Young David Posted December 5, 2002 Share Posted December 5, 2002 [align=center] Sinterklaas, wie kent hem niet. Sinterklaas, Sinterklaas en natuurlijk Zwarte Piet![/align] Behold, for today is December 5th. A holiday in the Netherlands because we celebrate Sinterklaas (Note, this holiday is celebrated on December 6th in Belgium) Who is Sinterklaas you might ask. We'll start with a picture: [align=center][/align] Looks a bit like Santa, huh? Well ... that's because Santa originated from Sinterklaas. It's even in the name. Sint means saint (he was a saint) and Klaas cannot properly be said by foreigners so we get Santa Claus ... and that sounds a lot like Sinterklaas. Sinterklaas (also called Sint Nicolas) is an old man who lives in Spain and visits our countries every year with his steamboat to celebrate his birthday. Normaly one would get presents on his birthday, bit Sinterklaas prefers to give them. On the night of 4 and 5 December he goes around the country to give every kid his presents (He does this one night later in Belgium). Because he's old he get's some support ofcourse. First there is his white horse Americo and all the 'Zwarte Pieten' (transl: Black Pete's) Who look something like this: [align=center][/align] [align=center][/align] Together they make every child happy this time of the year. He's even more populair than Santa here. There's a lot more to tell ofcourse ... oh wait. I forgot the candy ... Pepernoten! [align=center][/align] Pepernoot means 'Peper nut' ... but there's no peper in it ... and no nuts either ... but hey. I'm addicted to it. So .. now this thread ... Ask ll the questions you want, ánd congratulate Sinterklaas with his birthday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havoc Stryphe Posted December 5, 2002 Share Posted December 5, 2002 I respect the traditions of all nationalities, so... Happy Birthday SinterKlaas! Hey, can you send some of those Pepernoots my way Via FedEx? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DashRendar Posted December 5, 2002 Share Posted December 5, 2002 Happy Birthday! So what is this 'candy' really made of? (yes I always think with my stomach :-D) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfnshannon Posted December 5, 2002 Share Posted December 5, 2002 u should know better than to show scruptucious netherlands candy's to a pregnant woman!!!! Now I'm hungry for one of those things and I don't even know what they taste like!! Happy Sinterklaas! is that where you put out your little wooden shoes?? I think I remember reading that in school as a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young David Posted December 5, 2002 Author Share Posted December 5, 2002 I'm not gonna send anything. Last week I'd been giving the task to keep 2 bags of pepernoten for a week ... one's empty now But hey, you can make your own. I found a recipe on the internet: Pepernoten (Gingernuts) is a typical dutch candy that Sinterklaas gives to all children. Here's the recipe for this delicious candy. Ingredients: - 125g baking powder - 1 tsp treacle - 1/2 tbs 'speculaas'-spices - 25g butter - 50g brown sugar - 1/2 tsp salt - 1 tbs milk Preparation: Preheat the oven to 180-220 C. Mix all ingredients in the mixing bowl. Wash your hands and with your wet hands mix everything well. Knead the mix until it becomes a dough that does not stick to your hands. Grease the baking-tray using the butterbrush Roll the dough into little balls, as big as marbles, and put these on the baking tray. Put the baking tray in the middle of the oven and for about 20 minutes. Turn of the oven, let the gingernuts cool for 10 minutes and then use the saptula to remove them from the baking tray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfnshannon Posted December 5, 2002 Share Posted December 5, 2002 hum the wierd thing is - I don't know what the real thing tastes like...so if I make it...who knows what it will turn out to be!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paragon_Leon Posted December 5, 2002 Share Posted December 5, 2002 ah....no presents for me this year. Both families have too much on their plate, so i'm gonna spend the evening with either a good DVD or a good book. Did see lots of Sinterklaas'es at bus-stops though this morning... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy_dog no.3 Posted December 5, 2002 Share Posted December 5, 2002 Happy Sinterklaas YD, Leon, Wraith and all other Dutch forummers! In Russia we get Dyed Maroz which comes to roughly "Frosty Old Man":rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishflesh Posted December 5, 2002 Share Posted December 5, 2002 Yes cool i hope i get some cool starwars stuff sinterklaas kapoentje gooi wat in mijn schoentje gooi wat in mijn laarsje dank u sinterklaasje 6 december is his birthday not 5 but in the jears that passed all peeps have been moving it to 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pad Posted December 5, 2002 Share Posted December 5, 2002 yeay sinterklaas. just need to place my shoe at chimny when i go to bed and then i get some chocolat, speculoos, candy and off course: TOYS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Rhett Posted December 5, 2002 Share Posted December 5, 2002 Hey this is cool. Happy SinterKlaas to everyone who celebrates it today. Are there carols? What are they? Why was it moved to the fifth in some places? And what's up with Plack Pete? He looks like the logo for what was a restaurant chain here a long time ago called, "Little Black Sambos". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paragon_Leon Posted December 5, 2002 Share Posted December 5, 2002 That's the beauty of it...we celebrate Christmas too !! Off late, more and more people start celebrating that the American way; with presents and all... not too long ago, we just had the tree as decoration. Mind you; we're not that big into Santa here. There's not many Dutchmen who can name all reindeer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jediduo Posted December 6, 2002 Share Posted December 6, 2002 Happy birthday Sinterklaas! Um, what do these nut things taste like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherack Nhar Posted December 6, 2002 Share Posted December 6, 2002 Happy birthday Sinterklaas! I always wondered what were the origins of Santa Claus. Thanks for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DashRendar Posted December 6, 2002 Share Posted December 6, 2002 And here's another little tidbit about The Origins of Santa Claus... As odd as it may seem (or not so looking at American Values) Santa Clause got his Red and White Garbs from none other than...Coca Cola! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artoo Posted December 6, 2002 Share Posted December 6, 2002 I want some pepper nuts! They look so scrumptious. Happy SinterKlaas to those who celebrate! I wish I did... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young David Posted December 6, 2002 Author Share Posted December 6, 2002 I had a hard time yesterday explaining to Dash what Pepernoten (it seems it's translated as Gingernuts) taste like. Well ... The main ingdredient is 'Speculaas' spice. But there isn't an english word for. I pitty you Americans who've never tasted anything with speculaas in it. How can live without it? (Some goes for 'drop', but that's a different story ). Pepernoten are more like small cookies rather than candy. They look like the pictures in my first post and they taste like ... You know what? Why don't you all come over? Or send me some money and your adress to send me a bag full of it. (I'd really do it ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Homer Posted December 6, 2002 Share Posted December 6, 2002 Ok, my address is....wait, no don't wanna broadcast it out here...there's no telling what I'd get in the mail and Eets may show up wanting to spend a few night over here...maybe I'll just surf the web for pepernoten recipes or something, BTW, Happy Sinterklaas to all (late, to YD) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Rhett Posted December 6, 2002 Share Posted December 6, 2002 There's a speculaas spice? Not just the spices used in speculaas? speculaas spices ------------------ 1 tsp nutmeg 1 tsp cloves 1 tsp mace 3 tsp cinnamon I looked some more and it named this combination of spices, "Speculaaskruiden". It said this about it: Speculaaskruiden: You can buy them ready-mixed in the Netherlands or you can try making your own. They consist of: cinnamon powdered cloves nutmeg powdered coriander allspice aniseed powdered ginger powdered cardamon mace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young David Posted December 6, 2002 Author Share Posted December 6, 2002 Originally posted by Boba Rhett There's a speculaas spice? Not just the spices used in speculaas? speculaas spices ------------------ 1 tsp nutmeg 1 tsp cloves 1 tsp mace 3 tsp cinnamon You know the word Speculaas? Speculaas is a kind of cookie with speculaas spice as ingrediënt. Pepernoten have speculaas in it too, so they taste alike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagobahn Eagle Posted December 8, 2002 Share Posted December 8, 2002 "Do they celebrate Christmas?" The Netherlands are christian, as far as I know, so I guess YES. But then again, there are variations of that religion.. In the Scandinavian nations they make small houses out of gingerbread and decorate them with candy. Then after christmas we smash them with hammers and eat them as part of the tradition:evil2:. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paragon_Leon Posted December 8, 2002 Share Posted December 8, 2002 "The Netherlands are christian".... Dagobahn Eagle, you wouldn't say that if you lived here. Anyway; Christmas and Sinterklaas have all but nothing to do anymore with the birth of Christ and the Catholic saint Sinterklaas came from, anyway. It's become a total toy-oriented fest, and only in the churches do you still hear about the original meaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wraith 8 Posted December 9, 2002 Share Posted December 9, 2002 well.. i think there is a real market for Dutch products in the US idea YD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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