- Michael Gebert
- Norridge United Church of Christ
Where did the Hungarians go? They were part of the Eastern European (or central European, as it was called before the Cold War) population of Chicago in the early 20th century, etymologically half of the catch-all phrase “Bohunk” for laborers from that part of the world, and at least one Hungarian ranks among the most consequential Chicagoans of all time, even if he was only here for a couple of years before moving west with the rest of the Manhattan Project. (And he may have been an extraterrestrial anyway.)
Great iron witch kettles were suspended from a tree, and big pots of paprika-orange liquid began the process of stewing potatoes, vegetables. and meat. Twenty dollars would get you all could eat, and though I doubted anyone could really eat $20 of what was basically potatoes, I handed it over without hesitation, instantly charmed.
- Michael Gebert
- Chimney cakes
Oh, and the gulyas? It was fine. Homemade tasting. A chef could sharpen it up. But it was easy to like on a slightly crisp day, a stroke of luck for July.
