Well, we went to a Fred Meyer today and found general purpose flour and passed on the wheat flour; I didn't read this note from you until late tonight. This...
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paw1776
Jul 1, 2008 10:01 am
Ben: Yes, there is an intermediate class. I probably should have signed up for that one as the book they are using at home for my Slovak Class is the same and...
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slocrobear
Jul 1, 2008 10:54 am
The Polish deli that I shop at sells Vegeta in 3 different size cans. I'd also check any Croatian or Serbian shops near you, they'll sell it too... Have to...
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Ben Sorensen
benamilka
Jul 1, 2008 1:02 pm
THIS sounds like so much fun!!!!!! I think that Milka and I really resembled these people when we came back over- except I had a one up- I was "born and...
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durisek
ukwc.president
Jul 1, 2008 1:10 pm
It is interesting to me how language starts to become automatic, as Ben describes. You realize, after a time, it just comes to you. I'm a piano teacher, and...
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Ben Sorensen
benamilka
Jul 1, 2008 1:16 pm
... I still get picked on about that. Zuzka, we should do something musically.... :-) Ben ... From: durisek <durisek@...> Subject: [Slovak-World]...
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Helen Fedor
helentrib
Jul 1, 2008 1:59 pm
Pec~ene holuby nelietaju nikomu do huby [lit.: Baked pigeons don't fly into anyone's mouth] "You may gape long enough, before a bird falls into your mouth." I...
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fbican@...
Jul 1, 2008 2:01 pm
"Although learning to play a piece also involves doing something with more of your body...moving fingers across keys... there comes a time when you can just do...
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slocrobear
Jul 1, 2008 3:06 pm
Ahoj everyone... Anyone in the Baltimore/DC Metro area, I've just gotten back from the Polish Deli in the Broadway Market in Baltimore. They have BRYNDZA! It's...
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fbican@...
Jul 1, 2008 3:25 pm
That doesn't surprise me. I happen to love Baltimore. That's the port to which my grandparents immigrated, and it has a strong Czech/Slovak presence. Nice...
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durisek
ukwc.president
Jul 1, 2008 7:58 pm
Back to the world of Mak... Ch. 5 and 6 advance Jozo's life considerably. One annoying feature of this story is that people don't just speak their minds,...
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Paul Wolsko
pwolsko
Jul 1, 2008 11:10 pm
Just curious, do you know if Bryndza is anything similar to Bulgarian Feta? Picked up some fresh, brine-packed, Bulgarian Feta a few days ago at a large...
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bhewlett@...
hewlettjoyce
Jul 2, 2008 12:55 am
The imported feta from Bulgaria that I get at Euro Greetings, in Pittsburgh, is the closest thing I could find to bryndza. It's very good. You are right...
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David
minerdave2000
Jul 2, 2008 2:31 am
Paul: I have missed your words of wisdom. Glad to see you back. Miner Dave Kuchta ... From: Paul Wolsko To: Slovak-World@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July...
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Ben Sorensen
benamilka
Jul 2, 2008 2:53 am
From my Bulgaria experience, they have the second best feta (Greeks have the best!) in the world, but it still ain't bryndza. I mean, first the bryndza is...
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Ron Matviyak
amiak27
Jul 2, 2008 6:45 am
Because of the Pacific influence we have many, many oriental and Pacific Island peoples, not much for Central European. Russians form a small community,...
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slocrobear
Jul 2, 2008 1:21 pm
Actually, it has/had a great Czech community with their own church. Unfortunately, with the mass exodus to the suburbs, the church is now 99% minority but...
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Helen Fedor
helentrib
Jul 2, 2008 2:07 pm
If these stores can import Bulgarian feta, they can import Bulgarian bryndza. The "Persian Market" near where I live (in northern VA) carries both. It may be...
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Matchett
juliamatchett
Jul 2, 2008 6:00 pm
I just returned from Europe, not Slovakia, but interestingly enough, was surrounded by Slovaks! From Amsterdam to Budapest on a Vantage cruise, a Slovak...
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fbican@...
Jul 2, 2008 6:34 pm
"She noted I said zeli for cabbage and in Slovak it's kapusta, as she showed me in her dictionary." That brought back a fond memory of my late father. Zeli...
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Robert Pollak
rjp99us
Jul 2, 2008 7:18 pm
My wife and I were on a Vantage River Cruise from Vienna to Bucharest two years ago. The girl that worked the front desk was from Gemerska Horka, SLovakia....
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John Polko
johnpolko@...
Jul 2, 2008 7:36 pm
Hi Julie, Sounds like you had a great trip. I had a similar encounter with the Maitre'd on a boat turned hotel. We had supper which we paid for. But by the...
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paw1776
Jul 2, 2008 8:31 pm
Joyce: Can you tell me where this EuroGreetings is? My Slovak class wants to take a field trip to ethnic food markets. Polly [Non-text portions of this...
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Helen Fedor
helentrib
Jul 2, 2008 9:17 pm
Thanks for these summaries, Zuzka. Things have suddenly gotten busy here at work, but I'm trying to keep up, reading both the English and the Slovak. I've...
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Paul Wolsko
pwolsko
Jul 2, 2008 9:41 pm
Dave!!! I go through long periods if silence - I'm like that...but I'm happy to see you're still in there! Still doing mine stuff? I'm planning a trip to...
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Paul Wolsko
pwolsko
Jul 2, 2008 9:47 pm
Folks, For any of you in the New Jersey area, there's a HUGE ethnic market, Corrado's in Clifton. Quite an amazing place. I bought fresh Bulgarian Feta there...
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bhewlett@...
hewlettjoyce
Jul 3, 2008 12:43 am
Polly, The address is 2004 Smallman St. (412) 281-1808. It is down at the Strip. Are you in the Pgh. area? Joyce From: Paw1776 <paw1776@...>...
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fbican@...
Jul 3, 2008 1:17 am
If anyone is inclined to try making their own cheese (I've done it many times), this is where I get my supplies: http://www.leeners.com/cheesemaking.html It's...
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Russell McCoy
mccoy4984
Jul 3, 2008 1:43 am
Hi to all who still remember this lonely person in a faraway land. Including my travel time, I've been out of the US about three weeks. That means, in another...
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Eve Smith
esmith93580
Jul 3, 2008 5:37 am
Skeeter! I am quite impressed - you had mentioned playing Toccata and Fugue
in D Minor, my favorite and no easy piece to play. Were you ever a church...
