Easter is coming

[YooperDog]

Starting to get ready for a Polish Easter season. Made some smoked and fresh Polish. Shorter than normal, easier to cook up smaller meals. Still a bit of preparation needed, but we have a start.

[Jonathon]

YooperDog Is polish easter a different date like Greek Easter is? Those look awesome!

[YooperDog]

Jonathon No Easter is the same date, but it is a very important time in Poland and Polish families, some say bigger than Christmas. Easter day is a full day event. Śmigus-Dyngus, the day following Easter is an interesting event. There is even a similar day in Thailand, different celebration though.

[Bob Stehlik]

YooperDog I grew up on the Southside of Milwaukee as well and I can remember some great Easters that my Polish Grandma cooked. The fresh kielbasa w/garlic was always one of my favorites for Easter breakfast after church. Grandma always had to have the lamb made out of butter with cloves for eyes on the table! Great memories of great food. I still make homemade pickled herring using salted herring fillets that the Polish market here in Denver brings in from Chicago every month. They also bring in some pretty good kishka as well. We used to buy it at Southside Sausage in Milwaukee.

[YooperDog]

Bob Stehlik crazy connection, I grew up on the south side of Milwaukee too, I know South Side sausage well, I am pretty sure they are closed now. There are a few still around, but not many, we would have to make a special trip to Chicago to get some specialty items or meat and sausages not available locally. Kishka was a staple in our house, fried up with eggs for breakfast or sliced cold to snack on. I always pick up a few rings when I make down that way. You can’t go wrong with pickled herring, roll mops or pieces with a glass of beer.

[Bob Stehlik]

YooperDog Man! Now you’ve made me hungry for roll mops. I’ve got some fresh dill and a jar of the “baby” Polish dill pickles. I just might have to make some up for Easter Sunday!
I don’t get back that way too often anymore, but we go up to the Eagle River/St. Germain area every year in October for Cranberry Fest in Eagle River. Been looking for a home up there for years. I’ve got distant relatives that live in Ontonagon and White Pine.

[YooperDog]

Bob Stehlik I am up in those areas spring through fall, there are some nice motorcycle roads to roll on. My wife is from the Antigo area so we do a bit of riding through central Wisconsin too. Rollmops are one of those things you either love or hate, herring and pickles are meant to be together. Our last major ride for the year is usually in the Tomahawk area. Now that my brothers took up riding again I will push into mid- October.