American Express travel offices have some conversion desks and you don't have to have an American Express card. You need to call ahead though. From:...
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Helen Fedor
helentrib
Apr 1, 2010 1:38 pm
That second picture esepcially, reminds me of something my mom made that we called <bejles~>. But instead of making individual "pies," she would make it on a...
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Armata, Joseph R
jarmata00
Apr 1, 2010 3:27 pm
This discussion brings back memories from 1979, when I lived in Polish dorms in Krakow. Breakfast was often "milk coffee." It looked like coffee and milk in...
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William C. Wormuth
senzus...
Apr 1, 2010 3:34 pm
Dear Helen, Below is a foto of the Beles~ I had a a youngster. ...
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Helen Fedor
helentrib
Apr 1, 2010 3:43 pm
Martin, or anyone else who might know, In a letter I'm translating for someone, the writer gives historical information about the village from which the...
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Helen Fedor
helentrib
Apr 1, 2010 3:46 pm
It looks tasty, but ours were definitely savory. It's funny how the same word can mean such a range of things. My bejles~ came from the southeastern part of...
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votrubam
Apr 1, 2010 3:47 pm
... That was what Helen's book calls "white coffee" (biela ka'va). It, along with just milk and hot chocolate, was a traditional (especially children's)...
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Helen Fedor
helentrib
Apr 1, 2010 3:52 pm
It just occurred to me: is Rick Bayless, the famous chef, really Rick Bejles~ < http://www.rickbayless.com/ >? H All opinions and musings my own ... It looks...
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William C. Wormuth
senzus...
Apr 1, 2010 4:25 pm
Western Slovakia, Zahorie Region ________________________________ From: Helen Fedor <hfed@...> To: Slovak-World@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thu, April 1, 2010...
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William C. Wormuth
senzus...
Apr 1, 2010 4:32 pm
Martin, I had nearly forgotten about Chicory. When I was young Ma used to "throw in a handful" of chicory when she made the huge pot of coffee, on the coal...
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Helen Fedor
helentrib
Apr 1, 2010 7:14 pm
“Feasting Occasions” In addition to workday meals, whose basic function was to satisfy hunger, there were also periods during the year and holidays when...
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BJLK@...
bjlkltd
Apr 1, 2010 9:09 pm
Speaking of names, does anyone know anything about Evan Lysacek, the Olympic goldl-medal winner? B. J. _________________________ B. J. Licko-Keel...
Another Memory: We frequently ate elbow macaroni coated with fried Farina. We fried the Farina in butter until toasty brown then added milk to take away the...
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mccoy4984
Apr 2, 2010 12:00 am
including Velky Saris, Georgian music and dancing depicted in both photos and a video. You can see them at: http://travldawrld.blogspot.com/ Enjoy them and...
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Anabeth Dollins
ajdolli
Apr 2, 2010 12:30 am
There was a page 1 article about him in the March 2010 issue of Koreny, the journal of CSAGSI (http://csagsi.org/). He's Moravian and Czech on his dad's side...
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Helen Fedor
helentrib
Apr 2, 2010 1:29 am
Speaking of unusual ethnic combinations, today I read about a young playwright named Jamil Khoury who's father immigrated from Syria, and whose mother is an...
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votrubam
Apr 2, 2010 1:30 am
(Sorry if this ends up being a duplicate; the first reply either vanished or will show up later.) ... That is a representation of the local pronunciation...
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Helen Fedor
helentrib
Apr 2, 2010 1:58 am
Unfortunately, there's not much context. The letter goes on to say how many persons lived at "u Maca v predn~ej" and how much land they had and how many...
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votrubam
Apr 2, 2010 2:44 am
... Consider ... grew up at Maco's [as the locality was called], and there they would say the family lived [either] "at Maco's in the front" and [or] "at...
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Helen Fedor
helentrib
Apr 2, 2010 2:55 am
I think that'll do nicely. It gives a good sense of the original while leaving it just as ambiguous in English. D'akujem pekne, Martin. H All opinions my own...
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Helen Fedor
helentrib
Apr 2, 2010 3:19 am
I guess it's appropriate that we'll "abstain" from text on food and eating tomorrow, it being Good Friday. I'm taking off work (i.e., I'll be away from the...
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helene cincebeaux
helenezx
Apr 2, 2010 3:27 am
oh joe - you bring back memories - i was in poland in 1959 and that chicory coffee was awful, to me anyways - undrinkable - i switched to tea there. how about...
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Armata, Joseph R
jarmata00
Apr 2, 2010 12:27 pm
... I think that's called a pasty in English. Joe...
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Caye Caswick
ccaswick
Apr 2, 2010 1:24 pm
We went thru this on another forum -- I'll share what I learned Evan's mother is of Italian descent from the Pittsburgh area; Evan's father is of Slavic...
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votrubam
Apr 2, 2010 5:15 pm
... Probably najvy'raznejs~i, the most distinctive, noticeable, emblematic. (Their mix-up probably stems from vy'raz = expression.) ... The tasky can also be...
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William C. Wormuth
senzus...
Apr 3, 2010 4:38 am
Just another word, conspicuous ... From: votrubam <votrubam@...> Subject: [Slovak-World] Food & Eating-25 To: Slovak-World@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday,...
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votrubam
Apr 3, 2010 1:19 pm
... No, conspicuous is na'padny' in Slovak. Martin...
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haluska
ddhalusker
Apr 4, 2010 12:01 pm
Happy Easter Everyone! Dennis...
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John J. Nadzam
johnnadzam
Apr 4, 2010 12:43 pm
Ditto!!!!! ... From: haluska To: Slovak-World@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2010 8:01 AM Subject: [Slovak-World] Easter Happy Easter Everyone! Dennis...
