Czech and Slovak Touches: Recipes, History, Travel, Folk Arts

Written by Pat Martin

Retail: $18.95
ISBN: 9781572160293
Dimensions: 6 x 9 inches
Pages: 128

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FOR THE LATEST PAPERBACK VERSIONS SEE
SLOVAK AMERICAN TOUCHES –OR–
CZECH TOUCHES: THE CZECH BOOK

This book on Czech history, culture, folk art, folk costumes, and recipes includes 16 pages of color pictures from the Czech and Slovak Republics and ones showing the mammoth move of the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library in Cedar Rapids after a 2008 flood, as well as the museum’s dedication by three presidents in 1995.

The recipe section covers Meats and Main Dishes, Soups and Stews, Mushrooms, Cabbage, and Potatoes, Noodles and Dumplings, Yeast Breads, Kolaches, Desserts, and more, including homemade wine.

The book also includes Czech festivals, cultural centers, museums, and restaurants nationwide; United Moravian Societies, queen pageants, and distinguished folk artist Marj Nejdl; and the history of Czechs in Canada.