European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 12, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Food Sweet treat for Valentine s by Sharon Hudgins special to stripes Magazine searching fora special dessert for Valentine s Day anyone in an  mood could try to whip up some unusual crepes. T discovered them on my first trip to Yugoslavia several years ago. I found that Many yugoslav restaurants Aren t very interested in serving desserts. Some had no desserts on the menu at All others offered Only simple fruit compotes at the end of the meal. I was disappointed. I love deserts and i was hoping to find a whole new Repi Loire of Balkan sweets to tempt my palate. However since1 was travelling mainly in areas that had formerly been under turkish domination the Only ones i encountered were the already familiar Iii Vas and Bakh Vas featured in the occasional pastry Anri confection shop. So i was especially pleased when i finally found a restaurant menu that lifted several items for dessert. Never mind that everything on that portion of the menu Wasp Fannie this or a Jamie that. Never mind that i did t know whal Pahnke were or that the term was t even listed in my phrasebook. Whatever i hey were i wanted some. I pointed to  on the menu. The Wailer nodded and smiled As if i had Mack an excellent Choice. That was the most positive reaction i d seen on a yugoslav waiter s face since i d arrived in the country. I knew thai at us j d found an authentic yugoslav dessert and t eagerly awaited its triumphant arrival at my mule. The  were a Long 1jmf gelling there. My husband who usually in snort a the existence of desserts kept looking at 1m watch with an expression on his Ace  plainly . We be got Only twelve More Days to see the Resl of Yugoslavia and you re Silling it re in sume Ricl twister restaurant wailing for a slow moving dessert whose a me you can t pronounce and whose origins Are  he did t have to say a word to me i m very Good at  the expression on his face at last the Pat Cinke arrived and i was immediately struck by the kind of cultural revelation that hits College sophomores on their first trip to the louvre. Of course i exclaimed they re crepes we might have been in a Region that  previously ruled by the turks but those Austro Hung, got Down that Way Loo bringing with Idem their famous pancakes Pulati Chicken in Austria Pat Cinke in Serbo croatian Hetter known to Many of us by their French name crepes. Trio in pal Cinke were i he Best dessert i be eaten in a yugoslav restaurant. Three freshly cooked very thin crepes were spread with a thick Apricot Jam Flavoured with a hint of Apricot Brandy folded into fourths fan shaped rid sprinkled with confectioners sugars. The result was a dessert that was elegant in ils simplicity. My husband even deigned to Eal one and declared them pretty tasty which was quite a compliment from his Point of View. I have since Learned to order  at yugoslav restaurants whenever i can find them on the menu. In Yugoslavia the Quality of restaurant Pat Cinke runs from so so to Sublime. At yugoslav restaurants in Germany you can usually Cuenl on gelling quite edible versions of this typical dessert. Don t be misled by the English language translation if the Lerm pm Lacine or ,, in German that you will find on some menus. There s a Popup to yugoslav restaurant in Munich  offers several kinds of  for dessert Ailiese Are listed on the menu in German us Palat Chinki n Mil Kon filiere tit Kammel St acc Mil a i mlle Eis unti scan Kolden , and Topf Palali Chicken. For the Benefit of thu in English speaking customers the restaurant has su1i Heidi Unble Betsy Duncam graciously translated the menu terms into English so that their dessert list reads Palat Ham with marmalade Palat Ham with Caramel sauce 1 Flat Ham with Vanilla ice Cream and chocolate sauce top Fen Palal Ham Well what do you expect from a yugoslav German menu that translates ils main dish Zingis Klun spies Mil Verebi Denen Beisgen fur 1  varied meals and spit for 4 persons. Back to the pm Tais i Nien which despite their German name have nothing at All to do Wilh Ham unless you decide to stuff hem Wilh Ham which is a perfectly legitimate thing to do if you Aren t eating them for dessert. For palate Tinken pal Cinke pal Asciola hungarian Aci qty czech and our own familiar crepes Are very thin pancakes which can be stacked stuffed rolled up folded Over Cut into strips baked sauteed garnished and served w whenever you want to As appetizers soup garnishes main courses Side dishes or desserts. A simple mixture of eggs flour sail milk and water crepes Are very easy to make. They can be prepared in Advance and refrigerated or Frozen until needed. Then wrap them around whatever filling suits your fancy caviar and sour Cream St nuked Salmon and fresh Dill chopped vegetables creamed whatever veal Chicken Ham lobster rated cheese and scramble eggs cottage cheese Sweet or Savory Flavoured mushrooms ground null jams and preserves sweetened Chestnut Puree. Kull them into Cigar shapes enclosing the filling fitly a them into fan shapes or Slack them Flat Wilh the filling Between each crepe and Cut them Inlo wedges for serving. Dessert crepes Are often Flambeau by heating a Small amount of Brandy or rum igniting in with a match and pouring the flaming liquid Over the trip i Mig Jiing to retry 12, 1987