Uncle Myron's granddaughter's wedding . . . and Poppyseed Cake

Uncle Myron with his daughter Val and two of her sons

Uncle Myron's daughter-in-law, Liz 

Uncle Myron's sons George and Ernie  

Uncle Wes's son, Larry, and his wife, Heather

Val's cousin’s daughter and husband from Winnipeg on her dad’s side of the family

Melanie and David

Uncle Myron's granddaugher, Vanessa, and Marilyn's son, Sean

Vanessa is my cousin George's daughter

                     Uncle Myron with his daughter-in-law, Rachel, son Clifford, and granddaughter

Aunt Nellie's son, Jimmy

Jimmy's wife, Laurie

Marilyn's daughter, MaryAn

Marilyn's son, Jonathan

Serg

Aunt Nellie's son, Vern, Melanie, and Uncle Wes's son, Ivan

                    my brother George, cousin Marilyn, cousin Clifford, Aline

 

my brother George's granddaughter, DJ

Uncle Wes's grandson seated with his grandmother, Marion, standing behind 

                                                  Nick & Anne Kereluk, friends of the family

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When I was growing up, there were always loads of cakes and pies on the tables at a Ukrainian wedding.

  Here’s a recipe from Lois Syhut in Sonningdale, Saskatchewan  for delicious

POPPYSEED CAKE

2 cups flour

1/8 tsp salt

2 tsp baking powder

½ cup poppy seeds

1 ½ cups sugar, divided

½ cup coconut oil or butter

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup milk

½ cup egg whites (or 4)

*Set aside a well-greased 9 inch tube pan. 

*Start oven preheating to 350.

*In a medium bowl, stir together flour, salt, baking powder, and poppy seeds.

*In a large bowl, beat together 1 ¼ cup sugar, coconut oil, and vanilla. 

*Beat in some flour and then some milk.  Keep alternating until done.

*Beat egg whites until soft peaks form.  Then beat until stiff with the remaining ¼ cup sugar.

*Fold egg whites into batter.

*Turn into tube pan.  Bake for 50 minutes.

*Stand on wire rack.  Remove from pan after 10 minutes. 

*When cool, spread with a vanilla butter-cream icing or a cream cheese icing. 

Yum!

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My cousin Gerald is Uncle Myron's son.

 Gerald and his wife, Val, were in Ukraine last month where they had a wonderful time as guests at a wedding.

It occurred to me that they might enjoy a trip down memory lane.

The pictures I have shared in this post are from their daughter’s wedding in 2003. 

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Thanks, Marilyn, for sending me the pictures in COLOUR you took at that wedding!
  
P.S.  Marilyn tells me that Father Bryan Bayda is now a bishop!