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Old 12-07-2018, 10:54 AM
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Saturday we are getting together to make about 12 dozen.

We'll have 4 or 5, maybe even 6 sets of hands to get them done.

We're (2 of us) making the fillings today.
-classic potato(yukon), cheddar(old), and sauteed onions

-mushroom (any suggestions on the filling?)

-a few saurkraut and mushroom, just for me

It should be a fun day. It's been years since we've done this. The toughest part is making them last until Christmas! Rum will be involved.
I've usually been on the road steady this time of year, so I'm really looking forward to doing this with the family and a few friends.

We'll cook a few on the day, for sure, but we're undecided on whether to boil them all before freezing or freeze the Christmas ones down uncooked.

There are lots of other fillings we like, but we're just doing these 2 to keep it simple.

We like cottage cheese and dill and sometimes meat variations as well.

Any tips or suggestions?
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Old 12-07-2018, 11:00 AM
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Suggestions? Ya, send me about 4 bags.

Man do I miss homemade perogies.
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Old 12-07-2018, 11:12 AM
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My former girlfriend used to make some with a cherry and cream cheese filling for dessert. God those were good!
She also made a pizza perogy with pepperoni, mozzarella and tomato sauce that were pretty good as well.
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Saturday we are getting together to make about 12 dozen.

We'll have 4 or 5, maybe even 6 sets of hands to get them done.

We're (2 of us) making the fillings today.
-classic potato(yukon), cheddar(old), and sauteed onions

-mushroom (any suggestions on the filling?)

-a few saurkraut and mushroom, just for me

It should be a fun day. It's been years since we've done this. The toughest part is making them last until Christmas! Rum will be involved.
I've usually been on the road steady this time of year, so I'm really looking forward to doing this with the family and a few friends.

We'll cook a few on the day, for sure, but we're undecided on whether to boil them all before freezing or freeze the Christmas ones down uncooked.

There are lots of other fillings we like, but we're just doing these 2 to keep it simple.

We like cottage cheese and dill and sometimes meat variations as well.

Any tips or suggestions?
yeah. Treadmill after the scoff!!
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Old 12-07-2018, 11:15 AM
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Man do I miss homemade perogies.
Me too. My grandma used to make them, usually cottage cheese or plum, along with some schmaundt fat made with bacon or sausage drippings and diced onion. Mmmmmmm, good!!!
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Old 12-07-2018, 11:27 AM
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Wife makes about 12 dozen at a time and never pre-boils them. Has a few large trays places perogies on waxed paper and into freezer. Pounds cracker crumbs into deer round steak fry in hot oil and serve with said perogies. Some good.
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Old 12-07-2018, 11:34 AM
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yeah. Treadmill after the scoff!!
Ha! No doubt...no worries, lots of cardio with the dog on the trails.
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Old 12-07-2018, 11:56 AM
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This reminds me that I need to get on my wife and mom's case to make some again. Thanks!
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Old 12-07-2018, 12:03 PM
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Adding some bacon is never a bad idea!
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My EX was raised Mennonite in a small Manitoba village.

Fairly thick dough in large rectangles-one fills a plate.
Filling was Dry-Curd Cottage Cheese.
Always boiled and drained.
Served with a Hot Peppery Sour Cream Sauce made with lots of butter and vinegar and heated to just below a boil before smothering the Perogy
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My EX was raised Mennonite in a small Manitoba village.

Fairly thick dough in large rectangles-one fills a plate.
Filling was Dry-Curd Cottage Cheese.
Always boiled and drained.
Served with a Hot Peppery Sour Cream Sauce made with lots of butter and vinegar and heated to just below a boil before smothering the Perogy
We always called those Vareniki. Delicious!
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Old 12-07-2018, 01:27 PM
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Mom used to fill hers with cottage cheese and ham.
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Old 12-07-2018, 01:37 PM
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I miss my mom. I always had a homemade perogy supper for my birthdays as far back as I can remember.

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My former girlfriend used to make some with a cherry and cream cheese filling for dessert. God those were good!
She also made a pizza perogy with pepperoni, mozzarella and tomato sauce that were pretty good as well.
Sounds like you shoulda kept her around
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Old 12-07-2018, 03:00 PM
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Instead of using only cheddar try using half cheddar and half velveeta cheese.
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Old 12-07-2018, 03:19 PM
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My sister uses imperial sharp cheddar cheese with potatoes and chives served fried with onions and sour cream good stuff
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Old 12-07-2018, 03:24 PM
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My mother-in-law from Manitoba used to have an in-house business she sold them to the two bars and all the stores and people in the small town in Manitoba it was great when I live there for a year eating them fresh out of the oven

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Old 12-07-2018, 03:37 PM
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I just had some with dry cottage cheese with heavy cream and dill for lunch, ask senior homes if they allow there tenants to make home made pirogies or anything else Ukrainian foods in most regions of Alberta, thats where I bought some in the past, Vegraville or Mondae
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Old 12-07-2018, 04:24 PM
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Being a full blooded Canadian Uke..... I could tell you that the secret to awesome perohy is ya gotta add sour cream to the dough...

But I’d have ta kill ya!
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Old 12-07-2018, 08:07 PM
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I miss my mom. I always had a homemade perogy supper for my birthdays as far back as I can remember.

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Right on Dodger. We were lucky, eh?
I hope this years perogies are half as good as mom's were.
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Old 12-07-2018, 09:49 PM
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To the OP... A few sets of hands will make 12 dozen perogies in an hour. My mother used to make 12 dozen perogies before lunch. She would make 40-50 dozen in a day before supper. She would always boil them before freezing them. She would make many trays of holapchi (cabbage rolls) in a day too.

My favorite perogies were made with wild low bush blueberries inside.
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Old 12-07-2018, 10:17 PM
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Hey Red,

Ever make holopchy using beet leaves..?

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Old 12-07-2018, 10:30 PM
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To the OP... A few sets of hands will make 12 dozen perogies in an hour. My mother used to make 12 dozen perogies before lunch. She would make 40-50 dozen in a day before supper. She would always boil them before freezing them. She would make many trays of holapchi (cabbage rolls) in a day too.

My favorite perogies were made with wild low bush blueberries inside.

There won't be 12 dozen made in an hour by this crew.

We'll have fun though.

Bunch of us Ukrainians making perogies, no way we can get 12 dozen done in an hour. That's crazy!
Most we can do in an hour is around 144!
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Old 12-07-2018, 10:30 PM
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MMMMMMMMMM Cottage Cheese and Dill! Best Perogie EVER! I miss my days growing up in Saskatchewan. Absolute best food I've had ever!
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Old 12-07-2018, 10:44 PM
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MMMMMMMMMM Cottage Cheese and Dill! Best Perogie EVER! I miss my days growing up in Saskatchewan. Absolute best food I've had ever!
I love cottage and dill also, but I'm in the minority so they aren't making the cut.
Cottage cheese and dill perogies are unbeatable in the summer when the dill is fresh right out of the garden. Also less heavy for a summer meal.

The mushroom filling we made today turned out amazing. Cooked em down for 3 hours!
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There won't be 12 dozen made in an hour by this crew.

We'll have fun though.

Bunch of us Ukrainians making perogies, no way we can get 12 dozen done in an hour. That's crazy!
Most we can do in an hour is around 144!
Good ukrainian humour 12 x a dozen = 144
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Hey Red,

Ever make holopchy using beet leaves..?

Heavenly!
My mother never used beet leaves but I have tried them and they were yummy too. I tried beet leaf holopchy that were made with buckwheat and bacon instead of onions and rice. Almost a meal in itself.

The folks used to grow 60 heads of cabbage just for leaves for Ma to make holopchy. And grow another 25 heads of cabbage to make a crock of sauerkraut for sauerkraut perogies. Mom kept some full cabbage leaves in the sauerkraut crock to make holopchy with too.
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Old 12-08-2018, 12:30 AM
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Sauté bits of bacon with the onions. How my Nana made them. Yeesta Yeesta!
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Old 12-08-2018, 05:37 AM
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Right on Dodger. We were lucky, eh?
I hope this years perogies are half as good as mom's were.
I remember asking mom if I could have her recipe. She just looked at me and said “ I have no recipe, I just make them “.

She would boil them and when they were done they would go into a frying pan with enough butter to cause a cardiologist to have a heart attack. Add fried bacon and onions, then sour cream, mmmmmm.

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