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Mollie Ingber: Creative Cooking

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FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1988

NAME: Mollie Ingber
AGE: 66
OCCUPATION: Cookbook author and

baker at Zingerman's Delicatessen in
Ann Arbor.
FAMILY: Married to Abe Ingber, co-owner
of Diehl Auto Parts. Three children:
Jeffrey, a dentist in Pontiac; Paul, an
attorney in Southfield; and daughter
Rickie Sue, residing in California. Nine
grandchildren.
EDUCATION: Graduate of Central High
School. One year at the University of
Michigan.
SYNAGOGUE: Beth Israel Congregation.

ORGANIZATIONS: Past sisterhood
president of Beth Israel in 1948 and
1977, Hadassah member and founding
member of an Ann Arbor ORT chapter
and past president..
FAVORITE BOOK: "Gone With The Wind"
by Margaret Mitchell. "Exodus" by
Leon Uris.
HOBBIES: Oil painting, sewing, crewel,
baking, ceramics. "I've done everything
that has to do with my hands."
LATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: "The
development of my chocolate mousse
cake. I have been working on this for
several years."
PHILOSOPHY: `Ib be the best I can be
with what I can do. The best wife,
mother . . . the best in everything and
to be a good person."
BACKGROUND: Mollie Blustein Ingber
was born on Rivard Street in Detroit
over her maternal grandfather's store,
DeRoven's Sugar and Feed. She grew up
on the northwest side and attended

Roosevelt, Durfee and Central High
School.
When she was 16 years old, she met
Abe Ingber. These high school
sweethearts married in 1942. As
newlyweds, they moved to Ann Arbor
because Abe's father, Jacob, started a
business there in the hopes that his
children would receive a better
education near the university.
As a young bride, Mollie began to
cook. She loved cooking and was
inspired by her mother-in-law, who was
an excellent baker.
While raising three children, she
became very active in volunteer work in
thd Ann Arbor area. In Hadassah, she
was the membership chairman and
organized many charity bake sales for
the Jewish community. "I baked enough
for 10 people, and I loved it." She was
also involved with her synagogue, Beth
Israel Congregation.
In later years, Mollie began giving
Jewish cookery lessons. Most of her
pupils were professors' wives. She
decided to write a cookbook and donate
the profits to the new building of Beth
Israel, and to cancer and heart funds.
"Also, I wanted to leave something of
myself to my grandchildren."
Her self-published cookbook, "Why
Don't You Write a Cook?" is no longer
in print. "I've had four printings of my
book and have been asked to reprint my
book again, but I'm interested in other
things now."
Her project for the last six years has
been baking for Zingerman's. "I really
enjoy it." Her delicious desserts —
carrot cakes, cheesecakes and mousse
cakes — are well-known. People on the
streets of Ann Arbor refer to her as the
"Cookie Lady." Her cookie specialties
are a ginger molasses snap and
oatmeal-chocolate-chip-raisin-nut. When
she is not baking for Zingerman's, she
gives private baking lessons for young
brides.
Mollie Ingber is very content as
mother, wife and baker. She is proud of
the fact that all her children married
Jews. "I've been blessed. I have no
problem family."

TIDBITS

DOE DAY

Chairman CELL SINGER and co-chair
DEBBIE SILBER recently planned "Doe
Day: A Day at the Spa" for Tam
O'Shanter's women members. The day
started perfectly for SANDY PANUSH
and KAREN LEVITZ, who sent their kids
to camp and then hit golf balls. After a
group walk, tennis, aerobics and many
other fitness activities, the women chose a

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