We've used the term Bohunk for *years* around here (in eastern ND) and no one thinks anything of it. TM's right...it's not considered offensive around here, it has more of a friendly/teasing sort of connotation. We're pretty laid back and more accepting of lots of things. Most people around here are from the Slavic nations, Germany, Poland and Scandinavia. And Iceland.
I had thought it was a slang form of Bohemian so I looked it up. According to merriam-webster.com: "Etymology: "Bo"hemian + "Hunk" person of central European descent, by shortening & alteration from Hungarian" I guess I was partly right. :)
I do a syrup like that, have for years. Used when I make Indian sweets, particularly Jalabee, which usually look like orange spirals, soaked in syrup.
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recommending this recipe - just the info. I learned to make them fromthe woman that catered my Indian wedding, she made fantaastic sweets, andtaught me a few kinds. These can be really too sweet, and part of thesecret is to include some citrus in the simple syrup. The other part isthat these must be the right consistency, fry pretty quickly, and go rightinto the syrup from the frying. Doesn't take much citrus juice, but kind oflends a light, clean touch to the syrup. Also, I use a different flourmixture, which includes Besan, aka chick pea flour. FWIW, exDH loved when we'd go to his alumni functions, for the surprise factor. He went to a sort of MIT/Cal Tech/CMU version in India (private Uni) and there is a pretty good sized alumni group here in DC. The women, always so amazingly rude to me. The guys, hit or miss - being another dorky engineer helped. Anyhow, at the big picnic - pot luck - he signed us up to bring a sweet (desert). So, I brought 2 large foil steam pans of Jaleebi. It was a riot to watch the reactions of people when they found out the pale, red-head had made them. It's pretty rare for people to make their own sweets - not like we may just bake cookies or do a cake. Takes a lot of work, and so most people buy them at their local little Indian shop. There is always some local that makes them and so the "home made" trays are in the shop.
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