Tuesday, May 01, 2007
MATZOH BALLS
Like prayer and tfillin, there are two types – sinkers (coarse leaden lumps that descend to the bottom of the soup) and floaters (fluffy kneidelech that bob gracefully on the surface). The dispute about which is better makes the tiff of the Misnagdim and Chassidim pale in comparison. As it should. It is much more important.
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CHEERING ON THE GLADIATORS
At times like these I often remember a phrase from the Babylonian Talmud that is stellarly apposite: "Lo ha kirkus sheli, ve lo ha kofi...
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Another great contribution to the literature of Gastronomic Judaism.
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Ever try Knaidel fly-fishing?
And then there are kofrim like me, who despise all forms of dumpling.
Except, of course, the fried ones.
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