- Last Updated on Friday, 28 February 2025 18:47
The 18th Egg EGGstravaganza, will be held on Sunday, April 6 from 12:00 noon – 4:00PM, at St. John Byzantine Catholic Church Social Hall, 201 E. Main St., in Uniontown.
Egg artists display, demonstrate, and sell decorated eggs, Easter items (embroidered basket covers, lamb butter molds, decorated candles), parish cookbook, and crafts for purchase, children’s Easter theme activities, explanation of traditional Easter foods for basket blessing, Lenten lunch menu, baked goods (including long rolls and more) workshop on making pysanky, raffles and basket raffles, and more. Free admission. Handicapped accessible. For info: call 724-438-1382 (Leave message.) Check parish website for any updates: http://www.stjohnbaptist-byzcath-uniontown.org/
COOKBOOKS AVAILABLE
The ‘Carpathian Cookery’ cookbook, has entered its 22nd printing, having sold over 20,500 copies, and is available for sale. This cookbook was requested by the Library of Congress to be in their ethnic cooking collection. The 330-page cookbook has a new look and features a protective plastic cover.
The book includes sections on Christmas and Easter customs and recipes, traditional Rusyn and Slavic foods, other ethnic dishes, and many other tried-and-true recipes of St. John’s parishioners. There is a variety of paska bread and kolachi (filled roll) recipes, as well as meatless dishes and Lenten recipes, suitable for the Great Fast, as well as the Pre-Christmas Fast.
The cost of the cookbook is $14 plus $6 postage and handling ($20). If ordering from Canada, please send a $36 ($14 plus $22 postage). U.S. Postal money order payable in U.S. dollars to reflect the difference in the exchange rate and postage cost. To order please send a check or money order to: Ethnic Craft Club, St. John Byzantine Catholic Church, 201 E. Main Street, Uniontown, PA 15401, or call (724) 438-1382 (M-F 9AM-3PM–Leave message) for more information. You may also contact us at: carpathiancookery@gmail.com.