Mrs. Kasdan's 'Love and Knishes'

Best Literary Epicurean Treat

On the jacket of "Love and educator. In "Education Is a
Knishes: An Irrepressible Guide Wonderful Thing" she speaks
to Jewish Cooking," the publish- about your babies, about the
ers (Vanguard Press) tell as wife's being out late to prepare
that the author, Sara Kasdan, dinner, and the quickies offered
"started life with the most im- through "Love and Knishes."
portant requisite for the making There is also the matter of
of a good cook—she was hun- salads: "Papa Called It Grass."
gry." That's a good point—but
There is "Yam Kippur
an even better one about the Cookery," with a drawing
book is the author has an ex- displaying pantries and a re-
cellent sense of humor. The frigerator under locks, and
combination — her ability to with the telling legend under
laugh and to supervise cook- it: "Ah ha! You looked.
ing — has resulted in one of Shame an you! You should
the most exciting books of the be fasting."
year.
Then come recipes for Pass-
Let's look at "Love and over, "Strudel Comes But Once
Knishes" from its very begin- a Year," "Kosher Kockt'ls,"
ning. It is superbly illustrated "How to Pickle a Tongue But It
by Louis Slobodkin. Its first Shoudn't Talk Back," and lots
pun is its dedication—"to the more fun, recipes and food for
wonderful women who never those who enjoy a good laugh
cooked from a book," and its and for the gourmet.
initial Declaration of Culinary
The wit of Mrs. Kasdan is
Principles: "If the way to a evidenced by her reproducing
man's heart is through his Sam Levenson's "My Mother's
stomach, then knishes will get Recipe for Gehakt Leber":
there faster . . . and stay
"My mother made gehakte
longer."
leber mostly out of cuts even
These are followed by ac- the cow never used: milts
knowledgments—to the Israel
Embassy for Israeli recipes, to
Lucille Webster "for nagging
and proofreading " "to my hus-
band and children for eating,"
and others.
Then comes a glossary, from
which we quote just a few:
"Lox: a partner to bagels

(spleen), bock (cheek), harts
(heart), loong (lung). Add a
touch of liver for flavor. Drench
the entire mixture with warm
chicken fat. Only one ingredi-
ent is essential—hungry chil-
dren."
If this reviewer were to quote
from her recipes, he would off:-.,r
his readers "Israeli Borscht."
But there is too much more to
be derived from "Love and
Knishes" and from this point on
you must turn to Sara Kasdan's
book, which we recommend as
the best literary epicurean treat
of the year.

Arlazaroff Branch 137 Slates Annual Banquet

Chrysler Tordward Look'

Long-range plans to broaden
the market for the Imperial
automobile starting with the
1957 models were announced by
C. E. Briggs, vice president in
charge of sales, Chrysler Di-
vision.
The most luxurious Forward
Look car will be offered in four
distinct series for the first time
this fall. A complete selection of
body styles will be available for
the first time.
Strengthening of the Imperial
dealer group in preparation for
this major market broadening
was begun two years ago, Mr.
Briggs said.

Wednesday will mark the first
time that Arzaloff Branch 137
of the Farband Labor Zionist
Order holds its annual banquet
in the new Labor Zionist Insti-
tute, 19161 Schaefer.
The program is scheduled for
6:30 - p.m. in the building's
Schaver Auditorium, named for
Morris L. Schaver, president of
Arzaloff Branch.

Detroit Socialites Plan
Games Night, Masquerade
Two events are planned this
month by Detroit Socialites, the
first a games night program, to
be held Sunday evening, at
Westown Hall, Fenkell and Bir-
wood. Dancing and refresh-
ments are planned.
On Oct. 27, a Halloween
dance is planned in the May-
fair Room on Dexter. Costumes
and masquerade will be op-
tional, states Rose Altman,
executive secretary.

Featured on the program will
be an address by Rabbi Morris
Adler and a musical program
by Cantor Ihil Gildin, of Beth
Aaron Synagogue, who will be
accompanied by Bella Goldberg
at the piano.
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A Program YOU'LL Enjoy

. . . Mechiah: someone else
doing the dishes . . . Nicht
Gefehrlich: So what if the
cake did fall! Let 'em eat

bread.! . . Zei Gesundt:
You cook it your way, I'll
cook it mine."
Every chapter is a humorous
essay in this book. For in-
stance, Mrs. Kasdan starts 'off
by stating: "Jewish food is good
food, so why shouldn't every-
body like to eat it even if he
is not Jewish?" Then come the
punchlines:
"I have come to the con-
_ elusion that a good JeWish
cook must cook by taste, so
my advice to you is to find a

Jewish friend . . • But if you
can get yourself invited to
dinners, so why should you
wear yourself out cooking?
So give up already. Send
`Love and Knishes' to a
friend."

In the chapter "All I Do Is
Push a Button," she tells you
what happens because "now-
adays we've got it easy." "The
Atomatic-Automatic Co. is not
anti-Semitic," she w r it e s.
"They've got an oven for Mil-
chiks . . . flaishiks" and "they
have gentile customers, too."
Then come the recipes . . .
and every selection is marked
by humorous comments. She
tells you how to prepare soups
and then: "Oodles and Noodles
or My War With Lokchen." The
way she looks at it is that "a
cook should attack a noodle
dough like she was an aggressor
in a cold war."
In spite of the title, you are
not treated merely to knishes.
Her boOk introduces the reader
to every imaginable Jewish dish.
A recipe on "schmaltz and
greebenes" concludes a chapter
entitled "Put Some Schmaltz In
It."
All kinds of "flaish" and
sauerbrauten recipes are in-
cluded in a chapter "So From
Hunger You Won't Starve."
Under "Cholent" you have re-
cipes that are "like having your
cake and eating it too."

"Tzirnmes and a Gahntze
Tzinimes is another nostalgic
chapter, the punch-lines of
which are: "A tziinmes is
why a tzimmes is a delicacy,
a maichel. You could be even
the President of the United
States and you would enjoy a
good tzinintes."

And so we go down the line
in this 190-page book (including
a complete index), and we are
told "How I Cook My Goose,'
"Gahakte Leber Ordinaire, or
With Social Standing Transla-
tion: Chopped Liver, Plain and
Fancy," "Friday Is Fish," etc.
Mrs. Kasdan also acts the

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