In article >, "MareCat"
> wrote:

> Kolaches are very popular in central/southeast Texas (not sure where
> else in TX, since I live in the Houston area), because of the German
> and Czech influence. If you're not familiar with kolaches (some
> people have no idea what they are), they're yummy dough things with
> various savory fillings, like sausage or ham (with or without cheese)
> and breakfast fillings (including Tex-Mex ingredients like chorizo,
> jalapenos, and salsa). Kolaches may also have sweet fillings like
> fruit or chocolate.


Hooey, phooey, and ptooey!! Savory fillings have nothing to do with
kolaches. Nic. Zero. Nada. Zip. Kolac (pronounced KOH-lotch) is
just a sweet dough. Usually made into a fruit-filled bun. Sometimes
just baked as a big ol' loaf of bread. Sausage? Ham? Chorizo? Jesus,
Mary, and Joseph!! They might be filled buns, but to call them
kolaches is an affront to the fine Slovaks and Czechs who've been making
them forever. God help us. That whirring sound you hear is my mother
spinning in her grave.
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Updated 11-29-04; Sam I Am!
birthday telling; Thanksgiving 2004; Fanfare, Maestro, please.
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Mimi Sheraton