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By LEAH W. LEONARD
(Author "Jewish Cookery)
AJP Feature
leecipei
ribs or "soup meat")
1 teaspoon salt
5 ,i cup sugar or honey
Cold water to cover
1 small onion
2 tablespoons chicken fat
table shortening
2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons flour
Sear the meat on all sides an
add the finely diced onions
turning meat till onions an
meat are nicely browned. Us ,
the heavy pot in which thi. i
Tzimmes is to be cooked. I c
small potatoes are used, pare •
rinse and add whole. If larg
potatoes are preferred, cut int o
11/2 inch cubes. Add potatoes t )
the meat and then the draine 1
prunes. Cover with cold wale
and cook over. moderate heat
uncovered, for 45 minutes. Ad
the seasonings and sweetening ,
reduce heat to a mild simmer
adjust the cover on the pot s
that steam will escape to pre -
vent sogginess, and cook 4.
minutes to one hour longer. I
additional water is required
small amounts of boiling Ovate
may be added as required to pre .
vent scorching. Add the liqui
at side of contents in pot an
shake the pot gently to distri
bate. This mixture must no
become soupy or mushy. D ■
NOT STIR IT. Shake the po ;
gently during the cooking pro •
cess. To make the thickenin g
or EINBREN, heat the shorten
ing in a frying pan and stir i
the flour till lightly browned
Add aboUt half a cup of liqui d
from the Tzimmes, stirring i
till thick and free from lumps
Add and shake pot gently to '
distribute this thickening. Le t
cook three to five minutes be
fore serving. Serve as main dish
or poultry accompaniment.
Serves 4 to 6.
or vege-
A Happy New Year, dear read-
ers!
Scrape and slice or dice car-
Jewish food customs, especial-
ly associated with holidays, •ots. Pare and cut potatoes and
have been a kind of Esperanto, sweet potatoes into one-inch
an "international" language, in rounds. Sear the meat in the
our long and honorable history. pot to be used—a heavy alum-
In Jewish homes in every coun- inum pot or Dutch Oven is best
try under the sun, Rosh Hash- --and when the meat is browned
anah will be celebrated in the on all sides, add the prepared
traditional manner. The tradi- vegetables, salt and sugar or
tions of the kitchen will be honey. Cover with cold water
amalgamated into the fabric of about one-inch over all and
this thing called "peoplehood," bring to boil over moderate heat.
regardless of the particular citi- Remove cover and skim. Reduce
heat to a simmer and let cook
zenship of the family.
uncovered 2 1/2 to 3 hours or till the
What are some of these tradi- meat is very tender. Do not stir
tional food customs which have the contents of pot. To prevent
clustered about Rosh Hashanah? sticking, shake pot occasionally.
There are- several beautiful Water may be added if necessary
ones. First. it has been custom- a little at a time. If onion is
ary to serve honey, the symbol used, it should be peeled and
of sweetness of Life. Place a cut into to permit flow of juice,
bowl of honey on the holiday and added - after boiling begins.
table and next to it, have a dish The onion should not be per-
of apple slices to be dipped into mitted to cook apart but lifted
the honey as these are passed out before it disintegrates. When
around the table. "A sweet and the liquid has been reduced by
happy New Year!"
half and the meat is tender,
In the kitchen there will be brown the flour in melted short-
waiting to be served a TZIMMES, ening in a frying pan or shallow
a combination of meat, carrots, sauce pan and stir in about a
potatoes and sweet potatoes. The half cup of liquid from pot to
very word TZIMMES has gone make a smooth thickening. Add
into the foodlore and folklore of this thickening to the Tzimmes
our people. It has come to mean and shake the pot slightly to
"making a fuss over someone distribute evenly. Turn the
or something, or some event," in mixture into a casserole or bak-
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a favorable and friendly sort of ing pan and bake 30 minutes at
Spiced Pears
way.
350`F or till brown on top.
3 pounds Seekel Pears (the small.
hard variety)
In some families the TZIMMES
PRESSURE COOKER METH-
Whole cloves (about 3 tablespoons)
Cold water to cover
is made of meat, runes and po- OD: Sear the meat in the .cook-
94 cup cider or wine vinegar
tatoes• or meat, rice and prunes. er first then let cool. Add the
1 cup sugar (dark brown, tightly
packed, preferred)
In some families a Carrot prepared vegetables, salt, sugar
1 4
teaspoon cinnamon
Tzimmes has tucked into it3 and onion (if used) AND 1 to 1 1/2
Pare the pears, leaving the
center a Knaidle (dumpling like cups cold water. Cook according stems
intact. Cut out the blos-
ball of dough). But whether to directions for cooker (15 lbs.
ends. If the pears are more
the Tzimmes be of one kind or pressure — 20 minutes). encl. som
11', inches in diameter,
another, Rosh Hashanah is the under cold water before turning than
core them carefully. Stick two or
holiday when it is customary to contents into casserole for bak- three
whole cloves into each
serve this traditional dish.
ing as ab-Ove. Thickening may be pear and cover with cold water.
The traditional method of added just before placing in the Bring to quick boil, skim care-
making Tzimmes of carrots, po- oven or under broiler flame till fully, turn down heat to a mod-
tatoes and -sweet potatoes is the lightly browned.
erate boil and cook till tender
slow cooking procedure. Here is
Prune and Potato Tzimmes
enough to pierce with a tooth-
the recipe:
2 lbs. brisket of beef
pick. The liquid should be re-
Carrot Tzimmes (Serving 6)
1 onion, diced
duced by half. Add sugar, vine-
5 large carrots (11/2 lbs.)
1• lbs potatoes
1 pound large prunes, rinsed in hot gar and cinnamon and cook 5
5 medium whole potatoes
water
3 medium sweet potatoes
to 10 minutes longer, uncovered.
Cold water to cover
21/2 to 3 lbs. beef brisket (short
3 /2 teaspoon salt
Lift the pears into wide. mouth
glass jars or any other covered
glass containers, and pour in the
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Beat Yolks till creamy, add-
ing sugar gradually during the
process, beating with a rotary
beater till smooth and thick. Add
lemon juice and grated rind.
Stir in the hot water gradually
and beat 2 minutes. Beat egg
whites a t room temperature and ,
fold into the creamed mixture.
Sift together flour and salt and
stir in as lightly as possible.
Turn this batter into an un-
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sides of cake stand away from
pan. about 25 minutes. Let cool
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dust top with confectioners'
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