedem Supermarkt nach wie vor unter dieser Bezeichnung gibt!

Johanna Timm, PhD Oct 2, 2009:

Milchnudeln http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milchnudeln

Monika Elisabeth Sieger Oct 2, 2009:

What I forgot to mention as this childhood memories are not my most favorite ones: My nan had a sweet recipe, where these pre-cooked noodles were served with a creamy vanilla custard with loads of cream and Schlagobers! Stomachcramps guaranteed afterwards!

Monika Elisabeth Sieger Oct 2, 2009:

Coming from the Southern part of Germany with loads of noodle producing companies I have the feeling, that this could be famous product "Hörnchen no 10 from Birkel or its Austrian branch!
These would then be normal noodles in the form of very small curved noodles of less than 3-4 cm length.
They cook in 8 - 10 minutes and are made of durum wheat which was cheap and still available in those very poor days.
You could use them in soups or with a bolognese styled sauce.
Although I was born long after the war, this horrible product was popular in my family too. They were called Birkel Hörnchen no 10.

An experience I am happy to miss today!

silvia glatzhofer Oct 2, 2009:

Who ate the mash Perhaps we can guess from the people for whom the hörnchen were cooked...

Barbara Cashin (X) (asker) Oct 2, 2009:

Yes, I agree, cooking something in sweetened milk is strange, but that is what the text says! It seems like it was the son of a high-ranking Austrian officer, so maybe--- Anyhow, it is definitely 10 Teigwaren, but it is referring to the Teighörnchen.

silvia glatzhofer Oct 2, 2009:

Barbara, In your response to Lesley you write "10 Teigware", should that have been "Teighörnchen" perhaps? Hörnchen is the same in sg and pl., so 10 Teighörnchen would make more sense than 10 Teigware. And who would cook pasta in milk, and sweetened milk at that? Especially after the war. Hörnchen is indeed a croissant, the reference "Teig" may be to yeast dough, sthg. along the lines of a "Butterkipferl" or "brioche" (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kipferl). If you cook such a Kipferl in milk you would get some pap (probably to be fed to infants, toddlers or old people who had lost their teeth)

Barbara Cashin (X) (asker) Oct 2, 2009:

This is Austria

franglish Oct 2, 2009:

@Barbara text from Austria, Germany, Switzerland?