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BY TOM GREGG AMONG THE GREAT APES Birute Galdikas, born of World War II Lithuanian refugees, has forged an international reputation with extensive research on Borneo’s orangutans. What’s My Line?” was early television’s most popular game show. They awarded no vacation cruises or luxury cars, but the game itself was …

LET’S COOK LITHUANIAN with Dana Siliūnas. It s apple baking time APPLE CAKE Obuolinis pyragas 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil 2 cups sugar 2 large eggs 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp. each salt, cinnamon, baking soda and vanilla 3 cups Granny Smith apples, thinly sliced, unpeeled (about 2 large …

BY RODERICK TUCK THE MUSICAL HERITAGE OF LITHUANIA Lithuanian music ranges from the most archaic forms of folk music to the more stylistic compositions of today. Throughout the centuries music has accompanied Lithuanians on every sort of occasion. There were songs, called dainos, for the daily tasks of reaping, herding, …

LET’S COOK LITHUANIAN with Dana Siliūnas. HOT SUMMER, COOL SOUPS COLD BEET SOUP Šaltibaršciai 4 cups ice-cold water 2 cups buttermilk 2 cups canned, diced or 3-4 fresh beets, boiled and peeled 2 small cucumbers, peeled and diced 2 had-boiled eggs, diced 1/2 cup sour cream Salt and pepper to …

BY  VYTAS KERNIUS PALANGA  Yesterday ….. and Today Lithuania’s most popular beach resort is probably the finest in the Baltics. With its long history intertwined with legends, it looks to a bright future. PALANGA, Situated a few miles north of the port city of Klaipe­ da, is the most famous …

LET’S COOK LITHUANIAN with Dana Siliūnas. LITHUANIAN FAVORITES Versions of these recipes have appeared in earlier issues of this magazine. But some readers, particularly new ones, have been asking for them. So, here they are POTATO DUMPLINGS (ZEPPELINS) Cepelinai 10 lbs. raw potatoes 2 large boiled potatoes 3-4 lbs. ground …

BY Prof. Casimir Dobilas ALL IN THE FAMILY Most of us are aware o f how old and rich the Lithuanian language is. We also know how strong were the ties which bonded Lithuanian families and kept them together through good and bad times. Nowhere is this more evident than …

LET’S COOK LITHUANIAN with Dana SiliUnas GREAT RECIPES FOF YOUR EASTER TABLE COTTAGE CHEESE CHEESE CAKE Varškinis pyragas 2 lbs. cottage cheese 1 cup sugar 4 eggs, separated 2 tsps. grated lemon rind 4 Tbsps. flour 2 tsp. salt 1 cup milk Pastry for 2-crust pie crust If cottage cheese …

By Robert Duda Wanting to find his roots—and the land of his grandparents—  the author goes to Lithuania and discovers some pleasant surprises. Growing up in a small western Massachuset ts town in the ’50s and ’60s, I was fortunate enough to live my first fourteen years with a pair …

LET’S COOK LITHUANIAN with Dana Siliūnas. ‘SPURGOS’ AND OTHER UžGAVENES DICHES LEAN POTATO PUDDING Liesas kugelis 10 medium potatoes 1/2 cup sour cream 1 Tbsp. butter or margarine 1 medium onion 4 Tbsps. farina 2 eggs Salt, pepper Peel and grate p o tato es. Add chopped onion, melted butter …