Dumplings for dollars Cultural delicacy serves as tasty Miss Czech Slovak MN Pageant fundraiser
They’ll be dishing up delicious dumplings at the Miss Czech Slovak Minnesota Pageant booth this weekend.
Volunteers mixed, formed, rolled and cooked 3,060 potato dumplings on Sunday, July 18 in the Tri-City United High School kitchen. (That’s 12 and a half 25-pound bags of flour and 24 five-pound cans of potatoes!)
The dumplings will be sold as part of the stand’s popular Czech Meal Deals throughout the weekend at Memorial Park.
According to Miss Czech Slovak Minnesota Pageant Board President Deb Vlasak, making the dumplings to sell at the stand along with other ethnic foods during Kolacky Days helps the Pageant Board raise funds to provide royalty with the opportunity to attend community events and festivals throughout the year. The hands-on traditional dumpling making also helps spread—and celebrate—the Czech-Slovak culinary tradition. “The Miss Czech Slovak Minnesota Pageant Board strives to encourage young women to perpetuate the heritage, culture and traditions of the Czechs, Moravians and Slovaks in Minnesota,” Vlasak stated. “Dumpling making has become a tradition for some, and is a time for...
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