polkamaniac
9 Jan 2010
polkamaniac
9 Jan 2010
Food / Poland known for their sweets? [67]
I can't get enough of the dark chocolate and the "Krówki".
I can't get enough of the dark chocolate and the "Krówki".
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polkamaniac
7 Jan 2010
Food / Sauekraut and Peas served at Wigilia [15]
We make something like this but we use chick peas instead.we found the small peas get mashed up after a few days and don't look so good.
We make something like this but we use chick peas instead.we found the small peas get mashed up after a few days and don't look so good.
polkamaniac
7 Jan 2010
Food / Tata z mamą? 50-50 mixture of spiritus. [10]
It's around Lechitow i Grzegorze---SE of Zielona Gora.The last time I wrote to them they had plans to move to Lubsko.Apparentley he got a better job offer.
It's around Lechitow i Grzegorze---SE of Zielona Gora.The last time I wrote to them they had plans to move to Lubsko.Apparentley he got a better job offer.
polkamaniac
7 Jan 2010
Food / Poland known for their sweets? [67]
the best ones are the "Krówki".They melt in your mouth with that wonderful flavour.
the best ones are the "Krówki".They melt in your mouth with that wonderful flavour.
polkamaniac
7 Jan 2010
Love / I`m Polish bloke lookin`for an English girl. Is it gonna work out? [51]
Why wouldn't it work out.Interracial lovers are the norm nowadays.It's "cool" now to be with someone different.
Why wouldn't it work out.Interracial lovers are the norm nowadays.It's "cool" now to be with someone different.
polkamaniac
7 Jan 2010
Food / Tata z mamą? 50-50 mixture of spiritus. [10]
Not different from a " Zombie or a "Harvey wallbanger"
Not different from a " Zombie or a "Harvey wallbanger"
polkamaniac
7 Jan 2010
polkamaniac
6 Jan 2010
Work / Will it be easy to find a job within 6-10 months of moving to Poland? [41]
For those willing to work,I am positive you will have no problem finding a job.It's the one's that think that the government owes them a living are the one's that can't find a job, because they don't try hard enough!!!!.
For those willing to work,I am positive you will have no problem finding a job.It's the one's that think that the government owes them a living are the one's that can't find a job, because they don't try hard enough!!!!.
polkamaniac
6 Jan 2010
polkamaniac
6 Jan 2010
Food / Tata z mamą? 50-50 mixture of spiritus. [10]
My cousins live in Zielona Gora and they say that this drink is popular over there.
My cousins live in Zielona Gora and they say that this drink is popular over there.
polkamaniac
6 Jan 2010
Food / Need recipe for Polish potato kiszka [8]
Here is your recepie-adjust amounts to your liking
KISZKA ZIEMNIACZANA
4 kg ziemniaków, 3 cebule, 60 dag boczku, 10 dag mąki, jelita, sól, pieprz, majeranek, gałka muszkatołowa
Ziemniaki zetrzeć, dodać posiekaną cebulę, zesmażony boczek, przyprawy, mąkę. Masę dokładnie wymieszać i nadziewać jelita, zawiązując 20 cm porcje. Kiszkę piec na posmarowanej smalcem blasze. Przed włożeniem do piekarnika kiszki nakłuć, aby nie pękły. Piec na złoty kolor. Kiszkę można także ugotować na wolnym ogniu.
Here is your recepie-adjust amounts to your liking
KISZKA ZIEMNIACZANA
4 kg ziemniaków, 3 cebule, 60 dag boczku, 10 dag mąki, jelita, sól, pieprz, majeranek, gałka muszkatołowa
Ziemniaki zetrzeć, dodać posiekaną cebulę, zesmażony boczek, przyprawy, mąkę. Masę dokładnie wymieszać i nadziewać jelita, zawiązując 20 cm porcje. Kiszkę piec na posmarowanej smalcem blasze. Przed włożeniem do piekarnika kiszki nakłuć, aby nie pękły. Piec na złoty kolor. Kiszkę można także ugotować na wolnym ogniu.
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polkamaniac
6 Jan 2010
Food / Cabbage and Noodles of Poland - Golabki? [30]
Hej--kristen-read my post above-I know you'll like it.
Hej--kristen-read my post above-I know you'll like it.
polkamaniac
6 Jan 2010
Food / Turkey for New Year's dinner in Poland? [29]
and----It's it's a lot better when you add "skwarki to the twósć !!!!!
and----It's it's a lot better when you add "skwarki to the twósć !!!!!
polkamaniac
6 Jan 2010
Food / Cabbage and Noodles of Poland - Golabki? [30]
I think this is the recepie you are looking for-------------
KLUSKI Z KAPUSTA (POLISH NOODLES AND CABBAGE
I think this is the recepie you are looking for-------------
KLUSKI Z KAPUSTA (POLISH NOODLES AND CABBAGE
polkamaniac
4 Jan 2010
Life / WHY ARE POLISH CALENDARS SKEWED? [42]
What Is the First Day of the Week?
The Bible clearly makes the Sabbath the last day of the week, but does not share how that corresponds to our 7 day week. Yet through extra-biblical sources it is possible to determine that the Sabbath at the time of Christ corresponds to our current ‘Saturday.’
Therefore it is common Jewish and Christian practice to regard Sunday as the first day of the week . However, the fact that, for example, Russian uses the name "second" for Tuesday, indicates that some nations regard Monday as the first day.
In international standard ISO-8601 ----the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has decreed that Monday shall be the first day of the week.
What Is the First Day of the Week?
The Bible clearly makes the Sabbath the last day of the week, but does not share how that corresponds to our 7 day week. Yet through extra-biblical sources it is possible to determine that the Sabbath at the time of Christ corresponds to our current ‘Saturday.’
Therefore it is common Jewish and Christian practice to regard Sunday as the first day of the week . However, the fact that, for example, Russian uses the name "second" for Tuesday, indicates that some nations regard Monday as the first day.
In international standard ISO-8601 ----the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has decreed that Monday shall be the first day of the week.
polkamaniac
4 Jan 2010
Life / Tattoos and Popular culture in Poland [51]
The only problem I see with tattoos is----once you mature ,with a family and all the partying is done,it's time to have them removed.I see so many that have done this and the skin has not healed properly. Not a pretty sight.
The only problem I see with tattoos is----once you mature ,with a family and all the partying is done,it's time to have them removed.I see so many that have done this and the skin has not healed properly. Not a pretty sight.
polkamaniac
4 Jan 2010
Food / Turkey for New Year's dinner in Poland? [29]
The goose is good but after cooking a 15 lb. goose,all you're left with ,is about 5 lbs of meat ,after the bones are discarded. But---the "smalec" is the best part after the fat solidifies.
The goose is good but after cooking a 15 lb. goose,all you're left with ,is about 5 lbs of meat ,after the bones are discarded. But---the "smalec" is the best part after the fat solidifies.
polkamaniac
3 Jan 2010
Food / Why is it that some Polish people refuse to eat anything that is not Polish? [120]
I know lot's of people that don't like lobster or shrimp but I love them ---------------------------bardzo smaczne
I know lot's of people that don't like lobster or shrimp but I love them ---------------------------bardzo smaczne
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polkamaniac
3 Jan 2010
polkamaniac
3 Jan 2010
Food / Turkey for New Year's dinner in Poland? [29]
The last time I looked on the calender ,they were seperate days.
The last time I looked on the calender ,they were seperate days.
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polkamaniac
3 Jan 2010
Travel / The best tiramisu in Krakow! [6]
I don't know if it is the best,because I thought Sam's bakery-- here---made the best.It's texture and flavour is to die for !!!
I don't know if it is the best,because I thought Sam's bakery-- here---made the best.It's texture and flavour is to die for !!!
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polkamaniac
3 Jan 2010
Food / Turkey for New Year's dinner in Poland? [29]
It woudn't be New Years without turkey for dinner
It woudn't be New Years without turkey for dinner
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polkamaniac
3 Jan 2010
Food / Nowolatki New Year's cakes? [6]
It was believed to keep the animals on the farm healthy.Eaten in small bites by farm animals to keep them healthy thru the year-------
"Czestowano nimi gospodarskie zwierzęta, by były zdrowe. Nowolatki suszono i starannie przechowywano przez cały rok. Gdy chorowało bydło - leczono je nimi. "
It was believed to keep the animals on the farm healthy.Eaten in small bites by farm animals to keep them healthy thru the year-------
"Czestowano nimi gospodarskie zwierzęta, by były zdrowe. Nowolatki suszono i starannie przechowywano przez cały rok. Gdy chorowało bydło - leczono je nimi. "
polkamaniac
2 Jan 2010
Food / Polish culinary dislikes [83]
Wisniowka is a Cherry Cordial
A cherry-colored, semi-sweet fruit flavored cordial made of juice and infusion of selected, masterfully combined aromatic Polish cherries of the succulent type, picked in orchards specially cultivated for this purpose in the region of Poland where the soil and climate are most propitious. Wisniowka is also made from premium spirits. Its pretty color adds a festive touch to the table, and its delicate harmony of cherry flavors is simply a delight. Wisniowka is the best known Polish Cherry Cordial, most appreciated in the world market. Polish Wisniowka is much less sweet than other cherry cordials and because of that is a perfect ingredient of cocktails. It is a favorite drink of ladies, best served at room temperature with coffee and desserts. Excellent after meals slightly chilled. Also a superior mixed drink base. For its superb quality Wisniowka has won numerous gold and silver medals* at the international and domestic competitions.
Wisniowka is a Cherry Cordial
A cherry-colored, semi-sweet fruit flavored cordial made of juice and infusion of selected, masterfully combined aromatic Polish cherries of the succulent type, picked in orchards specially cultivated for this purpose in the region of Poland where the soil and climate are most propitious. Wisniowka is also made from premium spirits. Its pretty color adds a festive touch to the table, and its delicate harmony of cherry flavors is simply a delight. Wisniowka is the best known Polish Cherry Cordial, most appreciated in the world market. Polish Wisniowka is much less sweet than other cherry cordials and because of that is a perfect ingredient of cocktails. It is a favorite drink of ladies, best served at room temperature with coffee and desserts. Excellent after meals slightly chilled. Also a superior mixed drink base. For its superb quality Wisniowka has won numerous gold and silver medals* at the international and domestic competitions.
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polkamaniac
2 Jan 2010
Food / Kutia with millet instead of wheat or rice [9]
We modified the original recepie to be made with ingredients we could actually find in my super market. The big changes are barley instead of wheat. You can usually find barley with the dried beans. You could probably substitute any whole dried grain, like oats. Even rice would probably work, but then it would be more like rice pudding and you would loose that whole grain texture. The other big difference is the supermarket did not have bulk poppy seeds. So I substituted Solo canned poppy seed filling. This is already processed and is about half sugars, so I cut the amount of sugar or honey from the original recipe.
An immediate improvement that comes to mind is that this could be made less labor intensive by making the porridge in a crock-pot. I also wonder if the pie filling and nuts could be mixed into the warm porridge, removing another step.
Some additional sweetness or pizazz could be in future versions. Being that this is a very classic dish it has a very subtle sweetness and simple flavor. The flavor could be nicely enhanced with a 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla, or a little cinnamon or nutmeg. If it isn't sweet enough your could add the entire can of pie filling or mix sugar into the porridge before it cools. If you wanted a more classic sweetener the original recipe uses honey, instead of sweetened pie filling, so that would add sweetness as well as a more authentic flavor. A popular flavor in these classic desserts is always dried fruit, such as raisins or apricots, which could add sweetness and a more complicated flavor as
We modified the original recepie to be made with ingredients we could actually find in my super market. The big changes are barley instead of wheat. You can usually find barley with the dried beans. You could probably substitute any whole dried grain, like oats. Even rice would probably work, but then it would be more like rice pudding and you would loose that whole grain texture. The other big difference is the supermarket did not have bulk poppy seeds. So I substituted Solo canned poppy seed filling. This is already processed and is about half sugars, so I cut the amount of sugar or honey from the original recipe.
An immediate improvement that comes to mind is that this could be made less labor intensive by making the porridge in a crock-pot. I also wonder if the pie filling and nuts could be mixed into the warm porridge, removing another step.
Some additional sweetness or pizazz could be in future versions. Being that this is a very classic dish it has a very subtle sweetness and simple flavor. The flavor could be nicely enhanced with a 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla, or a little cinnamon or nutmeg. If it isn't sweet enough your could add the entire can of pie filling or mix sugar into the porridge before it cools. If you wanted a more classic sweetener the original recipe uses honey, instead of sweetened pie filling, so that would add sweetness as well as a more authentic flavor. A popular flavor in these classic desserts is always dried fruit, such as raisins or apricots, which could add sweetness and a more complicated flavor as
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polkamaniac
1 Jan 2010
Food / Nowolatki New Year's cakes? [6]
Hopefully, this will answer your question----
Here is the history behind New Year's Day pastries-Novolatki
Among folk customs of all nations we come across a number of festive occasions dating back to the remote past. As the calendar year was nearing its end, peasants were beginning to think of the year to come. They were concerned with the harvest and the well-being of their domestic animals. This was the reason why on the New Year's Eve small animal figures made of flour, water and a bit of salt was baked; on the next day they were given to the live animals - each should have eaten a pastry figure depicting itself. In that way people hoped and believed that domestic animals would be healthy in the course of the coming year. Cows, horses, sheep, goats, hens, geese, ducks, dogs and cats were typical New Year's figures. Out of this custom, which had survived till the 1920s, a new tradition has developed and has been maintained mainly in schools and nursery schools. Children shape and bake various nowoletka for fun and pleasure or as presents there.
Recepie for Novolatki
Flour and water are mixed together to make a leaven which is then left in a warm place for two days, and later, after adding a greater amount of flour and a necessary bit of salt, the dough is kneaded until it is ready to be used for shaping figures from. It is important that the dough has been kneaded for a long time and thoroughly. The rest of the dough is covered with a wet cloth to keep it from drying up.
Hopefully, this will answer your question----
Here is the history behind New Year's Day pastries-Novolatki
Among folk customs of all nations we come across a number of festive occasions dating back to the remote past. As the calendar year was nearing its end, peasants were beginning to think of the year to come. They were concerned with the harvest and the well-being of their domestic animals. This was the reason why on the New Year's Eve small animal figures made of flour, water and a bit of salt was baked; on the next day they were given to the live animals - each should have eaten a pastry figure depicting itself. In that way people hoped and believed that domestic animals would be healthy in the course of the coming year. Cows, horses, sheep, goats, hens, geese, ducks, dogs and cats were typical New Year's figures. Out of this custom, which had survived till the 1920s, a new tradition has developed and has been maintained mainly in schools and nursery schools. Children shape and bake various nowoletka for fun and pleasure or as presents there.
Recepie for Novolatki
Flour and water are mixed together to make a leaven which is then left in a warm place for two days, and later, after adding a greater amount of flour and a necessary bit of salt, the dough is kneaded until it is ready to be used for shaping figures from. It is important that the dough has been kneaded for a long time and thoroughly. The rest of the dough is covered with a wet cloth to keep it from drying up.
polkamaniac
31 Dec 2009
Food / Polish Herring Appetizer [21]
hej----pszczola asked that it specifically had """mayo and sour cream.:""""Who am I to judge what someone else is willing to eat!!!!!!
Here is what some Polish people eat---Raw meat !!!!!
hej----pszczola asked that it specifically had """mayo and sour cream.:""""Who am I to judge what someone else is willing to eat!!!!!!
Here is what some Polish people eat---Raw meat !!!!!
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polkamaniac
31 Dec 2009
Food / Polish Herring Appetizer [21]
Well---you asked for it so--------------here it is !!!!!!!
HERRING IN MAYONNAISE (sledzie w mayonezie chrzanowym) -- use marinated herring out of a jar and drain . Plunge 3 c herring, cut into 1” - 1-1/2” pieces, into cold water briefly and allow to drip dry in sieve. Line serving dish with lettuce and arrange herring thereon. Fork-blend 1/2 c mayonnaise 1/4 c sour cream 1 heaping T prepared non-creamed horseradish (m/l to taste) 1 t mustard, juice of 1/2 a lemon 1 t confectioner's sugar. Pour over herring. Chill at least 1 hr before serving. Optional: Decorate herring with hard-cooked-egg slices and sprinkle with finely chopped chives.
Well---you asked for it so--------------here it is !!!!!!!
HERRING IN MAYONNAISE (sledzie w mayonezie chrzanowym) -- use marinated herring out of a jar and drain . Plunge 3 c herring, cut into 1” - 1-1/2” pieces, into cold water briefly and allow to drip dry in sieve. Line serving dish with lettuce and arrange herring thereon. Fork-blend 1/2 c mayonnaise 1/4 c sour cream 1 heaping T prepared non-creamed horseradish (m/l to taste) 1 t mustard, juice of 1/2 a lemon 1 t confectioner's sugar. Pour over herring. Chill at least 1 hr before serving. Optional: Decorate herring with hard-cooked-egg slices and sprinkle with finely chopped chives.
polkamaniac
26 Dec 2009
Food / Pierogi Dough [30]
If you are going to freeze them ,make them up first and then freeze them.They will taste just as good as fresh.
If you are going to freeze them ,make them up first and then freeze them.They will taste just as good as fresh.
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