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EASTER TREATS for your favorite “bunnies” PLUM CAKE Slyvų tortas 1 cup sugar 2 cups flour 1/2 tsp. salt 1 tsp. baking powder 1 stick butter / margarine 1 large egg, beaten 10 fresh plums, halved, pitted Sift all ingredients into large mixing bowl. Add butter/margarine and blend until mixture …
Read More »Lithuanian Minor. Cradle of Lithuanian Culture
BY VYTAS KERNIUS. PERHAPS SOME OF YOU have heard the name of Lithuania Minor being mentioned in one context or another. And after the demise of the Soviet Union, the name of the Kaliningrad region keeps popping up in the international press at a more frequent rate. But where in …
Read More »On a Cold Winter Day, How About Some Hot Lithuanian Cider? Caraway Cider, Cranberry Cider, Lemon Cider, Midus (Mead), Ancient Lithuanian Honey Drink, Black Bread Cider
CARAWAY CIDER 2 gallons water 3/4 to 1 cup caraway seeds 1 lb. sugar (honey may also be used) 2 tbsps. fresh yeast 1 lemon Rinse caraway seeds, add water, cover and simmer 30 minutes (to produce a very strong fragrant caraway tea). Strain to remove seeds, add sugar. Cut …
Read More »Beautiful Lithuania: Sahara on the Baltic
BY JOE LUKAITIS. IT IS TOLD that a long, long time ago, Karvaitis, ruler of the Island of Užmaris in the Baltic Sea, had a giant daughter named Neringa. Neringa was very beautiful and very good to people. She would try to help them in any way she could. During …
Read More »“Kūčios”. Recipes We Think You’ll Enjoy: Šližikai or Preskučiai, Christmas Eve Biscuits, Herring Salad Platter, Dried-Fruit Compote, Poppy Seed Milk
The Lithuanian Christmas Eve Dinner is not just a meal – it’s a ritual. The dishes are delicious, and what’s more – they’re healthy ŠLIŽIKAI OR PRESKUČIAI Christmas Eve Biscuits 1 cup self-rising flour 2 cups ordinary flour 2 tbsps. powdered sugar 1 egg 1/2 lb. margarine (2 sticks) 1 …
Read More »The Great Families of Lithuania
by Vytas Kernius. MANY OF US HAVE heard of the Tudors and Windsors of England, the Valois and Bourbons of France, the Habsburgs of Austria and Hungary, and the Radziwills and Czartoriskis of Poland. Right? Wrong! Well, at least partially wrong. The truth is that the Radziwills and Czartoriskis are …
Read More »Did Adam and Eve Speak Lithuanian?
by Prof. Casimir Dobilas. We often hear that Lithuanian is the oldest and most archaic European language still spoken today. We also hear that it is one of the most difficult languages to learn. Both statements are probably true. The prominent Swiss scholar and great friend of Lithuania Professor Dr. …
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