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The calendar says spring has arrived, but Mother Nature must not have gotten the memo because it's c-c-cold outside! No matter. I've got spring fever and the markets are showing all the signs -- asparagus, green onions, leeks, lettuces, mint, mushrooms, new potatoes, English peas, radishes, rhubarb, spinach, strawberries and wild greens like sorrel! I hope you enjoy this bounty of spring produce in these recipes. Talk to you again on Thursday!
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Drowning of the Marzanna or Frost Maiden
In harsh, cold climates, it is natural that spring is eagerly anticipated. A holdover from pagan days is the drowning or burning (or both) of the Frost Maiden, an effigy representing winter. In Poland, she is known as Marzanna. Read more.
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Sorrel Soup Recipes
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Spring Vegetables Recipes
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Food Find: Electric Potato Grater from Lithuania
For Lithuanians, Poles and other Eastern Europeans who rely on finely grated potatoes for many recipes, this electric potato grater from UAB Migris is a godsend. It's manufactured in Lithuania and distributed by Dom Itp, among others. The machine makes quick work of a mountain of potatoes, is easy to clean and the initial outlay of cash, can be justified by the many times you will use it. Now the hardest part of making kugelis, potato pancakes, cepelinai, potato sausage and other grated potato recipes is the peeling! The machine also grates other hard vegetables like carrots, turnips, etc. Read more.
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