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nce upon a time, cookbooks

learn how to get people to work
were an oddity; recipes were
together, find a printer, an artist, do
handed down on scraps of
publicity, sell the books, etc.
paper or simply by word of mouth. In
"Of course, they were also a way
1871, when the first Jewish cookbook
for women to give and share recipes,
was published in this country, women
to try and taste the recipes. The early
were able to pass on traditions and
charity cookbooks make the invis-
innovations in a very public way.
ible visible and are part of our Jewish
Since then, from generation to gen-
heritage and of America's culinary
eration, from one coast to the other,
heritage. I also noticed that the Jewish
food continues to connect us all, and
charities frequently injected more
cookbooks are but one way those con-
humor into the books than many of
nections and memories are maintained the others."
and shared.
What does Longone see that is
"American Foodways:
making a culinary comeback?
the Jewish Contribution"
"Obviously the world has and
is a presentation featuring
does change all the time," she
Jan Longone, adjunct cura-
said. "Globalization makes a big
tor of the Janice Bluestein
difference. Bagels have become
Longone Culinary Archive
part of American cooking, not
(JBLCA) at the University
just Jewish cooking, for example.
of Michigan. Hosted by
The relationship between Israel
Jan Long one
Neal Rubin, columnist for
and America changes the scene.
the Detroit News, this tasty
Fusion food appears. And, I've
lecture will integrate history, humor,
pleasantly noticed that young people,
tradition and family — and will most
of all religions, are interested in learn-
certainly kindle food memories and
ing more about their heritage, includ-
culinary nostalgia.
ing their culinary heritage
Longone, who will share her fasci-
From books that feature Easter
nating pictorial narrative of the culi-
recipes that are "kosher for Passover"
nary contributions and experiences of
to more recent examples, such as the
Jews in America from 1660 to today,
2013 Yiddish Food Festival held in
will showcase a variety of cookbooks
Cheyenne, Wyo., this lecture will wet
including the first Jewish cookbook
your whistle and tempt your palate.
published in in this country, Mrs.
The event is sponsored by the
Levy's Jewish Cookery Book (1871) and Michigan Jewish Historical Society,
the first Jewish charity cookbook pub-
National Council of Jewish Women/
lished in Michigan, printed in 1903.
Greater Detroit Section and the JCC
"Jewish charity cookbooks, like all
Library.
charity cookbooks, are significant
The lecture begins at 1:30
because they were written with love
p.m. Thursday, March 26, at the
and care and hard work, for a good
Jewish Community Center in West
cause, and as a way of women net-
Bloomfield. Reservations are requested
working," Longone said. "The early
and tickets are $5 each, payable at
ones were a way for women to become
the door. RSVP by March 23 to (248)
involved with the greater community
432-5517 or www.michjewishhistory.
and were vehicles for helping women
org.

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