pjlandowski 1 | 7 29 Nov 2008 / #1I am of fullblood Polish hertitage. I recall eating dumpling full of fruit like apple cherry, plum, etc. I grew up with variations of perogi, to include apple and prune filling. And potato, kapusta,and farmers cheese as well. But I still (after decades)have not seen the fruit filled dumplings that impressed me as a kid. I have seen somekind of fruit filled dumpling in the frozen foods at a store in Scranton. Maybe I am confusing perogi with something else. I remember them on the huge table of food at Grandma's house at Christmas.
miranda 29 Nov 2008 / #2I remember them on the huge table of food at Grandma's house at Christmas.2 problems:- store bought food will never replace home made cooking, which leads me to another issue: memories form childhood always hold memories not real taste;)
alinka - | 13 30 Nov 2008 / #3For me the best Polish fruit filled pierogi are "pierogi z jagodami" (blueberry dumplings). They are absolutely delicious but should be home made. Though they are not served for Christmas.They might have been dumplings with dried forest mashrooms or mashrooms and sour cabbage, as they would be usually served for Christmas.
sledz 23 | 2,250 30 Nov 2008 / #4If you live in the US, then this is the place where you can buy the best pierogisalexandrapierogi.com
Krakowianka 1 | 243 1 Dec 2008 / #7Indeed, this place has good pierogi. For the holiday's, the line in the store is huge, and the wait sometimes over 1-2 hours!
sledz 23 | 2,250 1 Dec 2008 / #8and the wait sometimes over 1-2 hours!they re-build that whole corner and with all the girls working there nowI didnt have to wait more than 5 minsAlexandra`s is the bomb, people might talk but once you eat one,,ur hooked for life:)
Krakowianka 1 | 243 1 Dec 2008 / #9try going there the week of wigilia, you'll spend more than 5 min looking for parking, let alone the line :)
sledz 23 | 2,250 1 Dec 2008 / #10try going there the week of wigiliaya, that might not be a good time, I believe youMy freezer is stocked,,heheI was there Saturday:)
OP pjlandowski 1 | 7 10 Apr 2009 / #11Oh, got a good source in Elmira ,NY. The perogi are potatoe/cheese and saurkraut. They are really delicious. EXCELLENT! And it helps the church too. Will keep searching.
Pani_Polska - | 89 27 Apr 2009 / #12Try making your own, if you have a food processor this will make kneading the dough a hundred times easier! I think its fun, my mama and I do it together for Wigilia
Shari - | 21 5 May 2009 / #16you can google pierogi recipes, it'll lead you to some sites.I love strawberry pierogi. I was going to make some ruskie pierogi tonight, but having soup instead. I'll see if I can post some recipes from my mother's polish cookbook...on the sweet varieties.
plk123 8 | 4,148 6 May 2009 / #18she doesn't make them.. too much work. haven't had a homemade pierog since grandmas passed on. :(
pgtx 30 | 3,156 6 May 2009 / #19too much work. haven't had a homemade pierog since grandmas passed on. :(you should take over after her... ;)
plk123 8 | 4,148 6 May 2009 / #20i feel the same as she does.. too much work and alexandra's is definitely cheap enough. :D
plk123 8 | 4,148 6 May 2009 / #22i've never had those.. my try making them sometime in the future.. i'm working on making polish bread right now.. i think i have all the ingrdients finally. :) pics to come
pgtx 30 | 3,156 6 May 2009 / #23i've never had those.. my try making them sometime in the future.. itry it you will love it :)i'm working on making polish bread right now.. i think i have all the ingrdients finally. :) pics to comei heard that when you make bread, you have to be really angry... to squash the dough properly... ;)
plk123 8 | 4,148 6 May 2009 / #24i heard that when you make bread, you have to be really angry... to squash the dough properly... ;)damn.. since i just recently returned from a great vacay.. i have no anger... oh well.. maybe i'll hang around here a bit more... that'll take care of that. :Dtry it you will love it :)why don't YOU show me how? ;) :D
pgtx 30 | 3,156 6 May 2009 / #25maybe i'll hang around here a bit more... that'll take care of that. :Dyeah.... i could pi55 you off if you want... ;Pwhy don't YOU show me how? ;) :Di don't make them... :D
pgtx 30 | 3,156 6 May 2009 / #27why not?too much work... i live in America... i buy dinners in a box and then prepare them in 5 mins... lol... ;)
plk123 8 | 4,148 6 May 2009 / #28but that's yucky.. cooking pl food keeps you a bit more connected... no?
pgtx 30 | 3,156 6 May 2009 / #29but that's yucky..of course it is! :)cooking pl food keeps you a bit more connected... no?yeah... it connects me to my mum who tells me by the phone what to do next.... ;P
plk123 8 | 4,148 6 May 2009 / #30see.. cook it up.. i'll be down to test your work. :D I think you can make some pierogi.