{"id":58206,"date":"2025-10-03T08:52:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T13:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=58206"},"modified":"2025-10-03T08:52:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T13:52:42","slug":"perog-y-thon-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=58206","title":{"rendered":"Perog-y-thon 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dateline WLBOTT HQ: 2025-10-01<\/strong><br>After successfully concluding all <strong>WLBOTT corporate business<\/strong>, the Elder culinary break-out team got to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For inspiration, let&#8217;s reflect on Steven Fromholz&#8217;s beautiful poetry:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">Six o'clock silence of a new day beginning<br>Is heard in a small Texas town<br>Like a\u2005signal\u2005from nowhere the\u2005people who live there<br>Are up and\u2005moving around<br>\u2019Cause there's bacon to fry<br>There's biscuits to bake<br>On the stove that the Salvation Army won\u2019t take<br>You open the windows and you turn on the fan<br>'Cause it's hotter than hell when the sun hits the land<br><br><strong>Texas Trilogy \/ Daybreak<\/strong><br>- Steven Fromholz<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We hand-crafted the following culinary delights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Soy chorizo \/ potato \/ cheddar cheese<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Anchovy \/ pickled egg \/ beets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Crab salad<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Sauteed mushrooms and onions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Pepperoni \/ mozzarella<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Spinach \/ feta<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a 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https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7684-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A couple of observations:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">A whole lot more work than I realized, even after doing all the prep work the day before<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Verenyky dough is a harsh mistress &#8211; the wrappers were thick and tough, and could be used as mortar in certain building operations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">After ingesting, the perogies are on a <em>5-day \/ 7 night<\/em> journey through the unsuspecting digestive track.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a 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