Etymological query

[dsrtao]

Does anyone *not* in my family use the term "bulka" to describe challah made in a pullman-style loaf rather than round or braided?
In Polish it seems to mean a bread roll made with eggs, which is pretty close, and very likely the original source -- but I'm looking for anything in between.

Comments

[cvirtue.livejournal.com]

I grew up with bulkie rolls, which Wikipedia thinks is from the same root word, but they're not like challah.

[dsrtao]

I didn't think of that. Thanks!

It lead me to thinking about alternate spellings, et voila: bulkeh turns out to be commonly used in Yiddish for "challah roll", which is clearly a middle link between Polish and my family's interpretation.

[siderea]

I just saw your post and was going to say, I grew up with "bulkie roll" meaning per bread:challah::hamberger roll:bulkie roll. It was made with egg.

While I'm here, can I just whine a bit about the fact that my local Shaw's does not carry bulkie rolls, while the Giant Eagle in, um, I think it was Portersville, did? My mom has a tradition of using stale bulkie rolls for the breadcrumbs in poultry stuffing, which is delish.

[mama-pipa.livejournal.com]

Thats what I first thought of too..