Kutia wigilijna

1 c  Cracked wheat or bulgur
      2 c  Hot water
    1/2 c  Poppy seeds
      1 c  Honey
      2 c  Water
      1 ts Salt
           Festive spirits
 
  Soak wheat in about 2 cups of hot water for 30 minutes.  Bring to a boil
  and cook covered until tender. Mix in poppy seed.
  
  Cook honey with remaining 2 cups of water for 20 minutes.   Cool and serve
  with wheat and poppy seed mixture.
  
  NOTES:
  
  *  Christmas Eve Kutia -- This recipe could be used as part of a 12-course
  meal known in Polish as Wigilia, or on its own.  Wigilia is eaten after
  sundown on Christmas Eve.  Yield:  Serves 4-6.
  
  *  For added enjoyment a liberal amount of festive spirits may be added. In
  Poland the festive spirit is usually called Spiritus, which is grain
  alcohol.
  
  : Difficulty:  easy.
  : Time:  1 hour.
  : Precision:  Approximate measurement OK.
  
  : Original recipe passed down through the generations and translated from
  Polish into English (with a few mods) by Edward Chrzanowski
  : MFCF, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
  : echrzanowski@watmath.waterloo.edu  or
  {ihnp4,allegra,utzoo}!watmath!echrzanowski
  
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