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Kopytka - Polish gnocchi

Aha, I suspected something like that. In America you'd get thrown off a bit by that name, because of the highly-popular Milky Way candy bars here. :)

chefkeem, on 09/16/2012

Kopytka - Polish gnocchi

Milky bars or milk bars were restaurants where very cheap, but not too fanciful food was served, aimed mainly at students, alcoholics and people who couldn't afford to eat properly elsewhere. They were big during communism and still exist in ...

Tiggered, on 09/16/2012

'Dark Mother Always Gliding Near...' - Death and Wicca

Yes. I like this take on a funeral or memorial or whatever it might be called. When I was in college, my best friend passed away quite unexpectedly. When I went to the funeral they handed out ...

Ember, on 09/16/2012

Kopytka - Polish gnocchi

This is a perfect recipe for me! But - what are Polish "milky bars"?

chefkeem, on 09/16/2012

What is the Difference Between the UK and Britain?

Thank you very much. :)

JoHarrington, on 09/16/2012

What is the Difference Between the UK and Britain?

well done jo

alan, on 09/16/2012

Sleeping Beauties: The Victorians and Post-Mortem Photography

Hi Ember! It sounds to me like your parents had a really healthy approach to explaining death and encouraging questions. I don't think you were alone in the type of questions either. I cringe now recalling some of the questions that my ...

JoHarrington, on 09/16/2012

Sleeping Beauties: The Victorians and Post-Mortem Photography

OH. And, I wrote you a comment last night but I guess I didn't post it properly, and I lost it. :C But I was wondering if it isn't so much a taboo as it just no longer serves its purpose, so it ...

Ember, on 09/16/2012

Sleeping Beauties: The Victorians and Post-Mortem Photography

This was a really captivating article. I was reading it last night with Kenna, and she was really inspired by it and took off to write. I think it is beautiful and sad. I agree that death ...

Ember, on 09/16/2012