Sunday, April 21, 2013

Fertilizer Plant Explosion in West, TX, 76691

Kolaches, 
Ethnic Czech pastry, West, TX
 When we learned about the fertilizer plant blowing up in West, TX, we thought of this baby town 70 miles south of Dallas-Ft.Worth and 20 miles north or Waco.  When we drive from Laurie's and the girls in Arlington between Dallas and Ft.Worth to go to Austin to see Neal and Carla and Gretchen we get off I-35 at West to buy kolaches, the Czech pastry filled with either fruit or sausage.  The selection is huge.  This store is a combination bakery, deli and gas station. 
The kolache bakery in West, TX
Czechs immigrated to West in the 1890's bringing their culture and opening up many businesses which remain to this day.  Here is this little town with a majority of European's from the former Czechoslovakia -- the overlap brings us smiles.   A hotel in West is called the Czech Inn.  The bakery is always busy and is open 24/7.  Business continued as usual when the accident occurred.
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  1. ForsythiaApril 24, 2013 at 7:05 AM

    When Phil was driving Becky to Colorado many many years ago (for an extended visit with a friend) they stopped at a town in Iowa (I think) settled almost entirely by Czechs. He would love the bakery you found in Texas. He grew up in a largely Eastern European neighborhood in Cleveland and here's how they pronounced "kolache"--"ko LATCH key".

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