The book contains many recipes for homemade pastries - from simple pancakes to intricate pies. Pies are a symbol of hospitality, cordiality and benevolence. From time immemorial, it was customary for the Slavs to regale guests with pies. The value of homemade baking is that it is an excuse to gather a good group of friends at the table, each of whom can appreciate the culinary abilities of the hostess.