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["Every summer Wednesday since 1969, members of the Serbian Eastern Orthodox Church Mens Club have hosted a Chicken Blast at the Serbian Picnic Grounds along Kings Creek outside of Weirton, West Virginia. They roast 300-400 chickens per week as a fundraiser for the maintenance of the picnic grounds. The spits, an industrial brick oven, and walk-in coolers were constructed in the 1960s out of material from Weirton Steel by Mens Club members, most of whom were Weirton Steel employees. Each week, the choir also sells pogacha (a type of Serbian bread), haluski or cabbage and noodles, corn on the cob, strudel and other desserts. The bar at the picnic grounds is also open, serving beer and Slivovitz.See the short video and audio documentary about the Chicken Blasts, produced by the West Virginia Folklife Program and West Virginia Public Broadcasting: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/01/27/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpGF-MFUlhYhttps://soundcloud.com/wvpublicnews/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast"]%

493. Customer buys pogacha (Serbian bread) and cabbage and noodles at a Wednesday Chicken Blast event, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.SerbianChickenBlast.Photo.054.8.20.19
Title:
Customer buys pogacha (Serbian bread) and cabbage and noodles at a Wednesday Chicken Blast event, 2 of 2
Date:
2019-08-20
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Food habits, foodways, Picnic grounds, Serbian Americans, Cooking, Serbian, Bread, Cooking (Chicken)
Location:
Weirton (W. Va.)
["Every summer Wednesday since 1969, members of the Serbian Eastern Orthodox Church Mens Club have hosted a Chicken Blast at the Serbian Picnic Grounds along Kings Creek outside of Weirton, West Virginia. They roast 300-400 chickens per week as a fundraiser for the maintenance of the picnic grounds. The spits, an industrial brick oven, and walk-in coolers were constructed in the 1960s out of material from Weirton Steel by Mens Club members, most of whom were Weirton Steel employees. Each week, the choir also sells pogacha (a type of Serbian bread), haluski or cabbage and noodles, corn on the cob, strudel and other desserts. The bar at the picnic grounds is also open, serving beer and Slivovitz.See the short video and audio documentary about the Chicken Blasts, produced by the West Virginia Folklife Program and West Virginia Public Broadcasting: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/01/27/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpGF-MFUlhYhttps://soundcloud.com/wvpublicnews/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast"]%

494. Mark Zatezalo and friend talk at the Serbian Picnic Grounds bar during a Wednesday Chicken Blast

Identifier:
4224.SerbianChickenBlast.Photo.055.8.20.19
Title:
Mark Zatezalo and friend talk at the Serbian Picnic Grounds bar during a Wednesday Chicken Blast
Date:
2019-08-20
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Cooking, Serbian, Serbian Americans, Cooking (Chicken), Food habits, foodways, Picnic grounds
Location:
Weirton (W. Va.)
["Every summer Wednesday since 1969, members of the Serbian Eastern Orthodox Church Mens Club have hosted a Chicken Blast at the Serbian Picnic Grounds along Kings Creek outside of Weirton, West Virginia. They roast 300-400 chickens per week as a fundraiser for the maintenance of the picnic grounds. The spits, an industrial brick oven, and walk-in coolers were constructed in the 1960s out of material from Weirton Steel by Mens Club members, most of whom were Weirton Steel employees. Each week, the choir also sells pogacha (a type of Serbian bread), haluski or cabbage and noodles, corn on the cob, strudel and other desserts. The bar at the picnic grounds is also open, serving beer and Slivovitz.See the short video and audio documentary about the Chicken Blasts, produced by the West Virginia Folklife Program and West Virginia Public Broadcasting: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/01/27/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpGF-MFUlhYhttps://soundcloud.com/wvpublicnews/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast"]%

495. Dinner of roasted chicken, corn, cabbage and noodles, and pogacha (Serbian bread) at a Wednesday Chicken Blast at the Serbian Picnic Grounds, 1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.SerbianChickenBlast.Photo.056.8.20.19
Title:
Dinner of roasted chicken, corn, cabbage and noodles, and pogacha (Serbian bread) at a Wednesday Chicken Blast at the Serbian Picnic Grounds, 1 of 2
Date:
2019-08-20
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Bread, Food habits, Serbian Americans, Cooking (Chicken), Cooking, Serbian, Picnic grounds, foodways
Location:
Weirton (W. Va.)
["Every summer Wednesday since 1969, members of the Serbian Eastern Orthodox Church Mens Club have hosted a Chicken Blast at the Serbian Picnic Grounds along Kings Creek outside of Weirton, West Virginia. They roast 300-400 chickens per week as a fundraiser for the maintenance of the picnic grounds. The spits, an industrial brick oven, and walk-in coolers were constructed in the 1960s out of material from Weirton Steel by Mens Club members, most of whom were Weirton Steel employees. Each week, the choir also sells pogacha (a type of Serbian bread), haluski or cabbage and noodles, corn on the cob, strudel and other desserts. The bar at the picnic grounds is also open, serving beer and Slivovitz.See the short video and audio documentary about the Chicken Blasts, produced by the West Virginia Folklife Program and West Virginia Public Broadcasting: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/01/27/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpGF-MFUlhYhttps://soundcloud.com/wvpublicnews/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast"]%

496. Dinner of roasted chicken, corn, cabbage and noodles, and pogacha (Serbian bread) at a Wednesday Chicken Blast at the Serbian Picnic Grounds, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.SerbianChickenBlast.Photo.057.8.20.19
Title:
Dinner of roasted chicken, corn, cabbage and noodles, and pogacha (Serbian bread) at a Wednesday Chicken Blast at the Serbian Picnic Grounds, 2 of 2
Date:
2019-08-20
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Bread, Serbian Americans, foodways, Cooking, Serbian, Picnic grounds, Cooking (Chicken), Food habits
Location:
Weirton (W. Va.)
["Every summer Wednesday since 1969, members of the Serbian Eastern Orthodox Church Mens Club have hosted a Chicken Blast at the Serbian Picnic Grounds along Kings Creek outside of Weirton, West Virginia. They roast 300-400 chickens per week as a fundraiser for the maintenance of the picnic grounds. The spits, an industrial brick oven, and walk-in coolers were constructed in the 1960s out of material from Weirton Steel by Mens Club members, most of whom were Weirton Steel employees. Each week, the choir also sells pogacha (a type of Serbian bread), haluski or cabbage and noodles, corn on the cob, strudel and other desserts. The bar at the picnic grounds is also open, serving beer and Slivovitz.See the short video and audio documentary about the Chicken Blasts, produced by the West Virginia Folklife Program and West Virginia Public Broadcasting: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/01/27/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpGF-MFUlhYhttps://soundcloud.com/wvpublicnews/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast"]%

497. John Kosanovich tests the temperature of roasting chickens at the Serbian Picnic Grounds in Weirton

Identifier:
4224.SerbianChickenBlast.Video.001.8.8.18
Title:
John Kosanovich tests the temperature of roasting chickens at the Serbian Picnic Grounds in Weirton
Date:
2018-08-08
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Cooking, Serbian, Serbian Americans, Picnic grounds, Food habits, foodways, Orthodox Eastern Church, Cooking (Chicken)
Location:
Weirton (W. Va.)
["Every summer Wednesday since 1969, members of the Serbian Eastern Orthodox Church Mens Club have hosted a Chicken Blast at the Serbian Picnic Grounds along Kings Creek outside of Weirton, West Virginia. They roast 300-400 chickens per week as a fundraiser for the maintenance of the picnic grounds. The spits, an industrial brick oven, and walk-in coolers were constructed in the 1960s out of material from Weirton Steel by Mens Club members, most of whom were Weirton Steel employees. Each week, the choir also sells pogacha (a type of Serbian bread), haluski or cabbage and noodles, corn on the cob, strudel and other desserts. The bar at the picnic grounds is also open, serving beer and Slivovitz.See the short video and audio documentary about the Chicken Blasts, produced by the West Virginia Folklife Program and West Virginia Public Broadcasting: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/01/27/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpGF-MFUlhYhttps://soundcloud.com/wvpublicnews/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast"]%

498. John Kosanovich adds wood to the fire for roasting chickens at the Serbian Picnic Grounds in Weirton

Identifier:
4224.SerbianChickenBlast.Video.002.8.8.18
Title:
John Kosanovich adds wood to the fire for roasting chickens at the Serbian Picnic Grounds in Weirton
Date:
2018-08-08
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
foodways, Cooking (Chicken), Orthodox Eastern Church, Cooking, Serbian, Picnic grounds, Food habits, Serbian Americans
Location:
Weirton (W. Va.)
["James Shaffer, b. 1929, of Charleston Broom and Mop, in Loudendale, WV is one of the last commercial broom makers in the state of West Virginia. He began making brooms at the age of 17 and at the time of the interview, still maintained a shop outside of Charleston. See the short video produced in partnership with West Virginia Public Broadcasting:, James Shaffer, Charleston Broom & Mop Company at https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=O3lrgTn2hyM and the interview with Jim, Building a Broom by Feel: Jim Shaffer by Emily Hilliard in Southern Cultures fall 2017, Vol. 23, No. 3: Things at http://www.southerncultures.org/article/building-broom-feel-jim-shaffer/"]%

499. Jim Shaffer's lunch box

Identifier:
4224.ShafferJames.Photo.002.10.17.16
Title:
Jim Shaffer's lunch box
Date:
2016-10-17
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Broom and brush industry, Food habits, Broom and brush industry--Employees, foodways, Charleston (W. Va.)
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["On September 21, 2017, old-time musician and writer Pete Koskys Appalachian Studies class at South Charleston High School made biscuits in a cast iron Dutch oven over a charcoal fire at the ROTC picnic shelter on the school campus. Kosky invited state folklorist Emily Hilliard to the class."]%

500. Biscuits cooking in a cast iron skillet in the picnic shelter at South Charleston High School

Identifier:
4224.SouthCharlestonBiscuitMakingPhoto.001.9.21.17
Title:
Biscuits cooking in a cast iron skillet in the picnic shelter at South Charleston High School
Date:
2017-09-21
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Food habits, Dutch oven cooking, foodways, Biscuits
Location:
South Charleston (W. Va.)
["On September 21, 2017, old-time musician and writer Pete Koskys Appalachian Studies class at South Charleston High School made biscuits in a cast iron Dutch oven over a charcoal fire at the ROTC picnic shelter on the school campus. Kosky invited state folklorist Emily Hilliard to the class."]%

501. One of Pete Kosky's Appalachian Studies students bakes biscuits in a Dutch oven

Identifier:
4224.SouthCharlestonBiscuitMakingPhoto.002.9.21.17
Title:
One of Pete Kosky's Appalachian Studies students bakes biscuits in a Dutch oven
Date:
2017-09-21
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
foodways, Dutch oven cooking, Food habits, Biscuits
Location:
South Charleston (W. Va.)
["On September 21, 2017, old-time musician and writer Pete Koskys Appalachian Studies class at South Charleston High School made biscuits in a cast iron Dutch oven over a charcoal fire at the ROTC picnic shelter on the school campus. Kosky invited state folklorist Emily Hilliard to the class."]%

502. Pete Kosky's South Charleston High School Appalachian Studies class makes biscuits

Identifier:
4224.SouthCharlestonBiscuitMakingPhoto.003.9.21.17
Title:
Pete Kosky's South Charleston High School Appalachian Studies class makes biscuits
Date:
2017-09-21
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Dutch oven cooking, foodways, Food habits, Biscuits
Location:
South Charleston (W. Va.)
["On September 21, 2017, old-time musician and writer Pete Koskys Appalachian Studies class at South Charleston High School made biscuits in a cast iron Dutch oven over a charcoal fire at the ROTC picnic shelter on the school campus. Kosky invited state folklorist Emily Hilliard to the class."]%

503. South Charleston High School's Appalachian Studies class enjoys biscuits with sorghum

Identifier:
4224.SouthCharlestonBiscuitMakingPhoto.004.9.21.17
Title:
South Charleston High School's Appalachian Studies class enjoys biscuits with sorghum
Date:
2017-09-21
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
foodways, Food habits, Dutch oven cooking, Biscuits
Location:
South Charleston (W. Va.)
["On September 21, 2017, old-time musician and writer Pete Koskys Appalachian Studies class at South Charleston High School made biscuits in a cast iron Dutch oven over a charcoal fire at the ROTC picnic shelter on the school campus. Kosky invited state folklorist Emily Hilliard to the class."]%

504. Pete Kosky's Appalachian Studies Class makes biscuits in the ROTC picnic shelter at South Charleston High School, 1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.SouthCharlestonBiscuitMakingPhoto.005.9.21.17
Title:
Pete Kosky's Appalachian Studies Class makes biscuits in the ROTC picnic shelter at South Charleston High School, 1 of 2
Date:
2017-09-21
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
foodways, Food habits, Dutch oven cooking, Biscuits
Location:
South Charleston (W. Va.)