BE POLISH !

Traditions, Customs and Folklore:

Easter:
Nie ja bije, wierzba bije I don’t strike, the willow strikes
Za tydzien, wielki dzien In one week, the great day
Za szesc noc, Wielkanoc. In six nights, the great night, Easter

Christmas:
Gody The Twelve Days of Christmas

Name Day:
Zyczymy zdrowia, szczescia, fortuny
A po smierci w niebie koruny.

Wishing you health, good luck and fortune
And after death, a crown in heaven.

Polish Recipes
Red Beet Soup
6 medium beets
6 cups beef broth
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
1/8 teaspoon pepper
dash garlic powder

Wash and bake beets for ½ hour in 350˚ oven. Cool and peel, then grate coarsely. Add to broth and simmer 5 minutes. Add vinegar and seasonings. Serve with crackers. Serves 6.

Cucumber Salad
3 cucumbers, peeled and thinly sliced
1 small onion, peeled and thinly sliced
1 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon dill seed
salt and pepper to taste

Layer cucumbers in bowl, adding salt to each layer. Leave overnight. Drain the following morning and add all other ingredients. Refrigerate for several hours and serve chilled. Serves 6.

Potato Pancakes
2 lbs. potatoes, chunked
1 large onion, quartered
¾ cup flour
2 eggs
salt and pepper to taste

Mix all ingredients in blender, adding flour as needed to get consistency desired. Pour 2 teaspoonfuls onto hot grease on slow fire and cook until golden brown. Serve with applesauce or sour cream.

Stuffed Cabbage
1 head cabbage
½ lb. ground beef
½ lb. ground pork
1 ½ cups rice, boiled
1 egg
one small onion, chopped
1 30 oz. can tomato sauce
½ cup catsup

Freeze cabbage overnight and remove from freezer to thaw completely. Cut off thick part of leaves if necessary to make rolling easier. Mix together meats and rice. Roll approximately 2 tablespoons meat mixture into each cabbage leaf and place in large casserole. Add chopped onion on top of rolls. Shred any leftover cabbage and add to top of rolls. Mix tomato sauce and catsup with salt and pepper to taste (add 4 tablespoons bacon drippings if desired) and pour over rolls. Add water if necessary while baking. Bake 2 hours at 350˚.

Angel Wings
4 egg yolks
2 teaspoons confectioner sugar
¼ cup heavy cream
¼ teaspoon salt
2 cups flour
1 tablespoon brandy or vodka
1 tablespoon vanilla

Beat egg yolks until thick. Add sugar and cream. Beat until well blended. Add remaining ingredients. Chill dough for easier handling. Roll onto lightly floured board. Cut into 1 ½ inch diamond shapes. Slit center of each diamond. Slip one long end into slit and pull gently to make bow. Fry in hot deep fat (375˚) until just a very light brown. Drain. When cool, sprinkle with confectioner sugar.


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