Re: a digitalis question OT: holiday cooking

In a message dated 11/30/02 10:28:56 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
justme@prairieinet.net writes:


> Cheryl, We grate the potatoes here... So are you all into kuglius and
> pergoies too?

The pierogies are Polish, the name anyway.  Pretty much the same as ravioli 
and other filled non-sweet pastries.

Pierogies are made by a team who are willing, otherwise you can buy them from 
a Polish church around a holiday.  There are four operations and two people 
can make a year's freezer supply if they can get motivated.  Yes, Donna, we 
do them at our house and have convinced our son that it is manly job so he 
does the work with Dad.  I clean up.

A lot of Polish food is created by the American Polish culture called Polonia 
by Polish nationals.  Some of the practices are unknown in Poland.  My 
mother-in-law told me some of the Polish delicacies here are peanut butter 
and jelly in Europe. Still, they make a holiday special to a lot of people.  
One thing that is true on both sides of the ocean is vodka.  

Since this is a garden list, you can flavor your vodka with all kinds of 
things that grow in the garden.  My mother-in-law favored blueberries which 
regularly blew up in the kitchen cabinets.  Herbs are used as well.  Should 
you like to try any of these write privately.  I will add the annual 
horseradish fest which is supervised by my husband.  The horseradish can be 
grown in the perennial garden in a variegated form considered an ornamental.  
If you travel in Eastern Europe you will find it on the table for all meals, 
breakfast included.

Claire Peplowski
NYS z4 

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