The old guys with a pen knife.

[zzyzzogeton]

I don't doubt the origins, but here in South Louisiana and in Texas, the Kolache is as described..... The fruit filling is an option.

We will have to agree to disagree.

This article is about the guy who was the first to sell kolache and kloblasneki commercially to the public in 1952.

http://www.edibleaustin.com/index.php/food/melting-pot/71-a-trip-through-kolache-history

 

[zzyzzogeton]

Interesting (or not) note ....... I live in Prague with my Czech wife and our 3 kids. Texas kolaches are nothing like real Czech kolač.

Knife content: A fresh kolač at the weekly farmers market in our neighborhood, cut in half with a slipjoint, and a couple cups of coffee, makes for a very enjoyable, cheap Saturday-morning breakfast date with the wife!

-- Mark

In the article I referenced in my previous post, the writer explains why Prague kolač are not like Texas kolache - the Texas Czechs came from Moravia, (the east end of Czech) and the Moravians made kolač differently than western Czechs.

 

[powernoodle]

Case pen knife.

 

[Bartleby]

'pen knife' tends to be any small slip joint.

True, a lot of folks tend use "pen knife" and "pocket knife" interchangeably. Also "small" is a relative thing. For a lot of guys with larger hands, a peanut or regular pen can be a bit too small in the hand to be easy to work with.

 

[johnboy1984]

Case pen knife.

Nice one

 

[street soldier]

Case pen knife.

I love how you get it to float in the air like that.

Very nice knife. Another one for the ‘need to buy’ list.

John

 

[afishhunter]

Carl, I couldn't decide between the Ulster Barlow and the Canoe.
SOoooo ... I did the only logical thing I could think of.
I put both in my pocket.

 

[jackknife]

Carl, I couldn't decide between the Ulster Barlow and the Canoe.
SOoooo ... I did the only logical thing I could think of.
I put both in my pocket.

That's merely the automatic default of a knife nut; when in doubt, carry both.

 

[James Y]

I've read that besides a small 2-bladed pocketknife with blades at both ends, 'penknife' can also include whittlers, 'lobster pens' (which include the SAK Classic, Executive, etc.), sunfish, etc., patterns. I've heard several people from the UK refer to any folding pocketknife as a penknife, even some large or bulky ones, like the Swisschamp.

Jim

 

[jc57]

I've got an older Case Pen Knife with bone handles - the one in the lower left of this group photo. I'd wager it or either of the other two in the photo would work on cinnamon bun wrappers.

I just need to make it to retirement (somewhere between 4 1/2 and 9 1/2 years to go) so I can sit around enjoying coffee and pastries with the other old guys.

 

[jackknife]

I've read that besides a small 2-bladed pocketknife with blades at both ends, 'penknife' can also include whittlers, 'lobster pens' (which include the SAK Classic, Executive, etc.), sunfish, etc., patterns. I've heard several people from the UK refer to any folding pocketknife as a penknife, even some large or bulky ones, like the Swisschamp.

Jim

Even crazier is Maryland's knife laws. Any size folding knife was legal as long as it was a "pen" knife. And by law a penknife was any knife that did not have a spring activated blade and was a switchblade. In other words a tiny switchblade with a 1 7/8th blade was illegal, but a Cold Steel Navaja or Opinel number 12 was legal. And ANY fixed blade concealed was illegal, no matter if it was a tiny Buck Hartsook.

Go figure.

 

[johnboy1984]

Even crazier is Maryland's knife laws. Any size folding knife was legal as long as it was a "pen" knife. And by law a penknife was any knife that did not have a spring activated blade and was a switchblade. In other words a tiny switchblade with a 1 7/8th blade was illegal, but a Cold Steel Navaja or Opinel number 12 was legal. And ANY fixed blade concealed was illegal, no matter if it was a tiny Buck Hartsook.

Go figure.

That's crazy

 

[Woodrow F Call]

We will have to agree to disagree.

This article is about the guy who was the first to sell kolache and kloblasneki commercially to the public in 1952.

http://www.edibleaustin.com/index.php/food/melting-pot/71-a-trip-through-kolache-history

I don't think there is a disagreement, it just what the culture here had decided. I just eat them.

 

[Wardo46]

That's crazy

No, that's Maryland. Calling Maryland crazy is redundant.

 

[afishhunter]

No, that's Maryland. Calling Maryland crazy is redundant.

Maryland is not as bad as Massachusetts, from what I saw when I was driving truck.

 

[mnblade]

In the article I referenced in my previous post, the writer explains why Prague kolač are not like Texas kolache - the Texas Czechs came from Moravia, (the east end of Czech) and the Moravians made kolač differently than western Czechs.

Sounds about right. But I can tell you, these days, kolač in Moravia (I've spent a great deal of time down there over the past 20+ years) is no different than in Bohemia. But that doesn't mean they weren't different back in the 1850s, when the great migration of Moravians to Texas got rolling. I could talk about this all day ...... while slicing up Texas brisket or kolaches or kolač with a Case peanut, preferably!

-- Mark

 

[5K Qs]

I don't think there is a disagreement, it just what the culture here had decided. I just eat them.

I like your approach, Woodrow!

- GT

 

[lambertiana]

Even crazier is Maryland's knife laws. Any size folding knife was legal as long as it was a "pen" knife. And by law a penknife was any knife that did not have a spring activated blade and was a switchblade. In other words a tiny switchblade with a 1 7/8th blade was illegal, but a Cold Steel Navaja or Opinel number 12 was legal. And ANY fixed blade concealed was illegal, no matter if it was a tiny Buck Hartsook.

Go figure.

That's very similar to California law. Switchblades longer than 2" are prohibited, but folders of any size are legal. Fixed blades longer than 2" cannot be carried concealed, if any part of the sheath or handle is covered it is considered to be concealed. But fixed blades of any size are legal if openly carried. I can carry a sword legally, but I would probably get some attention from law enforcement. Local jurisdictions, especially in the SF and LA areas, have more restrictive laws, usually a 3" blade limit.

My brother-in-law escaped from Czechoslovakia while it was still under communist control. He gave me his recipe for Mřižkový Koláč. It is definitely a dessert, using either jam or a cream cheese topping or filling.