W. Baker wrote:
> Nicky > wrote:
> : On Fri, 9 May 2008 19:37:04 +0000 (UTC), "W. Baker" >
> : wrote:
>
> : > I would say they are a hevy
> : >cousin to a pirogy, if that helps.
>
> : Yup, that resonates with my Russian roots : ) Thanks, Wendy (and Nick
> : and Julie).
>
> : Nicky.
>
> Much Jewisn cooking relects the food of the area in which the Jews are
> living. My ancestors came form RUssia,/Lithuania/Ukraine/Poland back when
> it was all called Russia, so the family recipes can be quite similar to
> russian Christian cookingg, with the exception of the kosher requirements
> of no porkfat, no milk with meat, etc. chicken fat(and gooe adn duck) was
> the basic non-dairy fat for Jews in that area, but the foods often
> resemble local native foods. kasha, smoked and pickled fish, etc.
>
> Wendy

Wendy,

I just finished reading Joan Nathan's "Jewish Cooking in America" She
did the PBS series many years back. The book is a history book with
recipes. I read it like a novel. I highly recommend it.

--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life