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On Mon 14 Jul 2008 05:44:12a, Melba's Jammin' told us...

> In article 0>,
> Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
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>> Yes, it does, indeed. Several of my friends back in Ohio use a cream
>> cheese dough for their kolachky. Most of them use fillings of lekvar,
>> thick apricot or raspberry jam, or a nut/sugar/egg whie mixture.

>
> Mom's nut filling was wonderful. She made a soft meringue and folded in
> ground walnuts and a little vanilla. She used the same filling in her
> nut rolls.


I bet that's how they made theirs. Old Slovak families, so traditions are
similar I imagine. When I've made kolachky, I've only used lekvar and
jams. I should try the nut filling this Christmas.

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