Meanings
plural peroshkies
- alternativeAlternative form of pirozhki.
Tearoom - Quiche, Peroshky & Sandwiches
1980 May, “Olive’s East”, in Larimer County, Colorado (Telephone Directory, Area Code 303), Loveland, Colo.: Lomar, Inc., →OCLC, “Classified Business Directory” section, page 59, column 25 more examples
A kindly British resident, Stuart, met me, and drove me in a troika to a restaurant where I had my first taste of vodka, sakuskas (glorified hors d’œuvre), borsch (cabbage soup) and peroshkies (meat pies), after which he took me to the railway station and settled me into the train for Baku.
1961, Arthur Beeby-Thompson, “The Baku Oilfields of Russia”, in Black Gold: The Story of an Oil Pioneer […], Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Company, Inc., →LCCN, →OCLC, page 53Place peroshky on a baking sheet and bake in preheated 375°F oven for about 12 to 15 minutes or until crust is light brown. Remove from oven and cool for about 15 minutes. These peroshky may be eaten warm or cold.
1996 December, W[illiam] (Bill) Anatooskin, “Peroshky (Russian Fruit Tarts)”, in Favorite Recipes (From Uncle Bill’s Kitchen), volume 1 (Nutrient Analysis in Each Recipe), Burnaby, B.C.: Bilkin Enterprises Ltd., →ISBN, “Desserts” section, page 76At his home we had wonderful borscht soup full of cabbage, beef and potatoes; delicious stuffed peroshkies followed the soup.
2002, Maurits Van Der Veen, “Oriental Spice: 1935”, in Uriel’s Legacy, Victoria, B.C.: Trafford Publishing, →ISBN, page 244She was home safe and sound in the kitchen of her darling surrogate mama, water was being boiled for tea, and fresh cherry peroshkies were being brought to the table.
2006, Jerelyn Craden, “Vessie the Working Girl”, in Vessie Flamingo Outshining the Moon: A Tale of Self-Mastery and Love, Bloomington, Ind.: AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 46Lots of homebaked meat peroshky, zwiebak,^([sic]) tortes, cookies & muffins; […]
2010 May 6, Niagara United Mennonite Church, “Springfest”, in Penny Coles, editor, Niagara Advance, Virgil, Ont.: Tim Dundas, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 23
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