Jewish Meals
Try and Stop Me
By Mildred Grosberg Benin
By BENNETT CERF
(Copyright, 1965, JTA, Inc.)
Let's get 1965 off to a doubly
sweet start with two desserts made
with sweet potatoes.
The sweet potato, one of the
many gifts from the New World
to the Old, is a tropical, perennial,
trailing herb which is grown for
its swollen tuber-like roots. Al-
though it is native to warm cli-
mates, it is grown commercially
as far north as New Jersey.
Most of the time we use it as a
vegetable in place of the white
potato, which incidentally got its
name from the sweet. which was
the original "batata" or potato.
However, it is delicious when used
in other types of recipe, and is
frequently prepared as a dessert.
In our own traditional cooking,
there is a kugel made with raw
grated sweet potatoes. An old re-
cipe dating from colonial days de-
scribes a pudding of boiled sweet
potatoes seasoned with dates,
lemon. and spices, and topped with
frosting.
Many exceptionally delicious pud-
dings are found in the cooking of
South and Central America. Sweet
Potato Refrigerator P u d d i n g,
which is a variation of one of
these, is a very sophisticated des-
sert forGa dinner party or late sup-
per. Not at all sweet. but rich in
flavor. it can be made in advance
SIGNS OF THE TIMES:
and forgotten until just before
Outside a real estate office: "For land's sake, drop in. -
On an Illinois highway: "Main road open while detour is being serving time.
Added advantages are that it is
repaired."
Three separate signs in the window of a snack bar outside Atlanta: parve, is very easy to make, and is
1: "Hamburgers, 5 cents." 2: "4-course steak diner: 60 cents." 3: "This most unusual. Although it may be
kept in the freezing unit for a few
place for sale. No reasonable offer will be refused."
Jim Marshall swears that these citizens actually EXIST: Hans R. weeks. it will not harden, but will
Dirty Jr.: Goan, Wash. . . . Quoth D. Raven: Never, Mo. . .. G. Therza remain creamy and just firm
enough for instant serving.
Mighty: Pretty, Miss. . . . Ide Lamy: Down, N.D. . . . Lettice Finder:
Sweet Potato Pie is one of the
Shady, Del. . I. M. Phelin: Slightly, Ill. . . Wish I. Newther: Reese,
glories of the cooking of the
N.Y. . . C. U. Sunday: Early, Mass. . . . Will U. Raider: Cookie, Ga.
Southern states: maple syrup, one
.. . (It's not quite as easy as it looks YOU try it!)
of the delights of the North. When
* *
we combine the two we get a
Overheard: Wife: "Isn't it disgusting the way those men are wonderful new d e s s e r t, an all-
staring at that blonde climbing on to a bus?" Husband: -"What men?" American Pie, which can be pre-
pared either as a parve or dairy
maichel. The texture is somewhat
Massada Dig Yields
Hebrew U. Dining Hall
like that of a pumpkin pie.
Fragment of Psalms
In both recipes, baked, boiled,
to Bear Grossinger Name
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A white
NEW YORK — A new dining or vacuum-packed canned sweet
parchment with the last chapter hall will be constructed on the cen- potatoes may be used. If the
of the Book of Psalms was dis- tral campus of the Hebrew Univer- canned are selected, be sure to
covered last weekend during the sity of Jerusalem in memory of purchase those which are not in
excavation of Herod's palace and Mrs. Jennie Grossinger. New York syrup. If boiled potatoes are used,
fortresses at Massada near the State resort owner, it was an- drain them well. The quality of
Dead Sea.
nounced by the American Friends both desierts depends on the
smoothness of the potatoes, so it
The parchment of the 150th of the Hebrew University.
Psalm and an earlier discovery
The $100.000 dining hall will be is important to mash them thor-
of portions of the Book of Leviticus housed in the Jewish National and oughly. An electric blender will
are considered to be the most University Library, largest build- do a fine job of making them com-
significant discoveries so far in ing on the campus and the central pletely free of lumps. Finally,
in planning your menu, omit po-
this final season of exploration atl
library of both the university and
patoes with the main dish.
the site of the last stronghold of •
the state of Israel. The Jennie
Jewish resistance to the Roman
SWEET POTATO REFRIGERATOR
Grossinger Dining Hall, which will
PUDDING
conquest of Palestine in the first
provide
meals
to
students
at
nomi-
cups cooked, mashed sweet potatoes
2
1.,
century C.E.
I . cup light or dark rum
Other finds include scores of nal costs, was announced in con- 1'
Toa
l ; sted a r coconut
pottery fragments inscribed in He- junction with recently established .2 Vo
cup mixed candied fruits, finely ,
brew, Latin, Aramaic and Greek I Dr. Joseph J. Schwartz Fund for
diced
Leadership Training at the He-
,•:3 cup water
and a hoard of ancient coins.
3 tablespoons honey
brew University.
DETERMINED to break Mark Twain of his habit of cussing
everything and everybody, his wife decided, when all
other remedies had failed dismally, to start swearing herself.
Twain listened to her pa-
tiently and without corn-
ment for a full week, then
demolished her by putting
a hand on her shoulder,
and assuring her, "Livy,
you've got the words, but
you don't have the tune."
* * *
The late Irish wit and
novelist, Brendan Behan,
vowed that this actually
happened in a Dublin book-
shop: a brand new clerk
solemnly assured a custom-
/ 2-1 )1
er that she hadn't the New
Testament in stock because
it wasn't out yet—and offered her the Old Testament instead!
* * *
At a dreary cocktail party in London some years ago, the
rash hostess asked George Bernard Shaw, "Are you enjoying
yourself?" "I am," Shaw assured her, "but that's all I'm en-
joying."
* * *
Entry in a Russian encyclopedia dated 2164: "KHRU-
SHCHEV, NIKITA' S.: A minor art critic of the MAO TSE-
TUNG era."
Researcher Reconstructs
Ancient Book on Magic
NEW YORK (JTA)—The story
of the finding and reconstruction
of an ancient Jewish mysterious
manuscript on magic was pre-
sented at the 37th annual meeting
here of the American Academy
for Jewish Research.
The report was given by Dr.
Mordechai Margalioth, professor of
midrashic and Gaonic literature at
the Jewish Theological Seminary
of America. The manuscript is
Serer Ha-Razim, Book of Secrets,
which was written in the 2nd Cen-
tury of the Common Era by mem-
bers of an unidentified Jewish
Gnostic sect. It was lost after the
8th Century.
Dr. Margalioth found what he
believed to be fragments of the
lost book several years ago, find-
ing parts of the document in vari-
ous cities, the last being Lenin-
grad. He uncovered the fragments
there, and microfilms were sent
to him in this country.
EiTn„i ps
C't 666
Rights for Soviet Jews
Aim of Group in Israel
TEL AVIV (JTA)—A public
committee for Soviet Jewry was
set up here at a meeting held in
Sokolow House in the presence of
Chief Rabbi Isser Yehuda Unter-
Ground cinnamon or nutmeg
Freshly cooked or vacuum-packed
cLnned sweet potatoes may be used.
A 1-pound, 2-ounce can contains tne
correct amount needed. Drain the pota-
toes thoroughly and mash them perfect-
ly smooth. In a small bowl combine
the rum and candied fruit and let
them stand. covered, for one to two
hours. Combine the sugar, water and
honey in a small saucepan, bring to a
boil. then simmer for 5 minutes. Grad-
ually beat this syrup into the sweet
potatoes, then beat in the fruits and
the rum in which they soaked. Let
cool completely, then store the pud-
ding in a covered bowl for 2 days. At
serving time, mound attractively in in-
dividual serving dishes and sprinkle
lightly with nutmeg or cinnamon, and
toasted coconut. If this pudding is to
be served at a dairy meal, a garnish of
whipped cream may be added. The
recipe makes 5 to 6 portions.
man, Dr. Nahum Goldmann, presi-
dent of the World Jewish Congress,
and representatives of various
groups.
The new committee, it was
stressed, was not an anti-Soviet
one, but a group aimed at assuring
• • •
to Soviet Jews all civil rights in- ALL-AMERICAN SWEET POTATO PIE
cluding the right to practice their 11/2 cups mashed, cooked sweet
potatoes
religion and cultural activities.
2 eggs, well-beaten
sy cup maple-flavored syrup
Heine Monument Smeared
BONN (JTA) The monument
here erected to Heinrich Heine,
famed German Jewish poet, was
found desecrated this weekend by
unknown vandals who smeared it
with chalk. Police have been un-
able to apprehend the culprits.
Heads Exhibit Managers
Leonard Abrams, exposition di-
rector for the American Society of
Tool and Manufacturing Engineers,
was elected president of the Na-
tional Association of Exhibit Man-
agers at a New Orleans meeting.
2 tablespoons melted parve
margarine or butter
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon •
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 9-inch unbaked pie shell
Combine the sweet potatoes, eggs,
syrup, shortening and spices thorough-
ly. Pour into the pie shell. Bake at 425
degrees F. for 10 minutes, then quickly
.lower the heat to 350 degrees F. Con-
tinue baking about 30 .minutes longer,
until the filling and crust are nicely
browned and the filling is firm. Cool,
then keep refrigerated. To freeze, wrap
the cooled pie in aluminum foil or
freezer paper and store. Defrost at room
temperature, still wrapped, then keep
in the refrigerator. For a dairy meal
the pie may be topped with slightly
sweetened whipped cream. Cut into 6
or 8 portions, as desired.
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, January 1, 1965-11
Jordan to. Admit
Jewish Tourists?
Like
Ricazdi4 Cocktail's got it!
WASHINGTON (JTA)=Jordan
will no longer require that Amer-
ican citizens obtain visas, the
United States was notified, appar-
ently meaning that Americans will
be admitted regardless of religion.
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