Heat a separate pan. Apply butter to the pav on both sides and place them in the pan for 30 seconds.

About Jacqueline

“I didn’t start making sauerkraut until I was in my forties, but it played a role in my life long before. I was reared in the USA in a typical Irish American family. Like many Americans our common choice of home cooked dinners spanned the globe (though not necessarily authentic)—Italian, Irish, Mexican. One of my favourites was German because I loved sauerkraut, which was yummy on buttered rye toast. This sauerkraut came in a tin and didn’t retain all the wonderful health properties that the raw live sauerkraut I now make has. ”

My most memorable experience with sauerkraut was when I was sixteen and had glandular fever and was home for a number of weeks from school. I got a terrible craving for sauerkraut so I dashed to the shops to buy some and of course my car broke down en route. This was long before mobile phones, so there I was, quite ill, not suitably dressed, and stuck on the side of the road for several hours. All for the love of sauerkraut. I arrived in Ireland at age twenty. I wasn’t really coming because I had distant family, it just sort of happened. And although I did travel and work overseas for years, I always came back ‘home’ to Ireland and eventually landed in Northern Ireland in 2003. My mother moved from the USA to the south of Ireland a few years ago and I hope to join her before too long. She’s not a fan of sauerkraut however.

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‘Only You’ reminds me of my strange early teens when I was one of few people in the USA who loved English music. We sing this song every Christmas when we raise money for charity by singing carols, although it is not a Christmas song. I remember when I first saw the ‘Bloody Sunday’ video in 1983. This song has had a profound impact on my life and literally helped to shape me and my decision to dedicate my life to social justice and human rights. ‘Kilkelly, Ireland’ is amazing and is so indicative of the many people who emigrated from Ireland during and after the famine and who eventually lost touch with their family in Ireland. The backstory to the song is described in the introduction of this video and even still, I often cry when hearing this song. The village of Kilkelly is very close to where my mummy lives in County Mayo. My father died when I was sixteen and ‘Redemption Song’ was one of his favourite songs. Only Bob Marley can sing about slavery and make people feel uplifted and empowered. ‘The Wind’ reminds me of my 1970s childhood with a hippy mother. ‘The Parting Glass’ is one of the best, most wonderful traditional Irish songs that has been sung by many artists. A treasure. The Hozier version was dedicated to the lives lost to COVID.

‘Only You’ by Yazoo ‘Bloody Sunday’ by U2 ‘Kilkelly, Ireland’ by Robbie O’Connell & Finbar Clancy ‘Redemption Song’ by Bob Marley ‘The Wind’ by Yusuf/Cat Stevens ‘The Parting Glass’ by Hozier