Son of a b*tch. I forgot about the glumpkies. Those things were amazing.
My Lord this thread is bringing back some memories.
For those of that didn’t have a Babcia, who made EVERYTHING from scratch, you missed out.
I was very lucky, I had Polish and Italian grandma’s. I ate like a king.
YOU ATE LIKE AN EMPEROR!!!
EUROPEAN PEASANT FOOD (ALL PEASANT FOOD, I SUPPOSE) IS THE VERY BEST IN THE WORLD!!! OF NECESSITY!
WHEN YOUR LOT IN LIFE IS A SIDE OF BEEF ALL THAT IS NEEDED TO MAKE A DELICIOUS MEAL IS A FIRE.
WHEN YOUR LOT IN LIFE IS A CABBAGE, SOME SCRAPS OF MEAT, SOME FLOUR, A FEW EGGS, A COUPLE OF ONIONS, SOME POTATOES, INTESTINES, SALT, PEPPER, A STRONG BACK AND ARMS, AND A LOT OF TIME, YOU GET KIELBASA, PEROGIE, GILUMKIE, BRATS, SAUSAGES OF ALL KINDS, HAGGIS, MEAT PIES, PASTIES, RAVIOLI, PASTAS...THE LIST GOES ON.
THE GUYS WITH THE SIDES OF BEEF NEVER HAD TO LEARN TO MAKE ANY OF THAT STUFF. THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEY’VE MISSED.
I’VE EATEN AN AWFUL LOT STEAKS IN MY TIME, BUT DON’T RECALL A SINGLE ONE OF THEM WITH THE DROOLING LUST WITH WHICH I RECALL MRS. PETROSKI’S GELUMPKIE, MY MOTHER’S PEROGIE (WHICH I STILL MAKE, NOT AS GOOD AS HERS BUT HERS NONE THE LESS...CHEAP INGREDIENTS, LABOR INTENSIVE, AND TIME CONSUMING!) OR MRS. PETRALLIA’S LASAGNA. THE BEST RARE PRIME RIB OF BEEF, COMES NOT CLOSE TO ANY OF THEM FOR GUSTATORY DELIGHT!!!
THE BEST! UNEQUALED! CERTAINLY UNSURPASSED!
WE ARE PRIVILEGED TO HAVE EATEN OF THESE THINGS. ZEUS, AND THE OLYMPIAN GODS ENVY US! THE BEST THEY’VE EVER HAD IS ONLY AMBROSIA!