William Penn Life, 1999 (34. évfolyam, 2-12. szám)

1999-12-01 / 12. szám

Member appreciates help he has received in researching his family

I want to thank you for publishing my plea for help in my family genealogy search in the July 1999 issue. Several people responded. I want to especially thank Margit and Julius Kupas of New Kensington, Pa., and Miklós N. Fekete of Toms River, N.J., for their help and encouragement.

I also want to thank Edward A. Mattie of San Jose, Calif., for his letter and advice about the Mormon Church library.

You all have given me new hope in finding my family roots.

William J. Mitchell Dayton, OH

We're happy we could help you, William. In a way, you helped us, too. Your plea and the way people responded to it reaffirmed the admiration we feel for our members. We admire members like you who desire to know their Hungarian roots. And, we admire our members for their generous and fraternal spirit, demonstrated by those who helped you. Good luck to you.

Cooking in daughter's kitchen produces more than Hungarian goodies

I just finished reading the current issue of the William Penn Life and so enjoyed the letter from Yolanda Nagy Fintor of California. After reading her letter I decided to send you my thoughts.

I, too, originally lived in Detroit, Mich. (Delray). I have relocated to Scottsdale, Ariz. Like Yolanda said, life has changed. There's not too much community, neighborliness, etc. I remember when our William Penn insurance agent came to the house to collect the money. Things were rough. My dad was a steel man, but he always made sure the insurance money was put aside.

I just returned from a three-and-a-If you have thoughts to share, questions to ask, kudos to award or frustrations to vent, write us at:

Here's Your Mall c/o William Penn Life William Penn Association 709 Brighton Road Pittsburgh, PA 15233

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half week stay with my youngest daughter in California and thought everyone would like to know that at some time even the new modem kids want to return to some of their roots.

My daughter asked me to cook and bake some of her favorite things. We made cucumber salad, cottage cheese noodles, noodles and cabbage, palacsinta, stuffed cabbage and kiflik. Needless to say, I was very busy cooking and baking... in a small apartment kitchen.

When I started cooking, we would leave the apartment doors open, and we had friends, neighbors and strangers come by to ask what the wonderful smells were. Soon, we were sharing food and conversation. Everyone wanted me to stay and

open a bakery or a restaurant. That is very funny because after being married for 43 years, I really get tired of cooking.

The friends and neighbors wanted to know more about the foods and traditions. I was born in the U.S. A., so I could only tell them about what I experienced living at home. Life was rough when I was young, and we did not always have meat. But thank God for some of the great "Hungarian soul food."

Anna Pastor Cassar Scottsdale, AZ

Sounds as if you had a wonderful visit with your daughter, Anna. It also sounds as if you may have discovered a way to recreate the sense of community and neighborliness you say is missing from today's world. The secret is Hungarian cooking!

Where's a good butter cookie recipe when you really need one?

First, I would like to tell you how much I enjoy Chef Vilmos' column and recipes. I also would like to order one of the WPA cookbooks,

"An Outstanding Collection of Treasured Hungarian Recipes and Family Favorites."

I am interested in recipes for pastries or Hungarian butter cookies. My daughter and I bake about 800 to 900 butter cookies every Christmas to give to friends. But, I'd like some new recipes to try. I keep making the same ones over and over. Do you have a book on just pastries?

Marguerite Keferl Trotwood, OH

You will find a number of recipes for pastries and cookies in our cookbook, Marguerite. We hope you will find several worth trying. Unfortunately, we do not publish a book dedicated solely to pastry recipes. We would suggest going to your local bookstore. If they don't have anything on Hungarian pastries, then log onto the Internet. You will find websites from several stores specializing in Hungarian goods and who sell cookbooks and food over the Internet.

Hilliu Pm life. December 1999

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