With bagels sold on every corner and in the supermarket frozen food section why bother to make them at home? Sadly, many of those so called bagels are nothing more than soft rolls with holes in their middles. In Poland and in the Jewish neighborhoods of the early 20th century US, bagels were crisp on … Continue reading
Kiddush is the blessing over the wine. Kiddush is also the name of a post Sabbath morning services reception which begins with the recitation of the kiddush blessing. Kiddushes which are actually open house parties are a feature of synagogue life. At many synagogues there is a kiddush every week. Sometimes a congregant will sponsor … Continue reading
Way, way back in history, before brisket of beef and roast chicken were even invented there was the meat pie. In his authoratitive history of Jewish “Eat and Be Satisfied,” John Cooper says that this in Central and Eastern Europe a meat pie called a pastide was the Friday night entre of choice. The pastide … Continue reading
