tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983520193229114152.post1741925794070562149..comments2024-02-05T12:53:48.535-05:00Comments on 100 Years in America: Kifli again: Hungarian Christmas Cakes revisitedLisa / Smallest Leafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16811771280872197611noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983520193229114152.post-34394146092809630772012-02-16T09:24:39.521-05:002012-02-16T09:24:39.521-05:00Oh how I *love* Kifli!!! It's so nice to see ...Oh how I *love* Kifli!!! It's so nice to see how many others have loved it, too! :-) Thanks so much for your post! When I moved out to IL and then WI, my hubby surprised me with some Polish made Kifli he had found at a multi-ethnic grocery store! :-) <br /><br />My Nagymama (Biro/Varga) used to make it as well as my cousin Helen whom we called Helen Neyne (Gyorfy). For a fair when I was in elementary school, I made it for a baking contest and won first place!!! It's been decades since my mom or I have made it, and now I sadly have to try and make them gluten-free. I loved the nut filling, too. My mom's family is from north western Hungary, and my dad (Kovacs) grew up about 1 hour south east from my mom. They met in NYC on a blind date! :-) <br /><br />Anita, my ENT doc and his family fled over to South America before Hungary went communist, then moved to NJ.Lezahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11674787038198588596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983520193229114152.post-51737003750975400662011-11-28T14:58:13.294-05:002011-11-28T14:58:13.294-05:00Hello over there, my great grandmother was born i...Hello over there, my great grandmother was born in Hungary late 1800, emigrated to Croatia and married with a german-croatian, her eldest daughter emigrated to venezuela after WWII, and all her grandchildren over here in south america, have all enjoyed her kifli, strudels, and my favorite: orahnjaca ( or beigli ) which I do make sometimes. Their beautiful traditions have traveled all over the world. God bless all those great grandmothers.Anitanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983520193229114152.post-72679920525001359312010-12-24T12:03:42.384-05:002010-12-24T12:03:42.384-05:00What a wonderful article about Kifli which is also...What a wonderful article about Kifli which is also a Christmas tradition in our home. My great Grandmother was Hungarian and throughout the years we have used her recipe to share with loved one's! Now we have a 5th generation learning to love and continue the tradition. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983520193229114152.post-43546229008238857602010-12-14T06:52:35.370-05:002010-12-14T06:52:35.370-05:00I have no Hungarian heritage, but they look SOOOO ...I have no Hungarian heritage, but they look SOOOO good - I've copied the recipe and will give Gramma's Christmas Cakes a go, starting with the apricot! Thank you and Merry Christmas.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04360272405643318813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983520193229114152.post-17360282309486618552010-04-18T15:42:17.958-04:002010-04-18T15:42:17.958-04:00Lisa...I just ran across your Family Web page. Gr...Lisa...I just ran across your Family Web page. Great job. I have been working on my Hungarian-Croatian Heritage for the past 10 years now...have over 3,000 in my family tree.<br />I also share the Kifli recipe with you. Same as my Mother's and her Mother's. My Mother just past away at the age of 95 and she still had her memory. She passed the Kifli recipe onto me from her Mother. Her Mother immigrated to the US in 1909 from Devecser Hungary. Thanks so much for posting the recipe! My Mother also filled it with fruit filling but over the years people have loved it filled with Walnuts and also wonderful poppyseed. Thanks Again Lisa.....<br />PattiPatti Vukelic Buccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13883283121705447614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983520193229114152.post-89175226354316900932010-01-02T06:59:29.222-05:002010-01-02T06:59:29.222-05:00Thanks so much for writing, Kathy. I hope your Ki...Thanks so much for writing, Kathy. I hope your Kifli turned out tasting delicious and that you enjoyed the baking process. Merry Christmas and many happy Kifli baking days to you in the coming years!<br /><br />LisaLisa / Smallest Leafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16811771280872197611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983520193229114152.post-43978307404110619412009-12-26T09:52:52.810-05:002009-12-26T09:52:52.810-05:00Thankyou. I lost my Grandma Marcin (Tegda) 6 year...Thankyou. I lost my Grandma Marcin (Tegda) 6 years ago and have not had a single Kifli since she died...no other recipes sounded like the one that she used to make. I am going to make some today as a surprise to my mom, her youngest daughter. My grandma used to stuff them with prunes, walnuts or apricots (which were also my favorites!) I miss her stories about being in Hungary during WW1, the trip to this country, and all...but now I can make the cookies and at least re-live the flavors of her home at Christmas! Thankyou again!<br />KathyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983520193229114152.post-69945044685807529762009-12-23T02:49:20.763-05:002009-12-23T02:49:20.763-05:00I'm so happy to hear from both of you, Dorene ...I'm so happy to hear from both of you, Dorene and Carl, about your own affinity for kifli. <br /><br />Carl, your story about a search for a Hungarian Christmas Cake recipe means a lot to me. I had hoped that placing the recipe here at <a href="http://www.100inamerica.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">100 Years in America</a> would enable others to continue this delicious tradition within their holiday festivities. Your story is heart-warming to this blogger who shares your Hungarian heritage and love for kifli. <br /><br />Have a wonderful Christmas celebration. I hope you are able to perfect the kifli baking process, and enjoy eating these delicious treats with your family for many years to come.<br /><br />LisaLisa / Smallest Leafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16811771280872197611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983520193229114152.post-20492042879830835462009-12-22T17:31:49.737-05:002009-12-22T17:31:49.737-05:00Lisa... I'm the 55 year old son of a Hungarian...Lisa... I'm the 55 year old son of a Hungarian Mother whose parents(Borzsei) came to the USA in the early 1900's. She passed away 8 years ago and I've been searching for a great Kifli recipe every Christmas since.<br />Thanks to you, I've finally found it! They're exactly like my Mom's!<br />Thank you, my children thank you, too.<br />CarlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983520193229114152.post-71024577629073034982009-12-08T17:05:11.174-05:002009-12-08T17:05:11.174-05:00Oh Lisa, my Great Grandma Orshoski used to make co...Oh Lisa, my Great Grandma Orshoski used to make cookies that looked just like yours, except she filled them with a walnut filling.<br />My mom (who has NO Hungarian heritage...she "married into the Orshoski family) always loved them, and Grandma would make my mom a batch just for her!<br />Thanks for reminding me of those Christmas goodies from mmy childhood!!Dorene from Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05371522353987796175noreply@blogger.com