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Holiday
Grocery Shopping Is A Family Affair
Each month in this space, L'Chayim will present a Yiddish lesson
entitled "Du Redst Yiddish (Do You Speak Yiddish?)" whose aim is to
encourage further study of Yiddish. The lesson will include a brief
story utilizing the Yiddish words to be studied, a vocabulary list with
English translations and a family activity which involves using the new
words. Two books Which may be helpful for beginning Yiddish
students are Yiddish for Beginners by Dr. Joffen and Der Yiddisher
Lerer by Goldin. Weinreich's English-Yiddish Dictionary also may be
useful. At the conclusion of each lesson will be a suggested list of
books for persons who wish to further their knowledge.
The lessons were prepared by Mary Koretz of Oak Park. She has
taught both children's and adult classes in Yiddish at the Workmen's
Circle.
Following is this month's lesson:
The whole family decided to go einkoyfin because of the coming
Yom Toy. There was much to buy for Dankstog. First of all, there was
a trip to the yahtkeh for a nice plump indik. Then, the family went on
to the shpiezkrom for cranberry sauce, zeiseh bulbez, nis and
tskehrkehz. The family also made a trip to the behkehrei for a pie
made with kehrbis, followed by a visit to the eisenkrom to buy a new
roasting pan for the large indik. Afterward, they made a trip to the
ahptayke for a large economy-sized Alka Seltzer!
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CHOCOLATE TRIFLE
For the cake, have one of the
children mix by hand in a large
bowl: 2 cups sugar, 1 cup oil, 6
eggs, 1/4 tsp. salt (heaping), 1 cup
cake meal and 2/3 cup cocoa. Let
another child pour into a greased 9
x 13 pan. Have mom bake at 325
degrees for 25-30 minutes. Dad can
cut into squares and freeze for later
use in trifle.
For the mousse, let one of the
children gather the ingredients: 6
tbsps. water, 12 oz. chocolate chips,
8 egg yolks, 8 egg whites and 2
tbsps. sugar. Mom will melt water
and chocolate chips together and
cool. When cooled, let everyone
add egg yolks. Dad can beat egg
whites stiff, and add sugar to egg
whites. Then, he can fold egg
whites into the chocolate mixture.
Everyone can help wash equipment.
Next Month
A special L'Chayim awaits
you! We'll give you everything
you need to know to make this
Chanukah a truly unique one for
you and yor family. Look for it in
your Dec. 11 Jewish News.
FRIDAY, NOV. 20, 1987
einkoyfin
Yom Tov
Dankstog
yahtkeh
indik
shpiezkrom
zeiseh
bulbez
nis
tskehrkehz
behkehrei
kehrbis
eisenkrom
ahptayker
shopping
holiday
Thanksgiving
butcher shop
turkey
grocery
sweet
potatoes
nuts
candy
bakery
pumpkin
hardware store
druggist
Family Activity
Take the whole family grocery
shopping for Thanksgiving and point
out in Yiddish the names of the
items in the story. Or, when you go
grocery shopping, take a Yiddish-
English pocket dictionary and see
how many grocery items on the
shelves have a word for them in
Yiddish.
Recommended
Reading
Some books in English about
the Jewish experience that may be
of interest are: How We Lived by
Irving Howe and Kenneth Libo, a
study of Jewish immigrants in
America from 1880 to 1930, the
lifestyles, people and organizations;
Where Judaism Differed by Abba
Hillel Silver, draws the distinction
between Jewish and Christian
philosophies; and The Joys of
Yiddish by Leo Rosten, a classic in
the field of Jewish humor.
Chocolate, Apple Recipes Family Treats
This month's recipes were
contributed by Sunny Segal of Oak
Park.
L-8
Vocabulary
For the cream, get four
containers of Rich's Rich Whip
Topping. Mom can whip cream to
full volume.
To layer trifle: Use a large glass
bowl with flat bottom. Lay chocolate
cake in bowl to cover whole bottom.
Add chocolate mousse (save some
for next layer(s)). Top with whipped
cream. Repeat all your layers until
you reach top of bowl ending with
the whipped cream. Sprinkle with
chocolate curls or jimmies.
DUTCH APPLE PIE
Dad can preheat oven to 425
degrees.
For the crust, the child can
gather 1 cup shortening, 2 cups
flour (sifted), 2 eggs (beaten), 1/2
tsp. salt, 1/2 cup sugar (heaping).
For the filling, let the kids get 6 tart
apples, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 tsp. salt, 2
tbsps. flour, or, 1 tbsp. tapioca, 1
tbsp. shortening.
Dad can cut shortening into
sifted flour with two knives. Mom
can slowly add eggs, salt, sugar.
Mix, and chill well before rolling out.
Makes one double crust for filling.
Mom can pare and slice apples.
The kids can mix dry ingredients
together and combine with apple
slices.
Line pie plate with pastry and
fill with apple mixture. Dot with
shortening and top with long pastry
strips, in a weaving fashion.
heat to 350 degrees for 45 minutes
more.
Bake 15 minutes at 425
degrees in a 9 x 13 pan. Reduce
Sunny Segal is a kosher gourmet cook who
also teaches Israeli dancing.
Being Thankful
The meaning of Thanksgiving
Day can be expressed in a story
about the people in the legendary
village of Chelm.
When Shepsel, the son of
Yankel the farmer, returned home
form the university as an
accountant, his father took him
into the cheese-making business.
Shepsel sat down with all the
books and papers his father
accumulated over the years. After
a few days of looking through the
scraps of papers, he turned to his
father and said, "Papa, I don't
understand this. You supply
everyone in the village of Chelm
with cheese and you send
cheese to all the big cities, but
your bookkeeping system is
impossible. There is no way of
knowing if you are making a
profit."
"Well," said Yankel "is that
bad?"
"Of course it's bad,"
exclaimed his son, the
accountant.
"Really, Papa, how do you
know how much profit you have
A Chelm Tale
earned since you went into
business?"
The old man stroked his
beard and said, "Shepsel, my
son, when I started this business
40 years ago, I had one cow, one
acre of land and a small home.
Now, I have a herd of over 100
cows, I own more than 100 acres
of land, I have a beautiful house
and a wonderful son, an
accountant."
"But Papa," exclaimed his
son, "I repeat, how do you know
how much profit you made since
you went into business?"
The old man smiled and
said, "That is simple. To figure
my profit, simply subtract the one
cow, the one acre and the little
house, and all the rest is my
profit."
On Thanksgiving Day, think
of what you started with. Think of
what you had five years ago, ten
years ago, 20 years ago, and
what you have now. All that is
profit! Be thankful to God for His
blessings.