Potatoe Pancakes – Placki Kartoflane

6 potatoes   1 cup milk    4 tablespoons butter    3 eggs, separated    dash nutmeg   salt to taste
Boil potatoes and mash. Combine with milk and egg yolks. Sprinkle in nutmeg. Whip egg whites until stiff and fold into potatoe mixture. Saute’ in butter until golden brown.

New Potato Dumplings (Knedelki z Kartoli)

6 boiled potatoes, peeled and riced    3 tablespoons finely choped parsley     1 cup flour    3 eggs   1/2 cup bacon bits and drippings
Mix all ingredients except bacon. Form small balls with your hands, then drop the dumpling balls in a large kettle of boiling water for about 5 minutes, or until they rise to the [...]

POLISH SOURDOUGH RYE BREAD

2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast     1 teaspoon white sugar      2 cups water     1 slice of onion     4 cups rye flour        1 cup buttermilk, room temperature      1 teaspoon baking soda          1 tablespoon salt       8 cups bread flour    1 tablespoon caraway seed (optional)
The night before making the bread, in a medium sized mixing bowl, [...]

Polish Jelly Doughnuts Paczki

1 ounce melted butter
1 ounce lemon juice
1 ounce rum
1 quart water
1 quart eggs
1/2 quart sugared eggs yolks
1/2 ounce salt
4 1/2 ounces milk powder
1 pound granulated sugar
1 pound, 10 ounces shortening
1 pound cake flour
9 1/2 pounds high gluten flour
1 pound yeast
Vegetable oil, for deep frying 
Mix all ingredients, except vegetable oil together in a large mixer [...]

Pickled Mushrooms (Grzyby Marynowane)

Cook these delicatessen dainties ahead of time for a better melding of flavors and to allow yourself more time for the preparation of last minute recipes.     2 pounds fresh mushrooms    2 finely chopped onions    1 cup water, salted   1/2 cup vinegar, or to taste    4 bay leaves    1/4 cup peppercorns    1 tablespoon allspice.    
Combine all the [...]