TASTE THE WORLD PROGRAM

The Peters Township
Public Library Cooking Club will conclude its Taste the World Series on Thursday, December 5
at 7:00 p.m. at the library.  The guest chef will be Larry Kozlowski, who
will be preparing foods celebrating the eve of St. Nicholas Feast Day with
European food, folklore and fun.

St. Nick was the
forerunner to our present day Santa Claus, the giver of gifts.  In Europe,
his feast day is observed with special treats. Several recipes will be
demonstrated including twisted deep fried pastry strips in several European
ethnic traditions (Polish-Chrusciki, Slovak-Ceregi, Lithuanian-Ausuki
and Italian- Nodid D'Amore);  filled dumplings (Polish-Pierogi,
Slovak-Pyrohy and Ukrainian-Varenyky); and the special creation
of St. Nicholas Honey Cakes (Polish-Pierniki, Slovak-Medovniky
and German-Lebkuchen) formed in hand-carved European cookie
molds. The secrets of these preparations will be discussed, as well
as the folklore of these ethnic treats that make them special delicacies during
this time of the year. Assorted Polish, Slovak, Italian and Old Country Cookie
Recipe Books and handcrafted Nicholas Ornaments will be available at this
presentation.

Pre-registration before Monday, December 2 is required to attend this program.
Register online,
at the library circulation desk, or call 724.941.9430.  A $5/person fee
will be collected at the program to help defray expenses. Space is limited to
50 adults.

Kozlowski
is the founding director of Polishfest, an annual event on the second Sunday of
November at the Cathedral of Learning in Oakland. He is a board member of the
Pittsburgh Folk Festival, Inc. and author of "Celebrate
Easter...Polish Style." For his achievements in the fields of Polish
folklore and ethnography outside of Poland, Kozlowski is a past recipient of
the Oskar Kolberg Folklore Award from the Polish Ministry of Culture.