Hopefully someone can help me. I went to a hall last week where Polish
foods were being sold. They only do it on Fat Tuesday. One of the
things sold were Polish Meatball sandwich's. I know I am spelling this
wrong, but he said they are called something like "Glubsi." I have
googled polish recipes and all of that and cannot find anything.

Any Polish people out there know what I am talking about? It was flat
like a hamburger and oh so good!

Thanks,
Dickie

On Feb 26, 11:52 am, Dickie Peters > wrote:
> Hopefully someone can help me. I went to a hall last week where Polish
> foods were being sold. They only do it on Fat Tuesday. One of the
> things sold were Polish Meatball sandwich's. I know I am spelling this
> wrong, but he said they are called something like "Glubsi." I have
> googled polish recipes and all of that and cannot find anything.
>
> Any Polish people out there know what I am talking about? It was flat
> like a hamburger and oh so good!
>
> Thanks,
> Dickie

Sorry to say, i'm Polish and i've no idea what you're talking about :
( But it sounds good. How was it?

"Dickie Peters" > wrote in message
...
> Hopefully someone can help me. I went to a hall last week where Polish
> foods were being sold. They only do it on Fat Tuesday. One of the
> things sold were Polish Meatball sandwich's. I know I am spelling this
> wrong, but he said they are called something like "Glubsi." I have
> googled polish recipes and all of that and cannot find anything.
>
> Any Polish people out there know what I am talking about? It was flat
> like a hamburger and oh so good!
>
> Thanks,
> Dickie

Was there some tomato-ish cabbage stuff on top?

> Any Polish people out there know what I am talking about? It was flat
> like a hamburger and oh so good!

This is all Google has to offer...

*****
A man of Polish ancestry walked up to the counter and asked
for a Polish Meatball Sandwich. The man at the counter said,
"What a Pollack."
The Polish man said, "I resent that. If a Jew came to your
counter and asked for a kosher salami on rye, would you call
him a stupid Jew."
"Probably, " replied the clerk.
"And if an Italian came in here and asked for spaghetti and
meatballs, would you also insult him?"
"Probably," the clerk again replied.
"Why you're nothing but a bigot. It's people like you that
fill the world with prejudice and racism. Why do you have to
insult everyone that isn't the same as you?"
The clerk leaned forward and replied, "because this is a
HARDWARE store, moron."
*****

On Feb 26, 9:52 am, Dickie Peters > wrote:
> Hopefully someone can help me. I went to a hall last week where Polish
> foods were being sold. They only do it on Fat Tuesday. One of the
> things sold were Polish Meatball sandwich's. I know I am spelling this
> wrong, but he said they are called something like "Glubsi." I have
> googled polish recipes and all of that and cannot find anything.
>
> Any Polish people out there know what I am talking about? It was flat
> like a hamburger and oh so good!
>
Russians and Poles make stuffed cabbage rolls/leaves called
"golubzi." Typically ground beef, rice, maybe a little onion, cabbage
leaves and tomato sauce. I can't visualize making a flat sandwich out
of this but maybe it's some local variant? -aem

Dickie Peters > wrote:

> Hopefully someone can help me. I went to a hall last week where Polish
> foods were being sold. They only do it on Fat Tuesday. One of the
> things sold were Polish Meatball sandwich's. I know I am spelling this
> wrong, but he said they are called something like "Glubsi." I have
> googled polish recipes and all of that and cannot find anything.

Klopsy (a word of German origin). They are the meatballs. There are
many kinds, as you can imagine. Putting them in sandwiches is not
particularly Polish.

> Any Polish people out there know what I am talking about? It was flat
> like a hamburger and oh so good!

Where is Monika when one needs her?

Victor

"Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" > wrote in message
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> "aem" >
> oups.com:
>
>> On Feb 26, 9:52 am, Dickie Peters > wrote:
>>> Hopefully someone can help me. I went to a hall last week where Polish
>>> foods were being sold. They only do it on Fat Tuesday. One of the
>>> things sold were Polish Meatball sandwich's. I know I am spelling this
>>> wrong, but he said they are called something like "Glubsi." I have
>>> googled polish recipes and all of that and cannot find anything.
>>>
>>> Any Polish people out there know what I am talking about? It was flat
>>> like a hamburger and oh so good!
>>>
>> Russians and Poles make stuffed cabbage rolls/leaves called
>> "golubzi." Typically ground beef, rice, maybe a little onion, cabbage
>> leaves and tomato sauce. I can't visualize making a flat sandwich out
>> of this but maybe it's some local variant? -aem
>
> I'm guessing it's a local variant. Maybe I'm wrong. But... I can see
> halving the meat balls, or, making smaller meat balls to fit on a sandwich
> and topping with the extras. Not sure about the cabbage though.
> Michael


Why not the cabbage? We put sauerkraut on sandwiches & hot dogs.

In article >,
Steve Wertz > wrote:

> On Feb 26, 11:52 am, Dickie Peters >
> wrote:
> >> One of the things sold were Polish Meatball sandwich's. I know I
> >> am spelling this wrong, but he said they are called something like
> >> "Glubsi."

>
> Galumski. Not sure I'm spelling it right either.

Boy, you've got THAT right! '-)
Try golabki. And not pronounced the way it's written either. <g>
Then you've got your holubky, holuptsi, depending on what ethnic peoples
are making them. Kinda like pierogi and pirohy. :-)

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"Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" > wrote in message
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> "JoeSpareBedroom" >
> :
>
>> "Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" > wrote in message
>> 6.121...
>>> "aem" >
>>> oups.com:
>>>
>>>> On Feb 26, 9:52 am, Dickie Peters > wrote:
>>>>> Hopefully someone can help me. I went to a hall last week where
>>>>> Polish foods were being sold. They only do it on Fat Tuesday. One
>>>>> of the things sold were Polish Meatball sandwich's. I know I am
>>>>> spelling this wrong, but he said they are called something like
>>>>> "Glubsi." I have googled polish recipes and all of that and cannot
>>>>> find anything.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any Polish people out there know what I am talking about? It was
>>>>> flat like a hamburger and oh so good!
>>>>>
>>>> Russians and Poles make stuffed cabbage rolls/leaves called
>>>> "golubzi." Typically ground beef, rice, maybe a little onion,
>>>> cabbage leaves and tomato sauce. I can't visualize making a flat
>>>> sandwich out of this but maybe it's some local variant? -aem
>>>
>>> I'm guessing it's a local variant. Maybe I'm wrong. But... I can
>>> see halving the meat balls, or, making smaller meat balls to fit on a
>>> sandwich and topping with the extras. Not sure about the cabbage
>>> though. Michael
>>
>>
>> Why not the cabbage? We put sauerkraut on sandwiches & hot dogs.
>
> I'm just not sure where it would fit. LOL... a sammich can only get so
> big.
>
> Michael

Next weekend, my son will be here. You wouldn't believe what he'll put on a
sandwich. I'll take pictures, if I'm there to witness the debacle. Example:
Ham, swiss, roast beef, turkey, lettuce, cucumber, Red Hot sauce, Marie's
honey mustard dressing, sauerkraut, sliced pickles, olives, pepperoncini,
and enough black pepper to choke a dinosaur. I'm talking about one sandwich.
A sub, actually. An hour later, he's hungry again, so he'll eat two bananas,
three oranges, a grapefuit and a handful of Oreos. He says swimming 10,000
yards during swim team practice is the reason. And, there's not a gram of
fat on him.

It's like having a dinosaur in the house.

"Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" > wrote in message
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> "JoeSpareBedroom" >
> :
>
>> "Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" > wrote in message
>> 6.121...
>>> "JoeSpareBedroom" >
>>> :
>>>
>>>> "Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" > wrote in message
>>>> 6.121...
>>>>> "aem" >
>>>>> oups.com:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Feb 26, 9:52 am, Dickie Peters >
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> Hopefully someone can help me. I went to a hall last week where
>>>>>>> Polish foods were being sold. They only do it on Fat Tuesday. One
>>>>>>> of the things sold were Polish Meatball sandwich's. I know I am
>>>>>>> spelling this wrong, but he said they are called something like
>>>>>>> "Glubsi." I have googled polish recipes and all of that and
>>>>>>> cannot find anything.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Any Polish people out there know what I am talking about? It was
>>>>>>> flat like a hamburger and oh so good!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Russians and Poles make stuffed cabbage rolls/leaves called
>>>>>> "golubzi." Typically ground beef, rice, maybe a little onion,
>>>>>> cabbage leaves and tomato sauce. I can't visualize making a flat
>>>>>> sandwich out of this but maybe it's some local variant? -aem
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm guessing it's a local variant. Maybe I'm wrong. But... I can
>>>>> see halving the meat balls, or, making smaller meat balls to fit on
>>>>> a sandwich and topping with the extras. Not sure about the cabbage
>>>>> though. Michael
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Why not the cabbage? We put sauerkraut on sandwiches & hot dogs.
>>>
>>> I'm just not sure where it would fit. LOL... a sammich can only get
>>> so big.
>>>
>>> Michael
>>
>> Next weekend, my son will be here. You wouldn't believe what he'll put
>> on a sandwich. I'll take pictures, if I'm there to witness the
>> debacle. Example: Ham, swiss, roast beef, turkey, lettuce, cucumber,
>> Red Hot sauce, Marie's honey mustard dressing, sauerkraut, sliced
>> pickles, olives, pepperoncini, and enough black pepper to choke a
>> dinosaur. I'm talking about one sandwich. A sub, actually. An hour
>> later, he's hungry again, so he'll eat two bananas, three oranges, a
>> grapefuit and a handful of Oreos. He says swimming 10,000 yards during
>> swim team practice is the reason. And, there's not a gram of fat on
>> him.
>>
>> It's like having a dinosaur in the house.
>
> Gawd... It sounds like one enormous salad on a bun.
>
> Michael


:-) It's funny. Once a week, from the kitchen, I hear "Pops! What else can
I put on this sandwich?" It's a Saturday tradition here. Next weekend, I'll
suggest putting a sponge on the sandwich, or last week's Sunday paper. He'll
probably eat those and get 2" taller the next day.

In article >,
"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:


> Next weekend, my son will be here. You wouldn't believe what he'll put on a
> sandwich. I'll take pictures,

I have one of these. He has the traditional hollow leg. He eats more
than the rest of us put together.

"Dan Abel" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
>
>
>> Next weekend, my son will be here. You wouldn't believe what he'll put on
>> a
>> sandwich. I'll take pictures,
>
> I have one of these. He has the traditional hollow leg. He eats more
> than the rest of us put together.


Mine puts the energy from the food to good use. He announced a few weeks ago
that he likes shoveling snow. I was gonna get his head examined, but thought
better of it. He's shoveled about 8 feet of it so far.

"Dickie Peters" > wrote in message
...
> Hopefully someone can help me. I went to a hall last week where Polish
> foods were being sold. They only do it on Fat Tuesday. One of the
> things sold were Polish Meatball sandwich's. I know I am spelling this
> wrong, but he said they are called something like "Glubsi." I have
> googled polish recipes and all of that and cannot find anything.
>
> Any Polish people out there know what I am talking about? It was flat
> like a hamburger and oh so good!

Never heard of a Polish meatball. It could have been some variant of the
meat mix in golabki. It is usually ground beef, maybe with pork, and cooked
rice. It is wrapped in cabbage and cooked with a tomato sauce.

Sometimes people will make a variation of anything to sell at a fair and
putting the meat mix on a sandwich makes it portable.

"Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 17:54:23 -0600, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
>> In article >,
>> Steve Wertz > wrote:
>>
>>> On Feb 26, 11:52 am, Dickie Peters >
>>> wrote:
>>>>> One of the things sold were Polish Meatball sandwich's. I know I
>>>>> am spelling this wrong, but he said they are called something like
>>>>> "Glubsi."
>>
>>>
>>> Galumski. Not sure I'm spelling it right either.
>>
>> Boy, you've got THAT right! '-)
>> Try golabki.
>
> Now we're getting really far from the original pronunciation.
>
> I think golabki and galumski are somewhat different recipes.
>
> -sw


If we're talking about stuffed cabbage, I've heard it pronounced two ways:

- Two generations of old Polish folks at Rochester's Falcon Club (warm Genny
beer, card games): GLUMPKI, with the "U" halfway between the way it sounds
in "uncle" and "boot".

- Polish priest who arrived here around 1986: GWUMPKI. "U" closer to
"uncle".

Well, I found it. Funny how many thing you can find if you spell the
name right It's called Kolpsy...

Go here for the recipe:

http://www.cookbooksforsale.com/disp....php?rid=20911
(Especially this one above)

http://www.recipezaar.com/14077

http://www.rice.k12.nf.ca/europe/pol...nd_recipes.htm

http://www.magma.ca/~pfeiffer/sharon/meat.htm

thanks for your help!
Dickie

In article >,
Steve Wertz > wrote:

> On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 17:54:23 -0600, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
> > In article >,
> > Steve Wertz > wrote:
> >
> >> On Feb 26, 11:52 am, Dickie Peters >
> >> wrote:
> >>>> One of the things sold were Polish Meatball sandwich's. I know I
> >>>> am spelling this wrong, but he said they are called something like
> >>>> "Glubsi."
> >
> >>
> >> Galumski. Not sure I'm spelling it right either.
> >
> > Boy, you've got THAT right! '-)
> > Try golabki.
>
> Now we're getting really far from the original pronunciation.
>
> I think golabki and galumski are somewhat different recipes.
>
> -sw

In that case, I stand corrected.
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> Russians and Poles make stuffed cabbage rolls/leaves called
> "golubzi."

"Golabki", is what the signs in Krakow said when I was there last year.
"Stuffed cabbage rolls Polish" in a search engine should work, too.

Typically ground beef, rice, maybe a little onion, cabbage
> leaves and tomato sauce. I can't visualize making a flat sandwich out
> of this but maybe it's some local variant? -aem
>
>

> > Hopefully someone can help me. I went to a hall last week where Polish
> > foods were being sold. They only do it on Fat Tuesday. One of the
> > things sold were Polish Meatball sandwich's. I know I am spelling this
> > wrong, but he said they are called something like "Glubsi." I have
> > googled polish recipes and all of that and cannot find anything.
> >
> > Any Polish people out there know what I am talking about? It was flat
> > like a hamburger and oh so good!
> >
> Russians and Poles make stuffed cabbage rolls/leaves called
> "golubzi." Typically ground beef, rice, maybe a little onion, cabbage
> leaves and tomato sauce. I can't visualize making a flat sandwich out
> of this but maybe it's some local variant? -aem

Growing up and occasionally now, we/I make "piggies in the blanket" which
is what the stuffed cabbage rolls were called in the location I grew up in.
Many a lunch sandwich was made with them to take to school. Just cut
up or flattened with the cabbage included. Delicious on home made bread.
Perhaps this is the same thing and I think the polish/checkoslovakian name
for them might be similar to what you heard as glubsi.

In article >,
"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:

> - Polish priest who arrived here around 1986: GWUMPKI. "U" closer to
> "uncle".

I believe this is the more correct pronunciation, though I'm certainly
no expert with just one summer of Polish lessons (as a child) that I can
scarcely remember.

"Emma Thackery" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
>
>> - Polish priest who arrived here around 1986: GWUMPKI. "U" closer to
>> "uncle".
>
> I believe this is the more correct pronunciation, though I'm certainly
> no expert with just one summer of Polish lessons (as a child) that I can
> scarcely remember.


It could be a matter of regional differences, too. People from one part of
Italy say "pasta e fagiole", with the "G" being soft, like the second one in
the word "garage". Others say "pasta fazool". Both are correct. The origin
of the two pronunciations was explained to me once, but I don't recall the
specifics.

In article >,
"Jke" > wrote:

> > Russians and Poles make stuffed cabbage rolls/leaves called
> > "golubzi."
>
> "Golabki", is what the signs in Krakow said when I was there last year.
> "Stuffed cabbage rolls Polish" in a search engine should work, too.

Yes, that's correct except that the "l" and the "a" are Cyrillic.

You know, I really don't recall Polish meatballs either though my
grandmother often made some wrapper-free stuffed cabbage for me when she
had more stuffing than cabbage leaves. But when you consider the many
changes that took place in Poland and that a significant portion of
contemporary Poland was under Prussian control with very diverse,
colonial influences, it's no wonder that there is a great deal of
variability in foods. I'd guess that meatballs might have been German
influenced--- or maybe not. Food history is indeed fascinating.

Emma