SLOVENEFEST 2024 & the potter (315

Join my discovery of the poticnica. It's the traditional Slovenian pottery bowl for baking potica, the most well-known form being nut roll. As a potter and the families potica baker when I learned of its revival in Slovenia, I knew I had to learn to make it.
As a potter when first seen it was hard to imagine a pot so altered was made on a potter's wheel and took some research to work out the complexities of forming one. In the modern era it's making could have been lost except for a few Slovenian potters. I look to Franc Kremzar, his daughter is now a next generation, and another young potter is breathing new life into an old form. I look to follow them, adapt my decorative elements and share with the Slovenian American community.
As the families potica baker I will never have the years of experience of my grandmother and her mother. With no one to show me and it not clearly spelled out in the many recipes in my grandmothers' handwritten book I got the seal of approval when a cousin uttered those words 'it's just like grandmas'. I've done the poppy seed and nontraditional apricot. Now with the poticnik in one hand and 'Woman's Glory the Kitchen' 1951 from the Slovenian Women's Union of America I've done the tarragon and chives. Without following the recipe because in 51 they forgot how to use fresh herbs I rejoined the dish of potica with the dish the poticnik.
I'm hoping to get further into my discovery at 'Slovenefest', a festival of Slovenian culture located between Pittsburgh and Clevland. fb.watch/liabL... Hopping to that they will accept me as the Slovenian American potter.
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20 june 2023
jeffrey rogue kohut
rooster hill farm (& pottery)
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#slovenianpottery

[@sheilacarroll3981]

Looks like a fun show. Wonderful wonderful

[@pottersjournal]

I so enjoyed being here and all who bought my pots. On top it all the tent tables chair and lights were supplied.

[@freddiemoretti8456]

Pottery trackers from Ohio and folk from Canada, just a grand day for the master potter staying cool in the pool....

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It had been a puzzle? Who were the thoughtful people who sent me the pottery sponge on stick? Like you who had done the same they were the nicest. On their pottery trail they visited Mattew Kelly too, maybe I'm somebody. The three bus loads from Canada were all so kind, I think I meet them all. Yes, it was a grand time.

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The jugs>? I think leather work at 11:41

[@skcamerican]

Lol. Dueling accordions! Looks like a good time!

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Everyone was so nice. Canada really turned out, 3 bus loads. Enjoyed all the food.

[@nutmeg-s3h]

fascinating...but must say the accordion players , dancers and microphone man did not do it for me. However those wonderful pottery animals in the museum at 8.57 were the sweetest ever. You could do a whole vid on the pottery pieces behind the glass and what was the motto written on the earthenware jug?

[@pottersjournal]

The jug? How could I not? That I will find out. The little animals are whistles and have been much on my mind since last year, something I said I'd never do but with these I'm changed. They had three little vintage ones on the giftshops donation table that I picked up. I'd like to go over there, visit the potters and do a series of videos. Maybe over there I could escape this Americanize Slovenian music. Heard it playing the entire drive home, kept trying to turn the radio off but I could still hear it.
What really did it for me was seeing my poticinca pan go into the hands of three generations of potica bakers. 5:33

[@corryg6403]

Looked like a good time, Did you pick up any tips to playing the accordion? How many pounds did you gain from all the food

[@pottersjournal]

LOL Stayed away from the food trucks but did enjoy the grilled lamb and stuff cabbage. From what I understand smoked sausage is not a heath food, but they said my great grandfathers attaining a great age had something to do with eating the Slovenian kielbasa. Remembered this as I had it all three days for lunch. Back at home now I've balanced it out with week of zucchini sandwiches.
Recipe; grated organic garden zucchini on multi grain bread. Very light with the butter, margarine, mayonnaise or third option, oh no, cream cheese.

[@corryg6403]

@@pottersjournal Not sure I could eat Zucchini in a sandwich but I do like it grilled or in a greek salad even better in chocolate cake

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@@corryg6403 Similar to cucumber sandwiched, with both the man version, never cut off the crusts. Don't know if I should admit, I brought a Slovenian Kranjska klobasa sandwich back for day after and I must have been their best customer they packed me two.