Polish Country Kitchen Cookbook (Expanded)

by Sophie Knab

Overview

“…blends recipes for favorite Polish foods with the history and culture which created them, using seasonal arrangement to explore Polish life and how food traditions evolved. Recipes have been adapted for American kitchens but retain their authentic roots, while plenty of Polish cultural insights make for inviting leisure browsing by more than just the cook.”—The Midwest Book Review

This popular cookbook by beloved Polish-American author Sophie Hodorowicz Knab combines more than 100 recipes for favorite Polish foods with the history and cultural traditions that created them. Arranged according to the cycle of seasons, it explores life in the Polish countryside through the year and gives readers priceless historical information and insightful answers to common questions (like the meaning behind the Pascal butter lamb) asked by descendants of Polish immigrants. It has been updated with a section on Polish Feasts & Festivals. Lovely illustrations and pearls of practical wisdom ("Household Hints") from the old Polish kitchen marvelously complement this book.

This charming cookbook is perfect for Polish Americans, home cooks, food history buffs, and those seeking to learn more about their Slavic roots.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780781812948
Publisher:	Hippocrene Books, Inc.
Publication date:	08/01/2012
Edition description:	Expanded
Pages:	337
Product dimensions:	8.90(w) x 6.00(h) x 0.90(d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements vii

Introduction xiii

The Country Kitchen 1

Early Polish Cookbooks 3

Early Cooking Methods 12

The Stove 16

Changing Times 21

Pottery 28

The Pantry 31

Kitchen Garden 43

Fall 45

Putting up for Winter 47

Granaries and Root Cellars 49

Vegetable Soups 57

The All-Important Potato 59

Mushrooms 64

Oink! Oink! 71

Cabbage 79

Winter 105

Wigilia 111

The Twelve Days of Christmas 128

Recipe For What Ails You 137

Carnival and Fat Tuesday 140

Ash Wednesday and Lent 155

Spring 159

Easter 161

Holy Week 161

SUMMER 205

Preharvest Time 207

Summertime 210

Milk and Barnyard Products 215

Cold Summer Soups 227

Making Cheese 229

Bringing in the Sheaves 235

Summer Vegetables 282

Feasts & Festivals 289

Last Note 319

Sources 321

Books 323

Bibliography 325

Index 329

Index to Illustrations and Photographs 335

Editorial Reviews

" …Knab can be an engaging and informative writer; her brief sections on sauerkraut making, cabbage, and Christmas are especially illuminating. A particular delight are the hand-drawn illustrations by Elliott Hutten.”—Gastronomica

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