In truth, these are nothing like the other pierogi in this chapter. The intense aromas and flavors of this delicacy are never far from Peter’s collection of childhood food memories. Today, so many years later, he can close his eyes and see the kitchen of his childhood...shiny mint-green walls...big white stove with a few black, chipped spots on the white porcelain corners...a big silver-gray pot of boiling water...a long shiny knife a scuffed, brown cutting board a log of f