April 22, 2025

For Immediate Release Lorain County Family Recipes: History and Traditions from Pierogis to Plum Dumplings (History Press) Twenty-five recipes brought to Lorain County from around the world (Lorain, Ohio April 2025)—Lorain County attracted people from all around the globe in search of a better life, and these intrepid immigrants brought their culinary traditions and know-how with them. This book shares stories of how people from dozens of ethnicities made their way here, particularly (but certainly not exclusively) to Lorain for steel mill jobs, and records their melting pot memories and mouthwatering recipes. “Regardless of when and from where a family