Here are nearly 100 recipes for such classic Polish favorites as "Beer
Soup with Cream and Cottage Cheese," "Roast Beef Roll with Mushrooms,"
"Roast Pork with Caraway Polish Style," and "Old Polish Royal Mazurek."
The recipes are interwoven with a briefly outlined history of Polish
culinary customs. Short essays cover subjects like Polish hospitality,
holiday traditions, even the exalted status of the mushroom. The recipes
are traditional family fare.