USA, Canada / Are there any Polish people in Florida? [311]

Malgosia.;
Sarasota is beautiful, but expensive. Go a little farther south, and look into North Port, Port Charlotte,and Punta Gorda... It is much cheaper, and still pretty

USA, Canada / Are there any Polish people in Florida? [311]

BOY! Are you misinformed. Cubans yes, in Miami. Dominicans yes , but no where as near as up north.
The rest of Florida is inhabited by retired northern workers. They worked hard. Saved their money, and now lead the good life. There are a lot of young people moving in..( RED NECKS) Bull schidt! I have been here for 35yrs and have not seen but a few. At least we can walk the streets after dark in safety.

Language / Children's Songs in Polish [66]

Awww! Tex , you are sweetheart..Yeah,, now you have me singing all over the place.

Would you know the words to Poganiala Wolki??

Language / Children's Songs in Polish [66]

Yep, Krysia.. That is the version that I know

Now I need your help..

Czy ja ta drzewczyna, co po wode idjie
Ladnie sie ubrala, pewnie moja bedzie

I forgot the rest.. Can you help me

Language / -ski/-ska, -scy/ski, -wicz - Polish surnames help [185]


LA girl>

I was always told that (Son of ) ended with a czyk.

For example, my name is ( Krawczyk ) Krawiec
in English a ( Tailor ).
So I would be known as the son of a tailor. At least,that is what I have been told.

USA, Canada / Are there any Polish people in Florida? [311]

You would be surprised at the number of Polish people in Florida.. But they are not consetrated in any one area as up north..We are all scattered.. Florida is a big state.

Every year there is a Octoberfest in Cape Coral..It is very well represented by Poles. It goes on for two week ends. People come in buses from all over south west Florida.. There are Polish bands as well as German..We all dance to the same music

Food / Pierogi recipe and filling from my grandmother [179]

LIR;
Cottage cheese is nothing like Farmers cheese. It is a soft white cheese that looks more like cream cheese..( I TRIED CREAM CHEESE) It dont work.

I saw some recipes in here calling for booze.. No WAY..
CHRUSCIKI>>> YES.. I like Bourbon in mine..

Food / Pierogi recipe and filling from my grandmother [179]

TRUSCH!
Farmers cheese in nothing more than DRY curd cottage cheese. Both of these cheeses are made with out milk.
In the OLD days when your Busia was alive, we had polish dairies that made dry COTTAGE CHEESE.. But that is all history now. I tried using the dry curd cottage that they make today, but it is no where near the same.

Try this.. You can buy Farmers cheese at any super market. Get at least two packs.
Thaw out until it gets soft.
In a bowl add one egg, a little sugar, and a dash of lemon juice.
My Mom sprinkled a little dry peppermint.. Suit to taste
Mix until well blended. You will never know the difference.

There were some good recipes posted on here. Experiment with them. Practice makes perfect.. Try it with Damson Plums, (SLIWKI)
ADD SOUR CREAM TO YOUR DOUGH.. IT MAKES THE DOUGH SOFT
Fry chopped onions in butter until translucent. Add finely chopped sweet cabbage, and cook on a slow heat until well done. At least one hour. Be carefull not to burn.

Allow to cool until the butter gets settled. Then Fill.
GOOD LUCK

Language / Polish sayings [237]

Gdy kota nie ma, myszy harcują"
English equivalent: When the cat's away the mice will play

Language / Polish sayings [237]

Dobrego i karczma nie zepsuje, a złego i kościół nie naprawi
Word-for-word translation: A good man even in a tavern won't be spoiled, a wicked one even in the church won't mend their ways

Language / Short Polish<->English translations [1049]

Niech ta gwiazda milosci,co zawsze swici na ciebie nigdy nie zagasnie

Language / Polish sayings [237]

I do not have time to search this whole thread. But we have a saying in America.

Niech ta gwiazda Milosci co zawsze swici na ciebie, nigdy nie zagasnie

Sorry if I mispelled any Polish words. I have never been to Poland

Language / Spelling "aunt" in Polish [142]

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Well I"ll be darned.( wnuczek) after all of these years I finally found out what that means. Thanks who ever you are. LUV you.. OH OH that is if you are a female. If you are a male (Thanks)

Language / Spelling "aunt" in Polish [142]

DARIUS;
When my Father was still alive. He would tell me stories about his homeland.. I know all that I need to know about his life in Poland. But there are still unanswered questions.I looked at a map of his villiage.(Drzewdzuwka) and tried to relate some of the stories that he told me.. Thank God for the Internet. I learned a lot. It's nice to meet you. Are you in Toronto?

Language / Spelling "aunt" in Polish [142]

Darius; I am just guessing. Actually I realy dont know. But I am first generation Polish American.. This is all that we used.I repeat,It was just a guess

Language / Spelling "aunt" in Polish [142]

I read this thread with interest. I have come to the conclusion that it had to do in what region you were in.My Folks came from Galicia (Mala Polska), All the I ever knew was Dzidzu and Busia. I called my Grandfather Gigi& my Grandmother Busia.

She refered to me as her maly Nunczek. What the hell ever a Nunczek is. It must have meant well for I was her favorite. I also heard of Basia used a lot.

USA, Canada / Are there any Polish people in Florida? [311]

Florida is loaded with Polish people. I live in SW Florida. We have Polish,German,Ukranian deli's all over the place including Polish dances.

We are well represented down here