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, …
Read More »Hot Summer, Cool Soups: Cold Beet Soup Šaltibarščiai, Potato and Leek Soup Bulvių ir Svogūnų Sriuba, Cool Cucumber Soup Šalta Agurkų Sriuba, Cherry Soup With Dumplings Vyšnių Sriuba su Leistinukais (Kleckučiais)
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 …
Read More »Beautiful Lithuania: Palanga Yesterday… and Today
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 …
Read More »Lithuanian Favorites: Potato Dumplings (Zeppelins) Cepelinai, Meat Dumplings Virtinukai (Koldūnai), Bacon Buns LašInėčiai, Potato Pancakes Bulviniai Sklindžiai (Blynai)
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 …
Read More »Lithuanian Language: All in the Family
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 …
Read More »The Lithuanian Experience: in Search of One’s Roots
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 …
Read More »Let’s Cook Lithuanian: ‘spurgos’ and Other Užgavėnės Dishes: Lean Potato Pudding Liesas Kugelis, Potato Pancakes Bulviniai Blynai, Ancient Lithuanian Hash Senoviškas Šiupinys, Individual Noodle “Kugelis” Lakštininis Kugelis, Fried Cakes Spurgos (Pončkos, Pampuškos), Yeast Pancakes Mieliniai Blynai
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 …
Read More »The Sporting Life: the Unsurpassable Johnny U.
BY TOM GREGG. A generation after his football exploits, star quarterback Johnny Unitas remains a source of Lithuanian pride and inspiration. Michael Jordan doesn’t realize this yet. But twenty five years after he retires, mention of his name is going to evoke mainly blank looks from the offspring of the …
Read More »Delicious Christams Cookies: Earcakes Ausikės, Cream Cheese Cookies Sūrio Sausainiai, Lemon Snowballs Citrininės Sniego Gniuždės, Pineapple-Oatmeal Cookies Ananasiniai-Avižiniai Sausainiai, Gingerbread Ornaments Imbieriniai Papuošalai
LET’S COOK LITHUANIAN with Dana Silidnas DELICIOUS CHRISTMAS COOKIES EARCAKES Ausikes 2 eggs 1/2 cup sugar 5 Tbsp. milk and 1 tsp. rum extract or 5 Tbsp. rum 3 cups flour Cream eggs and sugar. Add milk and rum extract or rum. Add in flour. Mix together to form stiff …
Read More »Customs & Traditions: the Lithuanian Wedding a Family Celebration
THE LITHUANIAN WEDDING A FAMILY CELEBRATION THEN … THE MOST IMPORTANT WAY OF PRESERVING AND continuing cultural traditions has always been, and still remains, through the family. In Lithuanian culture, starting a family was not just the couple’s personal responsibility. Weddings were always community affairs joining not only two people, …
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