Thread: Any Russians lurking about ??

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

They are somewhere in the family,not a clue where.
My Grandparents,Typical Uke peasants,very simple hard working folks.

God bless'em.

Thank you NB, growing up in a russian family was a wonderfull experiance,everyone lived in one large house,Grandparents, aunts, uncles,kids.
As soon as you could walk you were put to work doing something,every house had a banya.
And the food was fantastic,Paska,Shaslik,Lapsha.
Wife and I still cook all that stuff today,Wonderfull times.

Paska

That's why I like russians and slavic people so much. Growing up in the cold war era,I only knew the us against them part of it. But there was a wonderful hidden culture behind that Iron Curtain that I learned about.Government and Politics aside I found the russian people I've met to be full of heart and soul. The lady I know here grew up in Stalins time and has told me about growing up in that hard period. I listen and learn. The food the customs and even the mindset intrigues me. And I really wish I could be more immersed in the language because I love to here it spoken,including various other slavic languages. Bulgarian,Ukranian,Polish,Czech,Hungarian......old country man !

Originally Posted by manah

I just got done working out man...............that looks sooooo good. Paschalicious !!He has risen !

Originally Posted by manah

Are two types,that we call sidney paska,made at xmas and easter,made from farmers cheese is very labor intensive,takes my wife 3 days to make.
The other is a yellow bread (has to be made in coffee cans because that the way it was done at home) has a white sugar glaze on top and is loaded with saffron,both are fantastic.

@ Pixlefixed.... I might like to add.....I'm okay with with hardworking peasants....I am one. Bless'em all. Believe it or not,by learning how russian peasants lived it has hleped me get through some of my own hard finacial times. I salute them all.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Are two types,that we call sidney paska,made at xmas and easter,made from farmers cheese is very labor intensive,takes my wife 3 days to make.
The other is a yellow bread (has to be made in coffee cans because that the way it was done at home) has a white sugar glaze on top and is loaded with saffron,both are fantastic.

Ha ha.........you're not helping my waisline ! My minds eye is getting fat as we speak.

MMM Farmers cheese Tvorag....would love to try the real deal someday that and real smetana !

Originally Posted by Nightblade

@ Pixlefixed.... I might like to add.....I'm okay with with hardworking peasants....I am one. Bless'em all. Believe it or not,by learning how russian peasants lived it has hleped me get through some of my own hard finacial times. I salute them all.

As a child we had nothing but we were a happy lot,hard work had alot to do with it,everyone worked for the family,nobody ever did without (true communism)
The uke customs in the early days were interesting,My great grandfather was a cossack,My Grandfather Vasily Daniloff,bought my grandmother,mary Luscotoff at the age of 14 and paid her family, a bed and two cows hella deal for a nice Russian woman