Category: Family
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So, You Want Write a Post about “Family”
As much fun to write as to read! This is a very short guide if you or another family member or friend of the family wants to write a Post…
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Michael Zdepski
Michael is one of the 3 Zdepski siblings who traces his birth to Brooklyn NY. Born in 1921, he was more than 3 years younger than his 2 older brothers…
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Golumpki, Golabki, Golubtsy, or is it Gullumghy?
No matter the spelling, it is definitely stuffed cabbage. This is another endeavor to record food recipes that originated from Grandmom Zdepski’s kitchen. This one came to my attention as…
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21. Return from Alaska
Upon our return, we stayed for a while with Ruth’s parents (William and Hazel Mull)and then for a while with brother John and Leona. About this time I began to…
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20. Return to Kodiak
We arrived in the Easter season. We were assigned the Doane Cottage, which was the one overseen by Bill Stone and his wife. With our arrival, he and his wife…
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Eudokia’s Borscht Recipe
Borscht Recipe of Eudokia Gula Zdepski, as she made it on the farm in Stockton, NJ, U.S.A., as written by Ruth Mull Zdepski 1 Large bunch of medium size beets,…
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Pierogi/Grammy Z’s Recipe
We Zdepskis, who identify as Ukrainian, have the curious oddity that our grandmother Eudokia (Gula) Zdepski use many Polish words for food. So we ate Pierogi and Golwumpki and not…
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Grammy Z’s Babka
This was Grandmom Z’s recipe to the best of our knowledge. Aunt Mary and I decided it was time to watch and learn how to master making babka, although Grandmom’s…
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Hupa, Hupa, Hupa…What is that About? Jean Asks a Question, AI Answers…
On April 24 Pierogi Day at Stephen and Vicky Culberson’s house in 2024, sister Jean asked the question about Grandmom Zdepski playing with children, bouncing them on her leg and…
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19. Marriage and Young Family
Marriage and Family I returned to Karluk where I continued with my missionary work until I returned to New Jersey to marry Ruth. I came by plane and then went…