On Sat 31 Dec 2005 03:31:12p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Mr Libido
Incognito?

> Don Gray wrote:
>> In message Mr Libido Incognito wrote:
>>
>>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>> On Sat 31 Dec 2005 01:29:40a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Don
>>>> Gray?
>>>>
>>>>> In message Mr Libido Incognito wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> D.Currie wrote:
>>>> Growing up in Cleveland, OH where there were many immigrant families
>>>> from eastern Europe, it was easy to find restaurants that were either
>>>> in whole or in part ethnic in their cuisine. Typical were Polish,
>>>> Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Hungarian, German, etc. There are many
>>>> crossover dishes that have either slightly or completely different
>>>> names, but are very similar.
>>>>
>>> What Wayne said plus each younger generation takes liberties with the
>>> food or messes with the ingredients. Example perogies started out
>>> being cooked as just boiled. And these days French Fried is the usual
>>> way you'll find them in restaraunts.
>>
>> I appreciate that and I also make amendments according to mood, taste
>> or present company. I'm just trying to work out what to do with the
>> pierogies. Are they eaten on their own as a snack. Or are they
>> considered as part of a greater meal and if so what are the
>> accompaniments. I sure can think of a bucketful of ideas but I'd rather
>> play with some ideas which are tried and tested.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Don
> Well these days they are both a stand alone meal or part of a large
> Feast/holiday spread...Teenager's will eat them for lunch or as a
> sidedish with supper...So consider them a type of sidedish.
> Traditionally they were plain boiled but not mostly deep fried. Fillings
> range from cheese and potato to fruit even some have meat inside. Sour
> cream is required eating with all of them...the butter, crumbled bacon
> and sauted onions are also options for some types.

Depending on where you serve them, sour cream is not a given, but browned
butter is.

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Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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