Both Croatians and Slovenians have spoken of their taste for this dish of boiled meat from the soup stock, served with a variety of such sauces and relishes, as one of the main features of their diet. They believe it to be much better than the fried meats so commonly substituted for it by their people in America.
| Dinner No. 2. | Vegetable soup. Roast meat. |
Vegetable Soup
Vegetable soups are made of tomatoes or asparagus and thickened with bread crumbs browned in butter.
Roast Meat
Three pounds of beef makes meals for two days for five persons—one dinner and the next day's lunch. In winter, rabbit is served with a sour cream gravy with capers.
Bread
Plain bread is bought at the bakery. Bran bread, raisin bread, rolls, are baked at home.
Strudel is made and potice, a national cake, prepared for Christmas and Easter—rolls filled with honey and chopped nuts.
Halushky
Three cups flour, one egg, one cup water, three slices bacon, one-half pound cheese, one-half teaspoon salt. Make a batter of the flour, egg, water, and salt. Drop into boiling water like "drop dumplings," and cook about twenty minutes. Cut bacon in very small pieces, cook, and serve over the Halushky. Sprinkle with grated cheese.
