Silent Kolo from Dalmatia (part of Croatia) as taught by Grace Wolff.
Tag: balkan
Baklava
The word baklava is first attested in English in 1650, a borrowing from Ottoman Turkish باقلاوه /bɑːklɑvɑː/.The name baklava is used in many languages with minor phonetic and spelling variations. Historian Paul D. Buell argues that the word “baklava” may come from the Mongolian root baγla- ‘to tie, wrap up, pile up’ composed with the […]
SPICED PEARS
SPICED PEARS Slovenia 1 jar maraschino cherries (drained & sliced) 2 large cans pear halves 2 cups sugar ⅔ cup vinegar (short) 4 or 5 cinnamon sticks 24 whole cloves Drain pears & save juice. Combine sugar, vinegar, cinnamon & juice; boil 20 min, stirring constantly. Insert cloves in peer halves. Add pears & cherries […]