Easter is one of the most important christian holidays. the exact date of the holiday changes from year to year but it usually falls on april. preparation for easter starts seven weeks before the actual holiday. it’s called the advent of lent. many christian people don’t eat meat and animal products during this period. the week before easter is quite busy because people start thoroughly preparing for the holiday. the traditions of easter celebration vary from country to country. for example, in our country the sunday before easter is called a willow sunday. on this day people bring home some willow branches which have been blessed in church. thursday before easter is called clean thursday. traditionally people should bathe before sunrise on this day. houses and flats should be cleaned too. there is also a good friday. it’s the day when women bake easter bread called “paska” or “paskha”. on saturday children dye easter eggs, which are called “pysankas”. in the evening people go to church for the easter mass, which lasts all night. sunday is the actual day of easter. people visit each other on this day and exchange colourful “pysankas”. in english-speaking countries the official symbol of this holiday is easter bunny. children are especially fond of this day because they get lots of chocolate and fluffy bunnies as a present.
INGREDIENTS: 2 carrots, 2 turnips, 1 small marrow,1 leek (or onion), 1 potato,1 stick celery, 1 clove garlic, 20 g butter, salt pepper, 1 litre water, 2 sprigs parsley 1. Peel and wash all the vegetables, slice them.2. Melt the butter in a saucepan and add the vegetables.3. Cook for 4 to 5 minutes on a low heat, stirring continuously.4. Add salt and pepper and pour in 1 litre of very hot water. Bring to the boil and simmer for 25 minutes.5. Chop the parsley in the mill and sprinkle over soup just before serving.6. Add a spoon of fresh cream.
я знаю легкий рецепт Chocolate Ice-cream(Шоколадное мороженое) INGREDIENTS: 1/2 litre milk,5 egg yolks,80 g sugar, 50 g cocoa,100 g fresh cream1. Heat up the milk. Beat the egg yolks and sugar in a bowl.2. Pour in a little boiling-hot milk, beating all the time, then pour in the rest of the milk and blend.3. Return the mixture to the saucepan and leave to thicken, stirring continuously.4. Do not allow the cream to boil.5. Once it coats the back of the spoon it is cooked. Leave to cool for a while. Add the cocoa and whip the mixture.6. Add the fresh cream and whip again.7. Leave the cream to cool before pouring into the ice-cream churn for freezing.
